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Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con wearing a suit and a hat with a purple Avengers insignia.
Feige at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1973-06-02) June 2, 1973 (age 52)
Education University of Southern California (BFA)
Occupation
  • Producer
  • studio executive
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)
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Kevin Feige (pronounced FY-ghee) was born on June 2, 1973. He is an American film and TV producer. Since 2007, he has been the president of Marvel Studios. He is the main producer of the amazing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies.

The movies he produced have earned over $31 billion worldwide. This makes him the highest-earning producer ever! His film Avengers: Endgame (2019) was the highest-grossing movie when it first came out.

Kevin Feige is part of the Producers Guild of America. In 2018, he was nominated for an Academy Award for producing Black Panther. This was the first superhero movie to get that honor. It was also the first MCU film to win an Academy Award. In October 2019, he became the chief creative officer for Marvel Entertainment.

Kevin Feige's Early Life

Kevin Feige was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. He moved to New Jersey when he was three years old. He lived there until he graduated from Westfield High School at age eighteen.

His grandfather, Robert E. Short, was a TV producer in the 1950s. He worked on popular soap operas like The Guiding Light.

After high school, Feige went to the University of Southern California. This was the same school his favorite directors attended. These directors included George Lucas and Ron Howard. He was accepted into the USC School of Cinematic Arts on his sixth try. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in film. In 2023, he received an honorary doctorate.

Kevin Feige's Career in Movies

Feige started his career as an assistant. He worked for executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner. This was for films like Volcano (1997).

For the first X-Men movie in 2000, Donner made Feige an associate producer. This was because he knew a lot about the Marvel Universe. He impressed Avi Arad and was hired by Marvel Studios that same year.

In the mid-2000s, Feige realized something important. Even though characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men were used by other film companies, Marvel still owned the rights to the main Avengers characters. He had a big idea: to create a shared universe for these characters. This was just like how Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did it in their comic books.

Feige became the president of production at Marvel Studios in March 2007. After Iron Man was a huge success in May 2008, he was promoted. He became the president of Marvel Studios.

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Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con

Feige received the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award in 2013. This was from the International Cinematographers Guild. For his work on Black Panther (2018), he was nominated for many awards. These included an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

In 2019, he received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. This award is given by the Producers Guild of America. In September 2019, it was reported that Feige was working on a Star Wars film. However, that project was no longer being developed by March 2023. In October 2019, Feige also became the chief creative officer for Marvel Entertainment. This includes Marvel Comics and Marvel Television.

Kevin Feige's Family Life

Kevin Feige married Caitlin, who is a heart nurse, around 2007. They have two children together. Their daughter, Ella, was born in 2009. Their son, Erik, was born in 2012.

Kevin Feige's Filmography

Movies

As producer
Year Title Status
2008 Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
2010 Iron Man 2
2011 Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
2012 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
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine
2025 Captain America: Brave New World
Thunderbolts*
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Not yet released Post-production
2026 Avengers: Doomsday Not yet released Filming
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Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Other roles
Year Title Role
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 Shows

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 Voice of Chinnos only (Episode: "Bart the Bad Guy")
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
2024 Agatha All Along 9 episodes
2025–present Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 10 episodes; renewed for a second and third season
Daredevil: Born Again 9 episodes; renewed for a second season
2025 Ironheart 6 episodes
Eyes of Wakanda Not yet released 4 episodes; In production
Marvel Zombies Not yet released
Wonder Man Not yet released 8 episodes; Post-production
2026 Vision Quest Not yet released Filming
Untitled Punisher television special Not yet released Television special; Filming
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Television series that have not yet been released Denotes television series that have not yet been released

Short Films

As producer
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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Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Awards and nominations received by Kevin Feige
Award Year Nominated work Category Result
Academy Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Picture Nominated
Britannia Awards 2018 N/A Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment Won
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2023 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Outstanding Fiction Special Won
I Am Groot Outstanding Short Form Program Won
2025 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Nominated
Inkpot Award 2017 N/A Inkpot Award Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2022 What If...? Best Animated Series Won
WandaVision Best Movie/Miniseries Nominated
2024 Loki Best Drama Series Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 2019 Black Panther Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
Gotham TV Awards 2024 X-Men '97 Breakthrough Drama Series Nominated
Grammy Awards 2024 Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards 2019 Avengers: Endgame Hollywood Blockbuster Award Won
Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 WandaVision Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Nominated
2022 What If...? Outstanding Animated Program Nominated
2024 X-Men '97 Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 N/A David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Won
Black Panther Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated
2022 WandaVision Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television Nominated
2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated
Saturn Awards 2019 N/A Stan Lee World Builder Award Won
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