
Robert Iger is an American businessman and CEO. Before changing to the American Broadcasting Company in the mid-’70s, He worked as a local TV weatherman.
Contents
- 1 Quick Biography
- 2 Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
- 3 Education, School/College University
- 4 Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion & Political Views
- 5 Married, Relationship, Dating, Affair, Girlfriend, Wife, Children
- 6 Professional Life and Career
- 7 Awards & Nominations
- 8 Robert Iger Net Worth, Income & Salary In 2021
- 9 Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
- 10 Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Quick Biography
Robert was born on February 10, 1951, in Ocean-side. He is a son of Arthur (a professor and business executive) and Mimi (a teaching assistant).
Quick Summary |
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Full Name/Real Name: | Robert Allen Iger |
Age: | 70 years old |
Birth Date: | February 10, 1951 |
Birth Place: | New York, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Religion: | Jewish |
Parents: | Arthur and Mimi |
Spouse: | Willow Bay (m. 1995), Susan Iger (m. ?–1994) |
Children: | Kate Iger, Robert Maxwell Iger, William Iger, Amanda Iger |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Profession: | Businessman |
Net Worth in 2021: | $400 Million |
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Robert is 70 years old. He has a height of 1.85 m and a weight of 73 kg.
Education, School/College University
He attended school at Ithaca College and later pursued an undergraduate degree (magna cum laude).
Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion & Political Views
Robert was born on February 10, 1951, in Ocean-side. He is a son of Arthur (a professor and business executive) and Mimi (a teaching assistant).
Married, Relationship, Dating, Affair, Girlfriend, Wife, Children

Robert has been engaged in several marriages. He married his first wife, Kathleen Susan Iger, who was a television journalist and model with whom they divorced in 1994. They had two children, namely: Katie, Amanda. He then married Willow Bay and had two children Robert Maxwell, William Iger.
Relationship Statistics |
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Marital status? (single, married, in relation or divorced): | married |
When did he get married? (married date): | 7 October 1995 |
Does he have any relationship affair? | No |
Is Robert Iger Gay? | No |
Wife/Spouse? (name): | Willow Bay (m. 1995) |
Kids: | Kate Iger, Robert Maxwell Iger, William Iger, Amanda Iger |
Professional Life and Career
Bu the age of ten years, Robert already wanted to work on television. Initially, he wanted to be a television news correspondent. While a student, he continued to pursue this goal. He began his career in Ithaca just after his graduation, where he worked in front of the camera for a local news station, a job termed as a television weatherman.
In 1974, he moved to New York City, where he was hired by ABC as a studio supervisor. This position enabled him to work on a number of programs, including game shows. Later, in 1976, he joined ABC Sports. Here, for 12 years, he held management and executive positions. He programmed ABC Sports in the 1980s.
He continued well in his career as he was named vice president in charge of program planning and development in 1985. He was then promoted to the vice president of programming, where he was in charge of scheduling all of ABC Sports’ programming and acquiring programming as well.
His excellent work drew the attention of the heads of the network and thus opened a door for him at the parent network, ABC, where he became an executive vice president at the network.
He became president and chief operating officer of ABC Entertainment in 1989. In 1994, he was selected to be the president and chief operating officer of ABC.
In these positions, He was heavily involved in the acquisition of programming and rights. Due to his unfettered commitment, ABC became a number-two network in the 1993-94 television season and number one in 1994-95.
Iger remained with ABC after its merger with its parent company, Capital Cities, with Disney and helped the merger to be completed successfully. Complications in the running of ABC resulted in a loss of millions of dollars per year.
Iger was, however, given new posts at both ABC and Disney despite these problems where he became chair of the ABC Group. He became president of Walt Disney International Around the same time
He quit from AABC In 2000 after he was named Disney’s president and chief operating officer (COO), a member of Disney’s executive management committee, and board of directors.
In a book, Disney War, written by journalist James Stewart Iger is criticized for the inner workings of Disney. The journalist in the book claims that Iger did not have the best assessment skills for the moves he made at ABC. This, however, contrasts with Marc Gunther’s note that Iger never stole the spotlight from Disney’s long-time leading man, Michael Eisner. He states that Iger became COO by default when all his rivals dropped out. This, therefore, means Iger had no real competition for the job.
Iger began running an entertainment conglomerate worth about $57 billion when he took charge of Disney. The company later began recording poor performances but has of late shown some improvements.
Iger participated in the creation of a Disney theme park in Hong Kong, which was scheduled to open in fall 2005 with a firm believe that Disney should continue to expand into Asia, despite the losses they had experienced. His belief was that China and India were two large markets where Disney must expand.
Awards & Nominations
Directors Guild of America, USA
2010 | Winner DGA Honorary Life Member Award |
PGA Awards
2014 | Winner Milestone Aw |
Robert Iger Net Worth, Income & Salary In 2021

As of March 2021, He has a net worth of $400 million.
Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
In a book, Disney War, written by journalist James Stewart Iger is criticized for the inner workings of Disney. The journalist in the book claims that Iger did not have the best assessment skills for the moves he made at ABC. This, however, contrasts with Marc Gunther’s note that Iger never stole the spotlight from Disney’s long-time leading man, Michael Eisner.
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Robert Iger Facebook page has around 3.1k fan likes, and his Twitter account has around 125k followers. On Robert Iger Instagram account, he has around 73k followers while on YouTube, Robert Iger has around 85 subscribers.