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Producer | Writer | Actor

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As a top programming executive at ABC in the 1970s, he was instrumental in taking the network from its usual third place to the top through programming like Happy Days. See more trivia »

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in Mount Kisco, New York, USA
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Michael Eisner Michael Eisner at event of Monsters, Inc. Photo taken October 18, 1990 - Disney Legends Awards, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank California. (left to right) Robert B. Sherman, Roy E. Disney, Michael Eisner, Richard M. Sherman Tim Allen and Michael Eisner Michael Eisner at event of Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Michael Eisner and Breck Eisner at event of Sahara
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2007-2012 Prom Queen (TV series) (executive producer - 33 episodes)
– Close Encounters (2012) (executive producer)
– Poker Face (2012) (executive producer)
– Sexy Models (2012) (executive producer)
– Naked in the Sun (2012) (executive producer)
– Knockout (2012) (executive producer)
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2009-2011 Glenn Martin DDS (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Date with Destiny (2011) (executive producer)
– Videogame Wizard (2011) (executive producer)
– Windfall (2011) (executive producer)
– Little Miss Backstabber (2009) (executive producer)
– Fatal Direction (2009) (executive producer)
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2011 Circling the Drain (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 Foreign Body (TV series) (executive producer - 2008)
 
2006 Conversations with Michael Eisner (TV series) (producer)
 
1973 Schoolhouse Rock! (TV series) (creative producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2009 Glenn Martin DDS (TV series)
– Little Miss Backstabber (2009) (creator / developer)
– Fatal Direction (2009) (creator / developer)
– Korea Opportunities (2009) (creator / developer)
– From Here to Fraternity (2009) (creator / developer)
– A Bromantic Getaway (2009) (creator / developer)
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2007 Our Country USA to Z (video short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Gangs of New York (special thanks)
 
2002 Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (video documentary) (thanks - as Michael D. Eisner)
 
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2008 Conversations with Michael Eisner (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Himself - Host
 
2007 Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (video documentary)
Himself - Former CEO, The Walt Disney Company
 
2007 The Pixar Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2006 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
1998-2006 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 30 March 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 October 2005 (2005) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 13 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Michael Moore Hates America (documentary)
Himself - Chief Executive, The Walt Disney Corporation
 
2004 ABC News Nightline (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2002 Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (video documentary)
Himself - Chairman/CEO, The Walt Disney Company (as Michael D. Eisner)
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Cindy Williams (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Soarin' (documentary short)
Golfer (uncredited)
 
2001 Disney's California Adventure TV Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1996 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 September 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
1995 Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A. (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland (TV documentary)
Himself - Head of the Walt Disney Company (uncredited)
 
1994 The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Grand Opening of Euro Disney (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Dream Is Alive: 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1990 The 1st Annual American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1990 Jungle Book Reunion (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The 14th Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987-1990 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself
– Donald, the Star-Struck Duck (1990) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) … Himself - Host
– Great Moments in Disney Animation (1987) … Himself
 
1988 The Magical World of Disney (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The Making of 'Captain Eo' (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Foreword to the book Disneyland: Inside Story, by _Randy Bright_, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987, ISBN 0810908115.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 7 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Michael D. Eisner

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on what he would most like to be remembered for at Disney, in a Newsweek interview] Not screwing it up. See more »

Trivia:

As a top programming executive at ABC in the 1970s, he was instrumental in taking the network from its usual third place to the top through programming like Happy Days. See more »

Star Sign:

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