# David Geffen

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) 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 (with Mo Ostin, Michael Ostin and Lenny Waronker) 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 February 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Brooklyn ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P27))
- **Occupation:** film producer; talent agent; businessperson; record producer; television producer; theatrical producer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P106))
- **Education:** University of Texas at Austin; New Utrecht High School; Santa Monica College; Brooklyn College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P69))
- **Awards:** Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P166))
- **Instagram:** davidgeffen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055#P2003))

## About

According to Forbes, Geffen is the wealthiest person in the global entertainment industry; he has an estimated net worth of US$9 billion as of 2024.

## Questions

**When was David Geffen born?**  
David Geffen was born on 21 February 1943 in Brooklyn.

**Where did David Geffen study?**  
David Geffen was educated at University of Texas at Austin, New Utrecht High School, Santa Monica College, Brooklyn College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): David Geffen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q115055](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115055) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: David Geffen.jpg by Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Geffen.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article David Geffen, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: David Geffen.jpg — Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"David Geffen". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/david-geffen. Retrieved 5 November 2026.