Bill Damaschke

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Bill Damaschke (born November 20, 1963 in Chicago ) is an American film producer .

Damaschke is the former president for animation and family entertainment at Skydance Media .

Life

Bill Damaschke grew up as the first of seven children in Chicago. There he attended St. Bruno Catholic Elementary School and Argo Community High School, and eventually graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University's School of Theater Arts .

Damaschke initially pursued a musical theater career and worked on Godspell in New York. His work took him to Los Angeles in 1994 , where he worked as a production assistant on Disney's Pocahontas . In 1995 he moved to DreamWorks , where he also worked as a production assistant on The Prince of Egypt . He worked his way up and became Head of Creative Production in 1999 and Head of Creative Production and Development in 2005 . Damaschke produced the 2005 Oscar- nominated computer animated film Big Sharks - Small Fish ( Shark Tale ) and worked as an executive producer for Ab durch die Hecke ( Over the Hedge ) in 2006 and Kung Fu Panda in 2008 . In 2011 he became head of the creative department (CCO) of DreamWorks and thus the decision maker for all artistic decisions. He was also president of DreamWorks Live Theatricals , where the award-winning, but financially insignificant musical Shrek the Musical was made. In 2013 the New York Times named him one of the most important managers in the film industry.

In January 2015, Damaschke resigned from the CCO position at DreamWorks. In October 2017, he became President for Animation and Family Entertainment at Skydance Media .

Damaschke lives in Hollywood Hills with his partner John McIlwee , a top manager in Hollywood .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Brooks Barnes: The Quiet Force Behind DreamWorks. In: The New York Times. July 15, 2013, accessed January 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Rachel Abrams: DreamWorks Animation ups Bill Damaschke. In: Variety. January 5, 2011, accessed January 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ The Academy Awards 2005. In: oscars.org. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Rachel Abrams: Shrek The Musical to close at the Theater Royal Drury Lane in London. In: Westend Theater. September 3, 2012, accessed January 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Damaschke, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , United States