Jeremy Padawer (born October 26, 1973) is an American businessman, Internet entrepreneur, and animated television producer. He is the cocreator and executive producer of the

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

animated series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have eith ...

Monsuno ''Monsuno'', released as in Japan, is an animated series that premiered in the United States on February 23, 2012 on Nickelodeon's sister channel, Nicktoons and began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan in October 2012, with global launches staggered by ...

'' and the former executive vice president, marketing at

Jakks Pacific Jakks Pacific, Inc. is an American company that designs and markets toys and consumer products, with a range of products that feature numerous children's toy licenses. The company is named after its founder, Jack Friedman, who had previously fo ...

,Jakks Promotes Padawer to EVP of Marketing
/ref> former chief operating officer of Pacific Animation Partners, former copresident and partner of

Wicked Cool Toys Alleghany Corporation is an American investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests. It was incorporated in 1929 and reincorporated ...

, and current partner at Jazwares, a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation.

Early web pioneer

In 1996, Padawer developed a network of transactional toy and gaming websites. Advertisers included

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, Onsale.com, and

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. Most notably, Newsweek followed Padawer's tracking of the plunge in Beanie Baby valuations in 1998–1999 on Padawer's AbsoluteBeanies.com.Time To Short Beanies?
/ref> Padawer is an early domain name investor. Padawer's sale of www.act.com to Symantec stands as one of the largest domain name transactions in history. In addition, Padawer developed DomainAppraiser.com, a site that advised thousands of domain name holders on valuation (1999–2001), and Schmuck.com, an online monthly with material by amateur humorists and users (1999–2000).''Better reserve that domain name'' Nashville Post (28 January 2000)
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Toy business

In 2001,

Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...

recruited Padawer out of

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

's MBA program. Padawer managed Hotwheels,

, and a relaunch of Masters of the Universe. In 2003, Padawer moved to

, where he headed up boys' entertainment brands. Padawer reinvented the

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toy line and launched over 25 brands into the mass marketplace, including Pokémon,

Dragonball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ' ...

Club Penguin ''Club Penguin'' was a massively multiplayer online game (MMO), involving a virtual world that contained a range of online games and activities. It was created by New Horizon Interactive (now known as Disney Canada Inc.). Players used cartoon ...

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Neopets ''Neopets'' is a virtual pet website. Users can own virtual pets ("Neopets") and buy virtual items for them using one of two virtual currencies. One currency, called Neopoints, can be earned within the site, and the other, Neocash, can eithe ...

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character ...

, and

Phineas & Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...

. Padawer was the former executive vice president and general manager of Jakks Malibu, the largest unit at

. Padawer was responsible for product development, marketing, and entertainment content development across all JAKKS Malibu business unit categories. In April 2013, Padawer joined

as its copresident and partner. In May 2017, the Pokémon Company International announced it had become a strategic investor in Wicked Cool Toys and granted Wicked Cool Toys the global Pokémon toy license outside of Asia. In October 2019, Jazwares, a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation (Y - NYSE), acquired Wicked Cool Toys. The combined company develops, manufactures, and markets toys and collectibles globally for Squishmallows and more.

Entertainment development

Padawer is the cocreator and executive producer of the American-Japanese

.'' The show premiered in the United States on February 23, 2012, on Nickelodeon's sister channel,

Nicktoons Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...

,U.S. Nicktoons to Air Monsuno, Jakks Pacific to Sell Toys
/ref>Monsuno To Hit Nicktoons
/ref> and on

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...

in Japan in October 2012. In addition to cocreating and executive producer duties, he also assembled a global strategic partnership between

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Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film st ...

, and

Fremantle Media Fremantle (; formerly FremantleMedia) is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. Fremantle takes its name from Fremantle International, acquired by predecessor company All American Television in ...

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Padawer was inducted into the

ToyFare ''ToyFare'' was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focused on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for ...

Magazine hall of fame.Jeremy Padawer ToyFare Hall of Fame Induction Video
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References

External links

* Official sit
Jeremy.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padawer, Jeremy 1973 births Living people American business executives People from Germantown, Tennessee Television producers from Tennessee