Kevin Feige

Kevin Feige, p.g.a. ( FY-ghee; born June 2, 1973) is an American film producer and president of Marvel Studios. The films he has produced have a combined worldwide box office gross of over $16 billion. 2Early life and career Feige was raised in Westfield, New Jersey, where he graduated from Westfield High School. His grandfather had been a television producer in the 1950s, having worked on soap operas including The Guiding Light and As the World Turns. After high school, Feige applied to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, the alma mater of his favorite directors: George Lucas, Ron Howard and Robert Zemeckis. His first five applications were rejected, but he persevered and was accepted on the sixth. His early work includes being assistant to executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner on Volcano and You've Got Mail. In 2000, he was hired by Marvel as a producer. 2Film producer On the first X-Men film, Donner made Feige an associate producer, due to his knowledge of the Marvel Univers