EISNER, Michael D. 1942–

PERSONAL

Full name, Michael Dammann Eisner; born March 7, 1942, in Mount Kisco, NY; son of Lester Jr., and Margaret (maiden name, Dammann) Eisner; married Jane Breckenridge (a computer programmer and business advisor), 1967; children: Michael (also known as Breck, a director), Eric (a producer), Anders. Education: Denison University, B.A., English literature and theatre, 1964. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses: Office— Walt Disney Company, 500 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521–0001.

Career: Executive producer and studio executive. NBC, page, 1963, then clerk, 1964; Federal Communications Commission logging clerk, 1964; CBS, worked in programming department, c. mid–1960s; ABC–TV, manager of talent and specials, 1966, director of program development, director of program planning and executive assistant to the vice president in charge of programming, vice president of daytime television programming, and vice president of children's programs, 1966–75; ABC Entertainment, senior vice president of prime time production and development, 1976; Paramount Pictures, president and chief operating officer with creative responsibilities for all divisions, 1976–84; Walt Disney Company, chairman and chief executive officer, 1984—. Member of the board of directors, Denison University, California Institute of the Arts, American Film Institute, Conesrvative International, American Hospital of Paris Foundation, University of California, Los Angeles, the Performing Arts Council of the Los Angeles Music Center, and Sega Enterprises, Inc. (amusement game manufacturer); The Eisner Foundation, founder.

Awards, Honors: Advertising Executive of the Year Award, Advertising Age, 1988; IRTS Gold Medal Award, 1992; James A. Doolittle Award (with Walt Disney Company) for leadership in theatre, L.A. Ovation Awards, 2000.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Disney Sunday Movie (also known as The Wonderful World of Disney ), ABC, 1986–1990.

Host, The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988–1990.

American Cinema, PBS, 1994–1995.

Host, The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987.

Himself, Jungle Book Reunion, 1990.

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic, ABC, 1991.

Host, The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World, CBS, 1991.

The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC, 1994.

Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards, TBS, 1994.

The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1994.

Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A. (also known as Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A. ), 1995.

The 2nd Annual Family Television Awards, CBS, 2000.

Leaders with David Faber, CNBC, 2001.

Himself, Disney's California Adventure TV Special, The Disney Channel, 2001.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Cindy Williams, Lifetime, 2001.

Presenter, ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration," The Wonderful World of Disney, 1990.

Himself, "Home Alone," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

Also appeared in American Cinema, PBS.

Television Work; Series:

(Uncredited) Creative producer, Schoolhouse Rock (also known as ABC Schoolhouse Rock ), 1973.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Junket Whore, 1998.

WRITINGS

Autobiography:

(With Tony Schwartz) Work in Progress, Random House, 1988.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Business Leader Profiles for Students, Volume 2, Gale Group, 2002.

Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 19, Gale Group, 1999.

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Gale Group, 1999.

Masters, Kim, The Keys to the Kingdom: How Michael Eisner Lost His Grip, William Morrow, 2000.

Periodicals:

The Economist, July 26, 2003, p. 59.

Harvard Business Review, January, 2000, p. 115.

Newsweek, June 2, 2003, p. 40.

Parade Magazine, November 15, 1987.

Variety, September 28, 1998, p. 1.