Louis D'Esposito

Louis DEsposito is an Executive Producer and CoPresident of Marvel Studios DEsposito was born in 1958 in the Bronx New York and began his film career in the early 1990s He started his career as an associate producer and first assistant director on various Hollywood productions including Another You 1991 Basic Instinct 1992 Dudley DoRight 1999 SWAT 2003 and The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 In 2006 DEsposito joined Marvel Studios making his debut as unit production manager and executive producer on Iron Man 2008 He continued in these roles on Captain America The First Avenger and various Marvel OneShots Over time he became a central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universes growth executive producing virtually every MCU film since Iron Man with the sole exception of The Incredible Hulk and guiding franchises including Captain America Guardians of the Galaxy Black Panther and Avengers collectively earning over 29 billion at the global box office Beyond production DEsposito has directed Marvel OneShotsItem 47 2012 and Agent Carter 2013the latter laying the groundwork for the Agent Carter TV series He advanced to copresident of Marvel Studios in 2009 sharing leadership with Kevin Feige In that capacity he oversees feature film and streaming series development and production including titles like WandaVision The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Loki Ms Marvel Ironheart Your Friendly Neighborhood SpiderMan Daredevil Born Again and numerous other projects He has received Primetime Emmy nominations for WandaVision in 2021 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and for What If in 2022 Outstanding Animated Program In 2024 he was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program again for XMen 97 Season 1 Episode 5 Remember It Additionally he earned nominations from the Television Academy for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Loki and Echo in technical categories including costumes sound mixing and visual effects Beyond industry awards he was honoured in January 2024 with the inaugural Renaissance Award from the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum in recognition of his contributions to ItalianAmerican heritage and the entertainment world