1. Thomas Schumacher was born on December 5,1957 and is a film and theatrical producer.
14 Facts About Thomas Schumacher
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Thomas Schumacher is the current president of Disney Theatrical Group, the theatrical production arm of The Walt Disney Company.
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Thomas Schumacher then joined the Disney company in 1988, producing the animated film, The Rescuers Down Under, which was released in 1990.
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In 1994, Thomas Schumacher said that handing over the reins of the film to producer Don Hahn was painful.
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Schneider, through whom Thomas Schumacher got his job, described him as successful and arguing he has "great taste".
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Thomas Schumacher said that he loathed saying there were gay characters because people will want him to "go backward and point them out".
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Thomas Schumacher further noted that Jeffrey Katzenberg asked if any of the gay references in the 1992 film Aladdin offended him, and he said the references were in "good fun", remarking that they should not deny that "swishy fashion designers" exist.
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Thomas Schumacher transitioned to solely focus on the growing theatrical business as its head.
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Thomas Schumacher is a mentor for the TDF Open Doors program and serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University.
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Thomas Schumacher is the chairman of the Board of The Broadway League.
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Thomas Schumacher has worked with The Walt Disney Company since 1988 and currently serves as President of Disney Theatrical Group.
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Thomas Schumacher brought his partner, Matthew White, a ballet dancer in Los Angeles, to the annual company party and other company retreats.
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Thomas Schumacher noted that while some were "uncomfortable" with Schumacher bringing his partner, that higher executives like Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner did not trouble him over it.
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In November 2012, Thomas Schumacher married White, his longtime partner and interior designer.