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American businessman

Film & TV

Production · New York City, New York, USA

David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) 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 1986 and…

Known for

  • Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill — Self2024
  • Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Commitment to Life — Self (archive)2023
  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue — Self2022
  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self2020
  • Laurel Canyon — Self2020
  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self2019
  • Howard — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Spielberg — Self2017
  • Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives — Self2017

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Type
Person
Country
United States
Active from
1943

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Occupation
art collector
Educated at
Brooklyn College
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
entrepreneur
Image
David Geffen.jpg
Residence
Brooklyn
Significant event
Panama Papers
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date of birth
1943-02-21
net worth
7800000000
name in native language
David Geffen
start of work period
1961-00-00
Commons category
David Geffen
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