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Open full sized imageMichael Eisner, 2000.© Featureflash/Dreamstime.com in full: Michael Dammann Eisner born:March 7, 1942, Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. (age 82)Recent NewsMay 30, 2024, 8:57 AM UTC(Fortune)Victory for Bob Iger after nemesis Nelson Peltz reportedly sells entire Disney stakeMay 28, 2024, 6:14 AM UTC(CBS)Hollywood man charged with sexual abuse of children, animalsMichael Eisner (born March 7, 1942, Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.) is an American business and entertainment executive who was known for his role in reviving the fortunes of, successively, the television network ABC, the film studio Paramount Pictures, and the Disney Company. Eisner grew up in a wealthy family and graduated from a private boarding school before studying English literature and theatre at Denison University (B.A., 1964). A summer job working as a page at TV network NBC led to his later employment at NBC logging the times that advertisements aired. Eisner then moved to the programming department of CBS...