Michael Eisner

Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was the second-longest-serving chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

Early career

Eisner began his career at ABC, moving to Paramount Pictures, then to The Walt Disney Company. During his tenure at Paramount, the studio turned out such hit films as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, the Star Trek film franchise and Beverly Hills Cop, and hit TV shows such as Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Cheers and Family Ties. Eisner was close to his boss, Paramount studio chief Barry Diller, but when Diller left and Eisner was passed over for Diller's job, he went looking for work elsewhere.

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ABC - Paramount Pictures - The Walt Disney Company - Saturday Night Fever - Grease - Star Trek - Beverly Hills Cop - Happy Days - Laverne and Shirley - Cheers - Family Ties - Barry Diller

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