Michael Eisner
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1942-03-07 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Mount Kisco, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Dammann Eisner · Michael D. Eisner
Biography
Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman.
Eisner was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was President and CEO of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networks NBC, CBS, and ABC.
Eisner was born to an affluent, secular Jewish family in Mount Kisco, New York. He was raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. His mother, Margaret (née Dammann), whose family founded the American Safety Razor Company, was the president of the Irvington Institute, a hospital that treated children with rheumatic fever. His father, Lester Eisner, Jr., was a lawyer and regional administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. His great-grandfather, Sigmund Eisner, established a very successful clothing company that was one of the first uniform suppliers to the Boy Scouts of America, and his great-grandmother, Bertha Weiss, belonged to an immigrant family that established the town of Red Bank, New Jersey.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
The View
1997
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Self - Host
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self - Host
Wahl Street
2021
as Self - Former Chairman & CEO of The Walt Disney Company
Conversations with Michael Eisner
2006
as Himself - Host
Movies (29)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self - Host
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
On Broadway
2019
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
as Self
The Making of Captain EO
1986
as Self
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
as Self
Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special
2001
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self - Former CEO, Walt Disney Company
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986
as Himself
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
Michael Moore Hates America
2004
as Self
George Lucas' Star Tours
1986
Mickey's Audition
1992
as Michael Eisner
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
as Self
Once Upon a Time in Anaheim
2023
as Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
as Self
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
2001
as Self
Arata Isozaki II: International Projects
1990
as Self
Soarin' Over California
2001
as Golfer (uncredited)
Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland
1995
as Self
Euro Disney Noël
1989
as Self
The Making of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
1994
as Self - Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1989
as Self
About Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman. Eisner was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was President and CEO of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networks NBC, CBS, and ABC. Eisner was born to an affluent, secular Jewish family in Mount Kisco, New York. He was raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. His mother, Margaret (née Dammann), whose family fou… With 35 credits spanning from 1954 to 2024, Michael Eisner has appeared in 29 films and 6 TV shows.
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- Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Self
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) — as Self - Host
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- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020) — as Self
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