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# Jeff Wachtel

Businessperson

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Jeff Wachtel is a businessperson.

## Quick Facts About Jeff Wachtel

Profession Businessperson

## About Jeff Wachtel

Television executive... \| Jeff Wachtel is a television producer and executive. He has been President of USA Network, Universal Content Productions and NBCUniversal International Studios. He launched Future Shack Entertainment, a television production company, in 2022.

##  Quotes by Jeff Wachtel

> [It is always character first and story second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-wachtel/it-is-always-character-first-and-story-second/)

[Jeff Wachtel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-wachtel/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/jeff-wachtel-65281_character_it-is-always-character-first-and-story-s_356355.jpg)

> [When people say formula, there's almost a little bit of a negative construct to it. It's nice when people describe someone as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-wachtel/when-people-say-formula-there-s-almost-a-little-bit-of-a-negative/)

[Jeff Wachtel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-wachtel/)

[Baked beans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baked-beans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/jeff-wachtel-65281_baked-beans_when-people-say-formula-there-s-almost-a_772190.jpg)

> [Really, the idea of creating consistent quality of a show is complicated. It's not like making refrigerators. There's something very specific to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-wachtel/really-the-idea-of-creating-consistent-quality-of-a-show-is/)

[Jeff Wachtel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-wachtel/)

[Complicated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complicated/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/jeff-wachtel-65281_complicated_really-the-idea-of-creating-consistent-q_2389764.jpg)

> [I know that a lot of people like to say "formula." I think that as soon as you start to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-wachtel/i-know-that-a-lot-of-people-like-to-say-formula-i-think-that-as-soon/)

[Jeff Wachtel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-wachtel/)

[Danger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/danger/)

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