My Take
David Geffen is one of those rare figures who didn't just work in the music and film industry — he essentially shaped it. Growing up in Brooklyn and starting out as a mailroom kid at William Morris, he clawed his way up through sheer nerve and an almost supernatural ear for talent. Founding Asylum Records brought us the Eagles and Joni Mitchell; Geffen Records gave us Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, and Aerosmith's comeback. Then he co-founded DreamWorks with Spielberg and Katzenberg and pulled off a hat trick that most Hollywood moguls could only dream about. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, Geffen is proof that the real power in entertainment has always belonged to the people behind the curtain — and he played that role better than almost anyone.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- デヴィッド・ゲフィン
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・ゲフィン
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・げふぃん
- Born
- February 21, 1943 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / talent agent / businessperson / record producer / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- New Utrecht High School
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
Awards & achievements
- 1990 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
- 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.