David Geffen

David Geffen
Geffen in 1973
Born
David Lawrence Geffen

(1943-02-21) February 21, 1943
New York City, U.S.
EducationSanta Monica College (no degree)
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • record executive
  • film producer
  • media proprietor
TitleFounder of
  • DreamWorks SKG
  • DreamWorks Records
  • Asylum Records
  • Geffen Records
  • Geffen Pictures
  • DGC Records
Spouse
Donovan Michaels
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(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, Geffen is the wealthiest person in the global entertainment industry; he has an estimated net worth of US$9 billion as of 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 12, Broadway Books (New York 2001).
  2. ^ "Profile: David Geffen". Forbes. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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