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Fact file: Robert Iger’s bio, favorite Disneyland ride and more

Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, director of the Annenberg School of Journalism at USC, attend the LACMA 50th Anniversary Gala on April 18, 2015.

Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, director of the Annenberg School of Journalism at USC, attend the LACMA 50th Anniversary Gala on April 18, 2015.

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Here’s a brief look at Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger:

• Age: 64

• Born in New York, raised on Long Island

• Graduated from Ithaca College in 1973 with a degree in television and radio

• Married to journalist Willow Bay, with whom he has two sons. (Also has two daughters from a previous marriage)

• Notable sports fan; recently sat near the court at a Los Angeles Clippers playoff game

• Technophile who sported the new Apple Watch days after its release

• Favorite Disneyland ride is Pirates of the Caribbean

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