Bill Damaschke

Bill Damaschke Biography

Bill Damaschke is an animated film producer and chief creative officer at Dreamworks Animation. He joined DreamWorks Studios in 1995, and has served in a variety of animation roles, including head of creative production and head of development.

Early life

Damaschke is the oldest of seven children, and grew up in Chicago. He visited St. Bruno Catholic Elementary and Argo Community High School, and graduated at the School of Theatre Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Professional career

Initially, Damaschke pursued a career in musical theater, working on Godspell in New York, but soon ended up in Los Angeles as a production assistant on Disney's Pocahontas in 1994. In 1995, he joined DreamWorks Studios as a production assistant on The Prince of Egypt. He then moved on to become head of creative production in 1999 and head of creative production and development in 2005. Damaschke served as a producer of Shark Tale (nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2004) and an executive producer of Over the Hedge and Kung Fu Panda. In 2011, he became chief creative officer of DreamWorks Animation, running "the factory floor, working with directors, writers and artists," and "calling the creative shots." He is also president of DreamWorks Live Theatricals, and produced Tony Award-winning, but financially unsuccessful, Shrek the Musical. In 2013, The New York Times called him as "one of the film industry's most important executives."

Personal life

Damaschke lives with John McIlwee, a Hollywood business manager, in Hollywood Hills, in a 1962 house designed by John Lautner, which they bought in 2002 for $1.3 million and renovated for an additional $1 million.

Filmography

Producer

Shrek the Musical (2008-present) (producer)
Kung Fu Panda (2008) (executive producer)
Shark Tale (2004) (producer)
The Road to El Dorado (2000) (co-executive producer)
The Prince of Egypt (1998) (production manager)
Pocahontas (1995) (production office assistant)

Actor

French touch cinéma (2001) ... as Himself
My So-Called Life - Episode: The Zit (1994) ... as Salesman

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