Jeremy Padawer
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| Born |
October 26, 1973 Germantown, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee) |
| Alma mater |
University of Texas at Austin (B.A.) University of Tennessee (J.D.) Vanderbilt University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman, Entrepreneur, Television producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | http://www.Jeremy.com/ |
Jeremy Padawer (born October 26, 1973) is an American businessman, Internet entrepreneur, and animated television producer. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Nickelodeon animated series Monsuno and is the former executive vice president, marketing at Jakks Pacific., former COO of Pacific Animation Partners, and is currently Co-President/Partner of Wicked Cool Toys.
In 1996, Padawer developed a network of transactional toy and gaming websites. Advertisers included Disney, Onsale.com, and Amazon.com. Most notably, Newsweek followed Padawer's tracking of the plunge in Beanie Baby valuations in 1998-1999 on Padawer's AbsoluteBeanies.com.
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).
In 2001, Mattel recruited Padawer out of Vanderbilt University's MBA program. Padawer managed Hotwheels, Nickelodeon, and a relaunch of Masters of the Universe.
In 2003, Padawer moved to Jakks Pacific where he headed up boy's entertainment brands. Padawer reinvented the WWE toy line and launched over 25 brands into the mass marketplace including Pokémon, Dragonball Z, Club Penguin, UFC, Neopets, SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas & Ferb.
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