David Geffen

David Geffen
David Geffen
	Geffen in 1973
Born	David Lawrence Geffen; February 21, 1943 (age 81); New York City, U.S.
Education	Santa Monica College (no degree)
Occupations	Entrepreneur; record executive; film producer; media proprtietor;
Title	Founder of DreamWorks SKG; DreamWorks Records; Asylum Records; Geffen Records; Geffen Pictures; DGC Records;
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.

^ Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 12, Broadway Books (New York 2001).

David Geffen
Geffen in 1973
Born	David Lawrence Geffen (1943-02-21) February 21, 1943 (age 81) New York City, U.S.
Education	Santa Monica College (no degree)
Occupations	Entrepreneur record executive film producer media proprtietor
Title	Founder of DreamWorks SKG DreamWorks Records Asylum Records Geffen Records Geffen Pictures DGC Records
Spouse	Donovan Michaels (m. 2023)