Kevin Feige (/ˈfaɪɡi/ FY-ghee; born June 2, 1973[1]) is an American film and television producer. He has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise since 2007.[2][3] The films he has produced have a combined worldwide box office gross of over $31 billion,[4] making him the highest grossing producer of all time, with Avengers: Endgame (2019) becoming the highest-grossing film at the time of its release.
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 Feige at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | June 2, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | The Walt Disney Company |
| Notable work | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
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| Spouse(s) | Caitlin Feige (m. c. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
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 MCU to win an Academy Award. In October 2019, he became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment.
Early life
editFeige was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, the son of Maralyn and Tim Feige.[1][5][6] He moved to New Jersey at the age of eight and lived there until the age of eighteen,[7] when he graduated from Westfield High School.[8] 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.[9][10][11]
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.[10] He graduated in 1995 with a degree in film,[12] receiving an honorary doctorate in 2023.[13]
Career
editHis early work includes being assistant to executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner on the films Volcano (1997) and You've Got Mail (1998).[10] On the first X-Men film, released in 2000, Donner made Feige an associate producer due to his knowledge of the Marvel Universe.[5] Impressing Avi Arad, Feige was hired to work as a producer at Marvel Studios and as Arad's second-in-command that same year.[14][10] In the mid-2000s, Feige realized that although the characters Spider-Man, Blade, and the X-Men had been respectively licensed to the film companies Sony Pictures, New Line Cinema, and 20th Century Fox, Marvel still owned the film rights to the core members of the Avengers. He envisioned creating a shared universe just as creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had done with their comic books in the early 1960s.[15] Feige was named the president of production at Marvel Studios in March 2007, replacing the studio's president Michael Helfant.[2] Following the successful opening weekend of Marvel's film Iron Man in May 2008, Feige was promoted to president of Marvel Studios.[3]
Feige received the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award at the International Cinematographers Guild's Publicists Guild Awards on February 22, 2013.[16] For his work on Black Panther (2018), Feige received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Producers Guild of America Award.[17] Feige was awarded the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America in 2019.[18] In September 2019, it was reported that Feige was developing a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm,[19] which was no longer in active development by March 2023.[20] 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.[21]
Personal life
editFeige married Caitlin, a cardiothoracic nurse,[22] around 2007.[7] They have two children: a daughter born in 2009, and a son born in 2012.[23][7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1997 | Volcano | Production assistant |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail | |
| 2000 | X-Men | Associate producer |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Co-producer |
| X2 | ||
| Hulk | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | The Punisher | |
| Spider-Man 2 | ||
| 2005 | Elektra | Co-producer |
| Man-Thing | Executive producer | |
| Fantastic Four | ||
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | ||
| 2008 | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow | |
| Punisher: War Zone | ||
| 2009 | Hulk Versus | |
| 2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man |
Television
edit| 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 | Voice of Chinnos only (Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy")[24] |
| 2021 | WandaVision | 9 episodes |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 6 episodes | |
| 2021–2023 | Loki | 12 episodes |
| 2021–2024 | What If...? | 26 episodes |
| 2021 | Hawkeye | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | |
| Ms. Marvel | ||
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 9 episodes | |
| Werewolf by Night | Television special | |
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | ||
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Echo | 5 episodes |
| 2024–present | X-Men '97 | 10 episodes; renewed for a second and third season[25] |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along | 9 episodes |
| 2025 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man † | In production; renewed for a second season[26] |
| Daredevil: Born Again † | 9 episodes; Post-production; renewed for a second season[27] | |
| Ironheart † | 6 episodes; Post-production | |
| Eyes of Wakanda † | 4 episodes; In production | |
| Marvel Zombies † | ||
| Wonder Man † | 8–10 episodes; Post-production |
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
Shorts
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Consultant | Marvel One-Shot film |
| 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 | Mockumentary film; co-produced with Taika Waititi and Brad Winderbaum |
| 2017 | Team Thor: Part 2 | |
| 2018 | Team Darryl | |
| 2022–2023 | I Am Groot | 10-episode series |
Awards and nominations
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External links
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- Kevin Feige at IMDb
