Stan Lee
Stan Lee rose from a comic book writer into a global icon, famous for his superhero creations. A New York native, he began working as an assistant at Timely Comics in 1939. He worked his way into writing, beginning with an issue of "Captain America." He moved into editing while only 19, before leaving to serve in the Army during World War II. Despite his military commitments, Lee continued working on Timely titles from afar. Upon returning to civilian life, he worked on a variety of titles, and for a period wrote the newspaper comic strip "My Friend Irma." After the publisher became known as Marvel Comics, he was charged by his boss to come up with a superhero team that would rival DC Comics' Justice League of America. He joined with artist Jack Kirby to create The Fantastic Four comic book that debuted in 1961. The style of writing, with the characters that didn't always get along and struggled with knowing what the right thing was to do, was markedly different from what had come before. The success of the title kicked off an unprecedented creative outburst with Lee working with a team of artists to create new superheroes, including The Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The X-Men. Much like the DC team of heroes, the Marvel characters became joined in a group configuration called The Avengers. Lee became the voice of the comic books for legions of fans thanks to his letters to the editor forum that ran in issues, along with his column "Stan's Soapbox." He pushed his comics to deal with real issues, like racism and drug abuse. Even after largely stepping away from the day-to-day running of Marvel in the 1980s, Lee continued to act as the face of the company, making public appearances at fan conventions and tradeshows. Apart from Marvel, he worked on a variety of projects, typically under the umbrella of his companies, Stan Lee Media and POW! Entertainment. Among his most successful non-Marvel creations was the animated series "Stripperella" (Spike TV, 2003-04), with the lead character voiced by Pamela Anderson. Despite having been the creative force behind their chief competition, he partnered with DC Comics in 2001 and 2002 on a series of comic books where Lee put his own spin on the company's stable of superheroes, including Batman and Superman. He also became a recognized figure in pop culture thanks to his cameo appearances in the Marvel films, starting with "X-Men" (2000) and ending with "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). His acting extended beyond Marvel, though, as he popped up on films such as Kevin Smith's "Mallrats" (1995) and television shows like "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS, 2007-19). Not limited to strictly on-screen work, he lent his voice to several animated projects, Marvel-related and otherwise, including "The Simpsons" (Fox, 1989- ). He also hosted the television shows "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" (Sci-Fi Channel, 2006-07) and "Stan Lee's Superhumans" (History, 2010-14). Lee died at the age of 95 in Los Angeles on November 12, 2018.
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Stan Lee
Filmography
Movies
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80% |
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Stan Lee | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosplay Universe | Self | - | 2022 |
82% |
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Clerk | Self | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
|
Panda vs. Aliens | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
36% |
|
The New Mutants | Executive Producer | $23.9M | 2020 |
91% |
|
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Executive Producer | $390.9M | 2019 |
22% |
|
Dark Phoenix | Executive Producer | $65.8M | 2019 |
94% |
|
Avengers: Endgame |
Driver (Character), Executive Producer |
$858.4M | 2019 |
79% |
|
Captain Marvel | Executive Producer | $426.8M | 2019 |
97% |
|
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Executive Producer | $190.2M | 2018 |
57% |
|
Once Upon a Deadpool | Executive Producer | $322.5M | 2018 |
30% |
|
Venom | Executive Producer | $213.5M | 2018 |
92% |
|
Teen Titans GO! to the Movies | Himself (Voice) | $29.6M | 2018 |
84% |
|
Deadpool 2 | Executive Producer | $324.3M | 2018 |
85% |
|
Avengers: Infinity War | Executive Producer | $678.8M | 2018 |
96% |
|
Black Panther | Executive Producer | $700.2M | 2018 |
87% |
|
Ant-Man and The Wasp | Executive Producer | $216.6M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ant-Man and The Wasp | Executive Producer | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Executive Producer | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat | Passenger (Voice) | - | 2017 |
93% |
|
Thor: Ragnarok | Executive Producer | $315.0M | 2017 |
92% |
|
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Executive Producer | $334.4M | 2017 |
85% |
|
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Executive Producer | $389.8M | 2017 |
93% |
|
Logan | Executive Producer | $226.3M | 2017 |
89% |
|
Doctor Strange | Executive Producer | $232.6M | 2016 |
47% |
|
X-Men: Apocalypse | Executive Producer | $155.0M | 2016 |
90% |
|
Captain America: Civil War | Executive Producer | $408.1M | 2016 |
85% |
|
Deadpool | Executive Producer | $363.1M | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
|
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! | Producer | - | 2015 |
9% |
|
Fantastic Four | Executive Producer | $56.0M | 2015 |
83% |
|
Ant-Man | Executive Producer | $180.2M | 2015 |
76% |
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Executive Producer | $459.0M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
- | 2014 |
92% |
|
Guardians of the Galaxy | Executive Producer | $333.7M | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
|
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
90% |
|
X-Men: Days of Future Past | Executive Producer | $233.9M | 2014 |
50% |
|
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Executive Producer | $202.8M | 2014 |
90% |
|
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Museum Staff (Character), Executive Producer |
$259.7M | 2014 |
100% |
|
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
|
Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United | Executive Producer | - | 2013 |
67% |
|
Thor: The Dark World | Executive Producer | $206.4M | 2013 |
71% |
|
The Wolverine | Executive Producer | $132.5M | 2013 |
79% |
|
Iron Man 3 | Executive Producer | $409.0M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marvel's Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United | Executive Producer | - | 2013 |
71% |
|
The Amazing Spider-Man | Executive Producer | $262.0M | 2012 |
82% |
|
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Executive Producer | $34.7K | 2011 |
18% |
|
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Executive Producer | $51.8M | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Superheroes | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
80% |
|
Captain America: The First Avenger | Executive Producer | $176.6M | 2011 |
86% |
|
X-Men: First Class | Executive Producer | $146.4M | 2011 |
77% |
|
Thor | Executive Producer | $268.0M | 2011 |
72% |
|
Iron Man 2 | Executive Producer | $312.1M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Planet Hulk | Executive Producer | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tromatized, Meet Lloyd Kaufman | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
37% |
|
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Executive Producer | $179.9M | 2009 |
68% |
|
The Incredible Hulk | Executive Producer | $134.5M | 2008 |
94% |
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Iron Man | Executive Producer | $318.3M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stan Lee's Harpies | Executive Producer | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Stan Lee Presents: The Condor | Producer | - | 2007 |
37% |
|
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Executive Producer | $131.9M | 2007 |
63% |
|
Spider-Man 3 | Executive Producer | $336.5M | 2007 |
28% |
|
Ghost Rider | Executive Producer | $115.8M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Invincible Iron Man | Executive Producer | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic |
Writer, Executive Producer |
- | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie | Executive Producer | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | Executive Producer | - | 2006 |
56% |
|
X-Men: The Last Stand | Executive Producer | $234.4M | 2006 |
27% |
|
Fantastic Four |
Willy Lumpkin (Character), Creator |
$154.7M | 2005 |
11% |
|
Elektra | Executive Producer | $24.4M | 2005 |
24% |
|
Blade: Trinity | Executive Producer | $52.4M | 2004 |
93% |
|
Spider-Man 2 | Executive Producer | $373.4M | 2004 |
29% |
|
The Punisher | Executive Producer | $33.7M | 2004 |
40% |
|
Comic Book: The Movie | Self | - | 2004 |
63% |
|
Hulk | Executive Producer | $132.1M | 2003 |
85% |
|
X2 | Executive Producer | $214.9M | 2003 |
43% |
|
Daredevil | Executive Producer | $102.5M | 2003 |
90% |
|
Spider-Man |
Writer, Executive Producer |
$403.7M | 2002 |
57% |
|
Blade II | Executive Producer | $81.6M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters and Marvels | Self | - | 2002 |
82% |
|
X-Men | Executive Producer | $157.3M | 2000 |
58% |
|
Blade | Executive Producer | $70.0M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Executive Producer | - | 1998 |
58% |
|
Mallrats | Self | $1.8M | 1995 |
6% |
|
Captain America | Executive Producer | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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The Amazing Spider-Man | Writer | - | 1977 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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99% | 91% | X-Men '97 |
Writer, Creator |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Narrator | 1981-1983 2022 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Guardians of the Galaxy | Co-Executive Producer | 2017-2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Slugfest | Self | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Spider-Man | Executive Producer | 1994-1998 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Hero 6 The Series Shorts | Fred's Dad (Voice) | 2017-2020 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Marvel's Spider-Man | Co-Executive Producer | 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Break Out | Co-Executive Producer | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baymax and Mochi | Fred's Dad (Voice) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Ravager Pilot (Voice) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Stan Lee's Lucky Man |
Self, Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer |
2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Big Hero 6 The Series | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
84% | 69% | Marvel's Runaways | Driver (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics | Unknown (Character) | 2017 |
94% | 79% | Fresh Off the Boat | Himself (Guest Star) | 2017 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Stan Lee (Guest Voice) | 2002 2014 2017 |
92% | 89% | Marvel's Daredevil | Executive Producer | 2015-2016 |
86% | 77% | Marvel's Agent Carter |
Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let's Make a Deal | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Ultimate Spider-Man | Stan the Janitor (Voice) | 2012-2015 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Narrator (Guest Voice) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stan Lee's Superhumans | Host | 2010-2011 2014 |
95% | 91% | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fangasm | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2007 2012-2013 |
60% | 69% | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Executive Producer | 2009-2012 |
90% | 92% | Chuck | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
85% | 69% | Nikita | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Stan Lee (Guest Star) | 2010 |
81% | 84% | The Big Bang Theory | Stan Lee (Guest Star) | 2010 |
67% | 92% | Wolverine and the X-Men | Executive Producer | 2009 |
100% | 96% | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Writer | 2008-2009 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Spider-Man | Unknown (Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Incredible Hulk | Executive Producer | 1996-1997 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Fantastic Four | Unknown (Voice) | 1994-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Muppet Babies | Himself (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Incredible Hulk | Narrator | 1982-1983 |