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At 14, Katzenberg worked on John Lindsay’s campaign for New York City Mayor. Katzenberg just wanted to be involved and was soon trusted to handle the campaign cash. A monetary scandal involving Lindsay placed Katzenberg, Lindsay’s unofficial treasurer, under investigation. No charges were ever filed and Katzenberg left politics for show business.
Katzenberg tried being a talent agent briefly but in 1975, ended up as an assistant to Barry Diller, the Chairman of Paramount Pictures. Diller moved Katzenberg to the marketing department and then the television division where Katzenberg was assigned to revive the Star Trek franchise. He was successful with ( 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings.). He continued to work his way up and became President of Production under Chief Operating Officer Michael EisnerMichael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) has been the head of The Walt Disney Company since 1984. Michael Eisner began his career at ABC, moving to Paramount Pictures, then to The Walt Disney Company. During his tenure at Paramount, the studio turned o.
In 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, Eisner became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at The Walt Disney CompanyAlternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. or simply Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. It is the number tw. Eisner brought Katzenberg with him to take charge of Disney’s studios including its ailing animationThis animation moves at 10 frames per second. This animation moves at 2 frames per second. At this rate, the individual frames should be discernable. Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether unit. As the studio head, Katzenberg was responsible for turning the studio around and creating some of the most critically acclaimed and highest grossing animated features that Disney released; Who Framed Roger Rabbit? ( 1988), The Little Mermaid ( 1989), Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 The first animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture), Aladdin ( 1992), and The Lion King ( 1994 The highest domestic grossing animated film of all time until 2003). He also sealed the deal that created the highly successful partnership between Pixar and Disney.
When Disney’s second in command, Frank Wells, died in a helicopter crash, Eisner refused to promote Katzenberg. When Katzenberg pushed the issue, Eisner fired him. Katzenberg launched a lawsuit against Disney to recover money he felt he was owed and settled out of court for an estimated $100 - $250 million (the actual amount remains secret).
In 1994, Katzenberg co-founded DreamWorks SKG and is CEO of DreamWorks Animation, Inc., the animation unit of DreamWorks SKG. From his ventures, Katzenberg has gained an estimated worth of $800 million according to Forbes magazine.