Bill Damaschke is an Academy Award nominated animated film producer currently the president of creative for Dreamworks Animation and also president of new newly created Dreamworks Live Theatricals. Bill is currently producing a musical stage version of Shrek that will open on Broadway in December 2008 together with Sam Mendes company Neil Street Productions. His Academy Award nomination was for producing the hit Dreamworks toon, Sharktale in 2004.

Filmography

Producer

• Shrek the Musical (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

Damaschke was an Academy Award nominee at the 77th Academy Awards in the category Best Animated Feature (Shark Tale).