Kevin Feige
Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1973-06-02) June 2, 1973 (age 48)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation
  • Film producer
  • studio executive
Years active2000–present
EmployerThe Walt Disney Company
Notable work
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title
Spouse(s)Caitlin Feige
Children2

Kevin Feige (/ˈfaɪɡi/ FY-ghee; born June 2, 1973)[1] is an American film producer and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary creator and producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007.[2] The films he has produced have a combined worldwide box office gross of over $26.8 billion.[3]

Feige is a member of the Producers Guild of America. In 2018, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Black Panther, the first superhero film ever to receive a Best Picture nomination and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to win an Academy Award. In October 2019 he became chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment.

In July 2019, Avengers: Endgame, which he produced, became the highest-grossing film of all time, a record held until March 2021, though it remains the second highest-grossing film of all time.[4][5]

Early life and career

Feige was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Westfield, New Jersey,[1][6] where he graduated from Westfield High School.[7] His maternal grandfather, Robert E. Short, was a television producer in the 1950s, working on soap operas including The Guiding Light and As the World Turns.[8][9][10]

After high school, Feige applied to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, the alma mater of his favorite directors: George Lucas, Ron Howard and Robert Zemeckis. His first five applications were rejected, but he persevered and was accepted on the sixth.[9]

His early work includes being assistant to executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner on Volcano and You've Got Mail.

In 2000, he was hired by Marvel as a producer.[9]

Film production

Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.[11]
Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.[11]

On the first X-Men film, Donner made Feige an associate producer, due to his knowledge of the Marvel Universe.[6] Impressing Avi Arad, he was hired to work as his second-in-command at Marvel Studios that same year.[12] In the mid-2000s, Feige realized that although Spider-Man and the X-Men had been licensed to Sony and 20th Century Fox, Marvel still owned the rights to the core members of the Avengers, and envisioned creating a shared universe just as creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had done with their comic books in the early 1960s.[13]

Feige was named president of production for Marvel Studios in March 2007.[14]

Feige received the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award at the ICG Publicists Guild Awards on February 22, 2013. The Awards committee chairman, Henri Bollinger, said "Kevin Feige's understanding and appreciation of publicity and promotion in the role of a film's success has led to a string of blockbuster feature films adapted from the pages of Marvel comic books during the past 10 years."[15]

For his work on Black Panther, Feige received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Producers Guild of America Award.[16]

Feige was awarded the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America in 2019.[17] On September 26, 2019, it was reported that Feige is currently developing a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm.[18]

In October 2019, Feige, in addition to being President of Marvel Studios, was named Chief Creative Officer for Marvel Comics, Marvel Television and Marvel Animation.[19]

Personal life

Feige is married to Caitlin, a cardiothoracic nurse.[20] They have two children: a daughter born in 2009, and a son born in 2012.[21]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Distributor Role
2000 X-Men 20th Century Fox Associate producer
2002 Spider-Man Sony Pictures Releasing
2003 Daredevil 20th Century Fox Co-Producer
X2
Hulk Universal Pictures Executive producer
2004 The Punisher Lionsgate Films
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Releasing
2005 Man-Thing Lionsgate Films
Elektra 20th Century Fox Co-Producer
Fantastic Four Executive producer
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Spider-Man 3 Sony Pictures Releasing
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 20th Century Fox
2008 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow Lionsgate Films
Punisher: War Zone
Iron Man Paramount Pictures Producer
The Incredible Hulk Universal Pictures
2009 Hulk Versus Executive producer
2010 Iron Man 2 Paramount Pictures Producer
2011 Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
Thor: Tales of Asgard Executive producer
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony Pictures Releasing
The Avengers Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures 		Producer
2013 Iron Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
2016 Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming Sony Pictures Releasing
Thor: Ragnarok Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
2018 Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2019 Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: Far From Home Sony Pictures Releasing
2021 Black Widow Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Eternals
Spider-Man: No Way Home Sony Pictures Releasing
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Thor: Love and Thunder
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Marvels
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Television

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2009–2012 Iron Man: Armored Adventures Executive producer 52 episodes
2009 Wolverine and the X-Men 26 episodes
2015–2016 Agent Carter 18 episodes
2020 The Simpsons Voice actor Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy"; voice of Chinnos[22]
2021 WandaVision Executive producer 9 episodes
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 6 episodes
2021–present Loki 6 episodes
What If...? 9 episodes
2021 Hawkeye Post-production
Ms. Marvel 6 episodes; Post-production
2022 Moon Knight 6 episodes; Filming
She-Hulk 10 episodes; Filming
Secret Invasion 6 episodes; Filming

Short films

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2011 The Consultant Producer  
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer  
2012 Item 47  
2013 Agent Carter  
2014 All Hail the King  
2016 Team Thor Co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum
2017 Team Thor: Part 2
2018 Team Darryl

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Kevin Feige
Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Picture Nominated [23]
Britannia Awards 2018 N/A Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Won [24]
Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards 2017 N/A Inkpot Award Won [11]
Golden Globe Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated [25]
Hollywood Film Awards 2019 Avengers: Endgame Hollywood Blockbuster Award Won [26]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 WandaVision Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Nominated [27]
Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 N/A David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Won [17]
Black Panther Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated [28]
Saturn Awards 2019 N/A Stan Lee World Builder Award Won [29]

References

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  19. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 15, 2019). "Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Adds Marvel Chief Creative Officer Title; He'll Oversee All Creative & Story Initiatives". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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  22. ^ Schneider, Michael (February 27, 2020). "'The Simpsons' First Look: Watch Marvel's Kevin Feige Play a Thanos-Like Character (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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  29. ^ Campione, Katie (September 14, 2019). "Marvel's Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau Honored at 45th Saturn Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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