Stan Lee

"Add Disney to Marvel, then you have a company no one can beat."

- Stan Lee

Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

History
In Disney movies, he made cameos in The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp. His cameo in Big Hero 6 is especially relevant as he plays Mr. Frederickson.

Lee's cameos in the above films are significant in that he is the credited creator or co-creator of virtually all the major Marvel characters featured in both Disney and non-Disney films, his association with Marvel having dated back to its earliest days in the early 1940s.

In Disney TV-shows he appeared in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Avengers Assemble, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, The Defenders, Spider-Man, Runaways, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Big Hero 6: The Series.

He also made a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as the "Three Stooges Wedding Guest".

Lee serves as an executive producer on The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 established that the "Stan Lee" we see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a Watcher, which is how he is able to appear in different places and time periods and survive being "killed". His role is to chronicle the history of the MCU to his fellow Watchers.

Stan Lee was one of the inductees of the Disney Legends Class of 2017.