David Geffen | |
---|---|
![]() Geffen in 1973 | |
Born | David Lawrence Geffen February 21, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Santa Monica College (no degree) |
Occupations |
|
Title | Founder of |
Spouse | Donovan Michaels (m. 2023) |
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 1986 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG (with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg) in 1994.