Kevin Feige
Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International
Born (1973-06-02) June 2, 1973 (age 50)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BFA)
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • studio executive
Years active1997–present
EmployerThe Walt Disney Company
Notable workMarvel Cinematic Universe
Title
SpouseCaitlin Feige (m. c. 2007)
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 $29.1 billion,[3] making him the highest grossing producer of all time, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film at the time of 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 that honor 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, the son of Maralyn and Tim Feige.[1][4][5] He moved to New Jersey at the age of eight and lived there until the age of eighteen,[6] when 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 attended the University of Southern California, the alma mater of his favorite directors: George Lucas, Ron Howard and Robert Zemeckis. His first five applications to the USC School of Cinematic Arts were rejected, but he was accepted on the sixth.[9] He graduated in 1995 with a degree in film,[11] receiving an honorary doctorate in 2023.[12]

Career

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.[9] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Feige was named president of production for Marvel Studios in March 2007.[2]

Feige received the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award at the ICG Publicists Guild Awards on February 22, 2013.[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] In September 2019, it was reported that Feige was developing a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm,[18] which was no longer in active development by March 2023.[19]

In October 2019, Feige, in addition to being President of Marvel Studios, was named chief creative officer for Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Marvel Television and Marvel Animation.[20]

Personal life

Feige married Caitlin, a cardiothoracic nurse,[21] around 2007.[6] They have two children: a daughter Ella born in 2009, and son Erik born in 2012.[22][6]

Filmography

Film

All films are as producer unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Notes
1997 Volcano Production assistant
1998 You've Got Mail Production assistant
2000 X-Men Associate producer
2002 Spider-Man Associate producer
2003 Daredevil Co-producer
X2 Co-producer
Hulk Executive producer
2004 The Punisher Executive producer
Spider-Man 2 Executive producer
2005 Man-Thing Executive producer
Elektra Co-producer
Fantastic Four Executive producer
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Executive producer
2007 Spider-Man 3 Executive producer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Executive producer
2008 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow Executive producer
Punisher: War Zone Executive producer
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
2009 Hulk Versus Executive producer
2010 Iron Man 2
2011 Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
Thor: Tales of Asgard Executive producer
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Executive producer
The Avengers
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
Thor: Ragnarok
2018 Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2019 Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2021 Black Widow
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Eternals
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Marvels Post-production
2024 Deadpool 3 Filming
Captain America: Brave New World Post-production

Television

As executive producer unless otherwise noted
Year Title Notes
2009 Wolverine and the X-Men 26 episodes
2009–2012 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 52 episodes
2015–2016 Agent Carter 18 episodes
2020 The Simpsons Voiced the role of Chinnos only (Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy")[23]
2021 WandaVision 9 episodes
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 6 episodes
2021–present Loki 6 episodes
What If...? 9 episodes
2021 Hawkeye 6 episodes
2022 Moon Knight 6 episodes
Ms. Marvel 6 episodes
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 9 episodes
Werewolf by Night Television special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Television special
2023 Secret Invasion 6 episodes
Echo Post-production
2024 Ironheart 6 episodes; Post-production
Agatha: Coven of Chaos 9 episodes; Post-production
Daredevil: Born Again 18 episodes; Filming
TBD Wonder Man Filming

Shorts

As producer
Year Title Notes
2011 The Consultant Marvel One-Shot film
2011 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer Marvel One-Shot film
2012 Item 47 Marvel One-Shot film
2013 Agent Carter Marvel One-Shot film
2014 All Hail the King Marvel One-Shot film
2016 Team Thor Mockumentary film; co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum
2017 Team Thor: Part 2 Mockumentary film; co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum
2018 Team Darryl Mockumentary film; co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum
2022–present I Am Groot 5-episode series

Awards and nominations

Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.[24]
Awards and nominations received by Kevin Feige
Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Picture Nominated [25]
Britannia Awards 2018 — Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Won [26]
Comic-Con International's Inkpot Awards 2017 — Inkpot Award Won [24]
Golden Globe Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated [27]
Hollywood Film Awards 2019 Avengers: Endgame Hollywood Blockbuster Award Won [28]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 WandaVision Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Nominated [29]
2022 What If...? Outstanding Animated Program Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 — David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Won [17]
Black Panther Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated [30]
2022 WandaVision Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television Nominated [31]
2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated [32]
Saturn Awards 2019 — Stan Lee World Builder Award Won [33]

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