Biography
Arguably the most well-recognized figure in comic book history, legendary writer Stan Lee was famous for creating the iconic superheroes Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk and The X-Men. Often sporting tinted glasses and a trademark grin, Lee was a larger-than-life figurehead with a personality as colorful as his characters. Though only a mainstream name in his later years, thanks to the blockbuster films "Spider-Man" and …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Co-executive produced in "The Amazing Spider-Man," starring Andrew Garfield | |
2011 | Executive produced feature adaptation of "Thor" and the prequel feature "X-Men: First Class" | |
2010 | Executive produced the sequel "Iron Man 2" | |
2008 | Executive produced and made a cameo in Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" | |
2005 | Hosted the Sci Fi Channel reality series "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" | |
2005 | Executive produced "Fantastic Four" (2005) and its sequel "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007); made cameos in both films | |
2003 | Executive produced feature adaptations "Hulk" (2003) and "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) | |
2002 | Co-created with Pamela Anderson, the animated series "Stripperella" (Spike TV) | |
2002 | Executive produced and made cameos in all three "Spider-Man" films (2002, 2004 and 2007) | |
2000 | Executive produced the "X-Men" feature film trilogy (2000, 2003 and 2006); also made cameos in the first and third film | |
1998 | Created a new Internet-based production and marketing studio, Stan Lee Media | |
1989 | First appearance in a Marvel TV project, "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" | |
1981 | Narrated the Ruby-Spears cartoons "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" (NBC) | |
1978 | The popular CBS series, "The Incredible Hulk" was based on his Marvel character | |
1962 | Also created (with Kirby) the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and the X-Men | |
1962 | Created (with Steve Ditko) The Amazing Spider-Man in the anthology Amazing Fantasy #15 | |
1961 | Created (with Jack Kirby) The Fantastic Four | |
1942 | Served stateside in the U.S. Army, writing manuals, training films, and slogans | |
1941 | Promoted to editor when he was in his late teens | |
1941 | First superhero co-creation, the "Destroyer" in Mystic Comics #6 | |
1941 | First published piece, "The Traitor's Revenge," which first appeared in Captain America #3 | |
| Became an assistant at Timely Comics, a comic book publisher that eventually evolved into Marvel Comics | ||
| Received encouragement to become a professional writer from an editor at the Harold Tribune | ||
| Worked part-time writing obituaries for a news service and press releases for the National Tuberculosis Center | ||
| Raised in The Bronx, NY | ||
2012 | Co-executive produced the Marvel superhero ensemble feature "The Avengers," starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson | |