Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal
The current logo of Universal
Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004.
Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age.
Universal Studios sponsored units in the Parade[]
- Rocky and Bullwinkle (1961-1983; 1996; 1999-2000)
- Woody Woodpecker (1982-1996)
- Beethoven (1993-1995; 2008)
- Rex (1993)
- Babe (1998)
- Curious George (2001)
- Shrek (2007-2010)
- Po from Kung Fu Panda (2010-2012; 2023-present)
- Despicable Me (2010; 2013)
- Sprout (2012-2016)
- Toothless (2013-2015; 2018)
- Trolls (2016-2020)
- The Grinch (2017-2019)
- Universal Kids (2017-2019)
- The Boss Baby (2020-2022)
- Peacock (2021-present)
- Stuart the Minion (2022-present)
- Uncle Dan (2023)
- Gabby's Dollhouse (2024-present)