Born in Brooklyn, David Geffen is a record executive, film and theater producer, and philanthropist.
The net worth of David Geffen is estimated to be $8 billion.
David Geffen, the founder of Geffen Records, is perhaps best known for his success with Donna Summer, Nirvana, Blink-182, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Enya, Cher, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, and Guns N’ Roses.
John Lennon’s Double Fantasy album, released in 1980, was most famously distributed by Geffen Records.
Geffen is one of the three co-founders of Dreamworks SKG, a movie production studio.
“Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen” is the acronym for the “SKG.” Dreamworks has generated over $16 billion in revenue worldwide.
Home movie sales and merchandise are not included in this statement.
After dropping out of two east coast schools, he relocated to California in the early 1960s to pursue an acting career.
He made an appearance in The Explosive Generation in 1961 as an extra, but his career path took him to the mail room at the William Morris Agency (WMA).
He was promptly promoted to a position as a talent scout at WMA.