Bill Damaschke is an animated film producer and co-president of production at Dreamworks Animation

DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is an American animation studio based in Glendale, California that creates animated feature films, television program and online virtual worlds...

. He joined DreamWorks Studios in 1995 and has served in a variety of animation roles, including head of creative production and head of development.

Damaschke served as a producer of Shark Tale

Shark Tale

Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...

(nominated for Best Animated Feature Academy Award in 2004) and an executive producer of Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge (film)

Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer animated family action comedy film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006.The film was produced by...

and Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...

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He is president of the newly formed DreamWorks Live Theatricals.

Bill is a graduate of the School of Theatre Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...

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Producer

• Shrek the Musical (producer)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) executive producer
• Shark Tale
  Shark Tale
  Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...
  
  (2004) (producer)
• The Road to El Dorado
  The Road to El Dorado
  The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated adventure comedy film by DreamWorks. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, the music team from Disney's The Lion King....
  
  (2000) (co-executive producer)
• The Prince of Egypt
  The Prince of Egypt
  The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the...
  
  (1998) (production manager)
• Pocahontas
  Pocahontas (1995 film)
  Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
  
  (1995) (production office assistant)

Actor

• French touch cinéma (2001) ... as Himself
• My So-Called Life
  My So-Called Life
  My So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the...
  
  - Episode: The Zit (1994) ... as Salesman