Joe D'Ambrosia

Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Junior- USA

Joe D'Ambrosia oversees production and creative development of Disney Junior's acclaimed television properties including the Peabody Award-winning Doc McStuffins; the Emmy Award-winning Sofia the First; the newly reimagined Muppet Babies; Fancy Nancy, based on the New York Times bestselling book series; the first vampire series for the preschool audience, Vampirina; Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Disney's No. 1 star, Mickey Mouse; and Elena of Avalor, featuring Disney's first princess inspired by diverse Latin cultures.

Prior to joining Disney Channel, D'Ambrosia produced and developed children's television programming and family films at Murray Hill 5 Productions, which he co-founded with partner Tom Teves. Together, they developed, wrote, and produced Astro Boy for Sony Pictures Television, which aired in 20 countries, and created Golden Bridges, based on the classic book series Golden Books, for The Learning Channel. Additional credits include the feature films Mother of Invention for Walt Disney Pictures, Motel Galileo and Hello, I Love You for Wind Dancer Films, Escape from Island X for Wildbrain Entertainment, and the television series Undercover 101 for Lifetime Television, Come Spy with Me for ABC Family, and Blood+ for Sony Television.

Before forming Murray Hill 5 Productions, D'Ambrosia helped launch Sony Pictures Family Entertainment, overseeing the development and production of numerous family films and television series, including the movie Land of the Lost and the KidsWB! television series, Phantom Investigators.

D'Ambrosia began his career at Nickelodeon where he launched their family film division, serving as the development and production executive on their first live action feature, Harriet the Spy, and their first animated feature, Rugrats, The Movie. He also oversaw development of the films Rugrats in Paris and Snow Day.

D'Ambrosia graduated from Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater.

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