David Ellison

Founder

Birthday January 9, 1983

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Santa Clara County, California, U.S.

Age 41 years old

Nationality United States

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1983

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer, son of multibillionaire Larry Ellison, and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media.

David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California.

He is the son of billionaire Oracle Corporation co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison, and his ex-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison.

His father is of Italian and Jewish heritage.

David attended the University of Southern California.

He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison, who founded Annapurna Pictures.

Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media.

2003

In 2003, aged 20, he was selected to perform as part of Sean D. Tucker's "Stars of Tomorrow" aerobatic team at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Ellison is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Television Academy.

2010

In 2010, with his father then the sixth richest person in the world, and a partnership deal with Paramount, Skydance was able to raise $350 million in equity and credit to co-finance and co-produce movies.

The company's films include Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond and many more.

With the 2010 transaction, Ellison was named to Variety's Dealmaker list for 2010 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2011.

As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond and Hole in One.

2011

He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011, in Palm Springs, California.

2013

Ellison's company Skydance Media expanded in 2013 with the launch of its television division.

He has executive produced shows such as Altered Carbon, and Grace and Frankie.

2014

In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men's clothing, called the "LANAI Collection."

2017

In 2017, Ellison helped launch Skydance Animation in partnership with Spain's Ilion Animation Studios.

2018

In 2018, he announced that Skydance Media had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.

In January 2024, it was reported that Ellison was interested to buy Paramount Global's parent company National Amusements from Shari Redstone.

If the acquisition comes true, it would be placed under his company Skydance.

Ellison is a licensed pilot with instrument ratings for helicopter aviation, aerobatics, commercial aviation, fixed-wing aircraft, and multi-engine aircraft.