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David Geffen | |
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 Geffen in 1973 | |
| Born | David Lawrence Geffen February 21, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Santa Monica College (no degree) |
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| Title | Founder of |
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Donovan Michaels
(m. 2023; sep. 2025) |
David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943)[1] is an American film producer, record executive, and media proprietor. In music, he co-founded Asylum Records with Elliot Roberts in 1971 before founding Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and co-founding DreamWorks Records (with Mo Ostin, Michael Ostin and Lenny Waronker) in 1996. In film, he founded the Geffen Film Company in 1982 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG (with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg) in 1994.
According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest person in the global entertainment industry with an estimated net worth of US$9 billion.[2]
- ^ Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 12, Broadway Books (New York 2001).
- ^ "Profile: David Geffen". Forbes. Retrieved December 10, 2024.