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Stan Lee

Stan Lee

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Born December 28, 1922, New York City, New York, USA

Stan Lee (December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel's primary creative leader for two decades, expanding it from a small publishing house division to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries. In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writers and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. These and other characters' introductions in the 1960s pioneered a more naturalistic approach in superhero comics. In the 1970s, Lee challenged the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to changes in its policies. In the 1980s, he pursued the development of Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, Lee remained a public figurehead for the company. He frequently made cameo appearances in films and television shows based on Marvel properties, on which he received an executive producer credit, which allowed him to become the person with the highest-grossing film total ever. He continued independent creative ventures until his death, aged 95, in 2018. Lee was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. He received the NEA's National Medal of Arts in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (94)
  • 2026Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man — Self - Co-Creator (archive footage)
  • 2026Stan Lee: The Final Chapter — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024Frank Miller: American Genius — Self
  • 2023Stan Lee — Self (archive footage)
  • Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023What It Means to Wear the Mask — Self
  • 2022Cosplay Universe — Self
  • 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Carnal Monsters — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Clerk — Self
  • Slugfest — Self
  • 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face — Self (archive footage)
  • Marvel's 616 — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020Sessions with Stan — Self
  • 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee — Self
  • 2019Geek, and You Shall Find — Self
  • 2019Jay and Silent Bob Reboot — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2019Knight Immortal — Self (archive footage)
  • 2019La Vie selon Stan — Self
  • 2018Marvel Mon Amour — Self
  • 2017Batman & Bill — Self (archive Footage)
  • 2017Heroes Manufactured — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast — Self
  • Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics — Self
  • 2016Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years — Self
  • 2016We Are X — Self
  • 2015COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages — Self
  • 2015Lord of the Freaks — Self
  • 2014Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! — Self
  • Sock or Hat? — Self
  • 2014The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Self
  • 2013Behind the Superhero Mask — Self
  • 2013Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie — Self (voice)
  • 2013Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten — Self
  • Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle — Self
  • 2012CM Punk: Best in the World — Self
  • Comic Book Men — Self
  • 2012Pablo — Self
  • 2011Pizza Man — Self
  • 2010Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2' — Self
  • 2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story — Self
  • 2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie! — Self
  • 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the World — Self
  • 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil — Self
  • 2009The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein — Self
  • 2009Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman — Self
  • INK: Alter Egos Exposed — Self
  • 2008Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound — Self
  • 2008The Invincible 'Iron Man' — Self
  • 2007'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets — Self
  • 2007Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer' — Self
  • 2007Grains of Sand: Building Sandman — Self
  • 2007In Search of Steve Ditko — Self
  • 2007Jack Kirby: Story Teller — Self
  • 2007Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada — Self
  • 2007Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures — Self
  • 2007Sentinel of the Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer — Self
  • 2007Spider-Man Tech — Self
  • 2007Symbiote Spider-Man: The Saga of the Black Costume — Self
  • The Guild — Self
  • 2007The Legends Behind the Comic Books — Self
  • 2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman — Self
  • 2006X3: The Excitement Continues — Self
  • 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats — Self
  • Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
  • 2005Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman — Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
  • 20048 Arms to Hold You — Self
  • Entourage — Self
  • 2004Hero in Crisis — Self
  • 2004Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing — Self
  • 2003Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked — Self
  • 2003Evolution of the Hulk — Self
  • 2003Sex, Lies & Superheroes — Self
  • 2003The Secret Origin of X-Men — Self
  • VH1 Goes Inside — Self
  • 2003X-Men: Premieres Around the World — Self
  • 2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' — Self
  • Icons — Self
  • 2002Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century — Self
  • 2002Spider-Mania — Self
  • 2002The Spider-Man Story — Self
  • 2002Top 10 Comic Book Heroes — Self
  • 2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Self
  • 1998Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics — Self
  • MADtv — Self
  • 1995Stan Lee: ComiX-Man! — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • 1993The Overstreet World of Comic Books — Self
  • 1993The Troma System — Self
  • 1989Comic Book Confidential — Self
  • Prisoners of Gravity — Self
  • 1988How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way — Self
  • 1984Comic Books: A World of Illustrated Adventure — Self
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