Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige 2021 Cropped.jpg
Feige in 2021
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 (m. ? – present)
Children2

Kevin Feige (/ˈfaɪɡi/ FY-ghee; born June 2, 1973)[1] is an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary 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] making him the highest grossing producer of all time, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film on its release.

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 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.

Early life

Feige was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Westfield, New Jersey,[1][4] He moved to New Jersey at the age of eight, he lived there until the age of eighteen.[5] where he graduated from Westfield High School.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

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 was accepted on the sixth.[8]

Career

Feige at the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy in July 2014
Feige at the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy in July 2014

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.[8] On the first X-Men film, Donner made Feige an associate producer, due to his knowledge of the Marvel Universe.[4] Impressing Avi Arad, he was hired to work as his second-in-command at Marvel Studios that same year.[10] 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.[11]

Feige was named president of production for Marvel Studios in March 2007.[12]

Feige received the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award at the ICG Publicists Guild Awards on February 22, 2013.[13]

For his work on Black Panther, Feige received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Producers Guild of America Award.[14]

Feige was awarded the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America in 2019.[15] On September 26, 2019, it was reported that Feige is developing a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm.[16]

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.[17]

Personal life

Feige is married to Caitlin, a cardiothoracic nurse.[18] They have two children: a daughter born in 2009, and a son born in 2012.[19]

Filmography

Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International
Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International

Film

All films are as producer unless otherwise noted.

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

Television

As executive producer
Year Title Notes
2009–2012 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 52 episodes
2009 Wolverine and the X-Men 26 episodes
2015–2016 Agent Carter 18 episodes
2020 The Simpsons Voiced the role of Chinnos only (Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy")[21]
2021 WandaVision 9 episodes
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 6 episodes
2021–present Loki 6 episodes
2021–present What If...? 9 episodes
2021 Hawkeye 6 episodes
2022 Moon Knight 6 episodes
2022 Ms. Marvel 6 episodes; Post-production
2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 10 episodes; Post-production
2022 Untitled Marvel Halloween special Television special; Post-production
2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Television special; Post-production
2022 I Am Groot In-production
2023 Echo Filming
TBA Secret Invasion 6 episodes; Post-production

Short films

As producer
Year Title Notes
2011 The Consultant
2011 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 Co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum
2018 Team Darryl Co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum

Awards and nominations

Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.[22]
Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.[22]
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 [22]
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 [15]
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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  4. ^ a b "Marvel With a Fan at the Helm Steers Its Heroes to the Screen". The New York Times. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2010. Mr. Feige, 38...
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  6. ^ Alterman, Elizabeth (June 25, 2013). "Follow Your Bliss, WHS Principal Tells Class of 2013". Westfield Patch. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Ryan, Joal. "The incredible, hidden history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe". CNET. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Garrahan, Matthew (October 31, 2014). "Kevin Feige: the movie nut who transformed Marvel". Financial Times. Retrieved November 9, 2016. Mr Feige, 41,.... As a teenager in New Jersey, Mr Feige knew he wanted to work in Hollywood. ... Giving this year's commencement address at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, he told the audience of Gamble soap operas such as Guiding Light and As the World Turns (subscription required)
  9. ^ Roshanian, Arya (August 2, 2016). "Former Procter & Gamble Executive Robert E. Short Dies at 95".
  10. ^ Leonard, Devin (April 3, 2014). "The Pow! Bang! Bam! Plan to Save Marvel, Starring B-List Heroes". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2015.(subscription required)
  11. ^ Russo, Tom (April 25, 2012). "Super Groups". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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  13. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (November 14, 2012). "Marvel President Kevin Feige Named Motion Picture Showman of the Year by IATSE Local 600". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "'Black Panther': nominations and awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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  16. ^ Masters, Kim (September 25, 2019). "'Star Wars' Shocker: Marvel's Kevin Feige Developing New Movie for Disney (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  17. ^ 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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  19. ^ Feinberg, Scott (November 10, 2019). "'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Kevin Feige ('Avengers: Endgame')". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Exclusive: Disney+ Will Take Fans on an 'Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives' in November". Collider. October 14, 2021.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ a b "Inkpot Award". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 6, 2012.
  23. ^ "The 91st Academy Awards | 2019". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 4, 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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