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Bob Iger

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Bob Iger is an American Businessman, Chairman of the board, and the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Bob Iger was one of the important people in the reinvigoration of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Early Life

He was born into the world on February 10, 1951, in New York City, New York, United States of America. As of 2024, he is 73 years old. His father’s name is Arthur L. Iger and his mother’s name is Mimi Tunick.

There is no data on his siblings. He follows the Christian religion and belongs to the White Caucasian ethnicity. His Zodiac sign is Aquarius.

As for his education, he studied at the Fulton Avenue School and later graduated from the Oceanside High School in 1969. Moreover, he also graduated with a degree in Television and Radio with a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College.

Bob Iger – Net Worth 2024

He has an estimated net worth of around $350 million as of 2024. His sources of income are from a major role in the business organization.

The major source of my enormous net worth is being the CEO of Disney for more than a decade. Other than that his assets and net worth are not known yet.

Other than that he was named TIME’s Businessperson of the Year in 2019, World’s Most Powerful People by Forbes magazine in 2018, Top Gun CEO in 2009, CEO of the Year in 2014, etc.

Moreover, he was inducted into the Television Academy of Ame in January 2020 as well as the 25th Annual Broadcasting Cable  Hall of Fame 2015.

Professional Life

At an early age, he started his career as the host of Campus Probe on the Ithaca College TV show. He wanted to be a news anchor and worked as a weather presenter at Ithaca. Then he joined the American Broadcasting Company working as a menial labor.

Then in 1988, he was named the senior program executive for the Calgary Winter Olympics. During the weather-district delay events, he focused on interesting stories to broadcast the schedule.

Later one year he was named ABC Entertainment head. Then in 1993, he was vice president of ABC and then in 1994, he was the president of ABC corporate parents.

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Caption: Bob Iger former Walt Disney CEO (Sources: Los Angeles Times)

Later, when The Walt Disney Company purchased the company he was promoted to the COO of the organization in 2000. He held the position for fifteen years until 2020.

Under him, the company organization disbanded the strategic planning division and oversaw the acquisition of Pixar for $7.4 billion in all-stock transactions.

Moreover, he also acquires Marvel Entertainment, right of Star Wars. Other than that he has contributed vastly to making Disney one of the major organizations in the world.

Personal Life

Bob Iger was married to Kathleen Susan Iger. However, the marriage didn’t last as it ended in divorce. Together he has two daughters but their name is not known. Later, in 1995 he married the journalist Willow Bay in New York.

Together they have two sons named Max Iger and William Iger in 1998 and 2002. Other than that there are no rumors or controversies regarding him. However, he handled the sexual assault against the Disney executives.

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Caption: Bob Iger and wife Willow Bay (Sources: Variety)

Social Media

Bob Iger is active on Twitter on account @RobertIger which has more than 222 k followers. Besides that, he is not active on Instagram, Facebook, etc.

Bob Iger – Body Measurements

Bob Iger is 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and has a body weight of around 75 Kg (171 lbs). Besides that, his body measurement is not known yet. he has a pair of brown eyes and grey hair.

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Caption: Bob Iger chat with Oprah Winfrey (Sources: Oprah Daily)