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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-21 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

David Geffen

Biography:

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 co-founded DreamWorks SKG (with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg) in 1994.

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Known For

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Interview with the Vampire

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Dreamgirls

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Little Shop of Horrors

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Personal Best

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Journey Through the Past

Acting

2024

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill as Self

2022

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue as Self

2020

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band as Self

Laurel Canyon as Self

2019

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self

2018

Howard as Self (archive footage)

2017

Spielberg as Self

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives as Self

The Defiant Ones as Self

2015

All Things Must Pass as Self

Everything Is Copy as Self

2013

History of the Eagles as Self

2012

Inventing David Geffen as Self

2010

LennoNYC as Self

2003

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind as Self

1986

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album as Himself

1961

The Explosive Generation as (uncredited extra)

Production

2006

Dreamgirls as Producer

1994

Interview with the Vampire as Producer

1986

Little Shop of Horrors as Producer

1982

Personal Best as Executive Producer

1972

Journey Through the Past as Executive Producer

Creator

1989

Beetlejuice as Creator