Kevin Feige facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kevin Feige
|
|
|---|---|
Feige at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
|
|
| Born | June 2, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
|
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
| Occupation |
|
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | The Walt Disney Company |
|
Notable work
|
Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| Title |
|
| Spouse(s) | Caitlin Feige (m. c. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Kevin Feige (born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer. He is best known as the president of Marvel Studios. Since 2007, he has been the main producer for the amazing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies.
The movies he has produced have earned over $31 billion worldwide. This makes him the highest-grossing producer ever! His film Avengers: Endgame (2019) was the highest-grossing movie when it first came out. In 2018, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Black Panther. This was the first superhero movie to get such an honor. In October 2019, he also became the chief creative officer for Marvel Entertainment.
Contents
Early Life and Education
Kevin Feige was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. His mother is Maralyn and his father is Tim Feige. He moved to New Jersey when he was three years old. He lived there until he finished Westfield High School.
His grandfather, Robert E. Short, was also a television producer. He worked on popular TV shows in the 1950s. These included The Guiding Light and As the World Turns.
After high school, Feige went to the University of Southern California. This was the same school as his favorite directors. These directors included George Lucas and Ron Howard. He applied to the film school five times and was rejected. But he got in on his sixth try! He graduated in 1995 with a degree in film.
Building the Marvel Universe
Kevin Feige started his career helping other producers. He worked on films like Volcano (1997) and You've Got Mail (1998). In 2000, he became an associate producer for the first X-Men movie. This was because he knew a lot about the Marvel Universe.
He impressed Avi Arad and was hired at Marvel Studios that same year. In the mid-2000s, Feige had a big idea. He noticed that other companies owned the rights to some Marvel characters. For example, Sony Pictures had Spider-Man. But Marvel still owned the rights to the main Avengers characters.
Feige imagined creating a "shared universe" for these characters. This was like what Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did with their comic books. In this universe, all the stories and characters would be connected.
Leading Marvel Studios
In March 2007, Kevin Feige became the president of production at Marvel Studios. After the huge success of Iron Man in May 2008, he was promoted. He became the president of Marvel Studios.
_(cropped).jpg)
Feige has received many awards for his work. In 2013, he got the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award. For Black Panther (2018), he was nominated for an Academy Award. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2019, he won the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. This award is given by the Producers Guild of America.
In September 2019, there were reports that Feige was working on a Star Wars film. However, this project is no longer happening. In October 2019, Feige took on an even bigger role. Besides leading Marvel Studios, he became the chief creative officer for all of Marvel Entertainment. This includes Marvel Comics, Marvel Television, and Marvel Animation.
Personal Life
Kevin Feige is married to Caitlin, who is a nurse. They got married around 2007. They have two children. Their daughter was born in 2009, and their son was born in 2012.
Movies and TV Shows
Kevin Feige has produced many movies and TV shows. Most of them are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Movies as Producer
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| 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
| 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 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man |
10 episodes; In production; renewed for a second season |
| Daredevil: Born Again |
9 episodes; Post-production; renewed for a second season | |
| Ironheart |
6 episodes; Post-production | |
| Eyes of Wakanda |
4 episodes; In production | |
| Marvel Zombies |
||
| Wonder Man |
8–10 episodes; Post-production |
|
Denotes television series that have not yet been released |
Short Films
| 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 Recognitions
.jpg)
Kevin Feige has won many awards for his work. He has been recognized for his amazing contributions to movies and television.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | Outstanding Animated Program | 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 |
Images for kids
-
Feige at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con
-
Feige at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
-
Feige receiving the Inkpot Award at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
See also
In Spanish: Kevin Feige para niños
