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3 unusual facts about Jeffrey Katzenberg


John Carnochan

Upon completion of The Lion King, many employees left Disney with President Jeffrey Katzenberg to work at DreamWorks Animation.

Peter Bradley Adams

Within a year of forming eastmountainsouth in 2001 (with Kat Maslich Bode), they were signed by Robbie Robertson to DreamWorks Records (founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg).

Robert Kyncl

Presenters, Dean Norris and Jeffrey Katzenberg, honored Robert Kyncl, Google/YouTube Head of Content, with the Heart and Humanity Champion Award and actor Nestor Serrano with the Champion Award of Courage and Hope.


Lord Farquaad

There is some speculation that Lord Farquaad's appearance may be inspired by Michael Eisner, the then-CEO of The Walt Disney Company, owing to producer Jeffrey Katzenberg's animosity toward his former employer.

Walt Disney Classics

This move was rejected by chairmen Roy E. Disney and Jeffrey Katzenberg, out of the concern that, once again Cinderella would lose its value if it were to be released on video.


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