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David Geffen

Production

Born February 21, 1943 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

David Lawrence Geffen is an American film producer, record executive, media proprietor, and philanthropist. 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 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2010
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Animated Program · 1990
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Animated Program · 1990 · nominated

Filmography21 titles

Laurel Canyon

2020as Self

The Defiant Ones

2017as Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019as Self

Spielberg

2017as Self

Inventing David Geffen

2012as Self

Beetlejuice

1989Creator

History of the Eagles

2013as Self

Everything Is Copy

2015as Self

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

1994Producer

All Things Must Pass

2015as Self

Little Shop of Horrors

1986Producer

Once Were Brothers

2019as Self

Howard

2018as Self (archive footage)

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

2024as Self

Dreamgirls

2006Producer

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

2017as Self

Lorne

2026as Self

Personal Best

1982Executive Producer

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

2003as Self

The Explosive Generation

1961as (uncredited extra)

Commitment to Life

2023as Self (archive footage)