David Ellison
| David Ellison | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1983 Santa Clara County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Founder and CEO, Skydance Media, film producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Sandra Lynn Modic (m. 2011) |
| Parent(s) |
Larry Ellison Barbara Boothe |
| Family | Megan Ellison (sister) |
David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media.
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Early life and education[edit]
David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Oracle Corporation CTO Larry Ellison, and his ex-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison. His father is of Italian and Jewish heritage.[1] He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison.[1] He dropped out of the University of Southern California in 2005.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. In 2010, Skydance raised $350 million to co-finance and co-produce movies with Paramount.[4] He produced the reboot film Terminator Genisys (2015).[5] He will produce,[when?] with his Skydance Productions, a film adaptation of the Dark Horse comic The Strange Case of Hyde.[6]
Ellison was named to Variety's Dealmaker list for 2010[7] and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2011.[8] As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond and Hole in One.
In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men's clothing, called the "LANAI Collection."[9]
Personal life[edit]
Ellison is an aerobatic, commercial, fixed-wing, multi-engine and helicopter licensed pilot with instrument ratings. 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.[10]
He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011 in Palm Springs, California.[11]
Filmography[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Matthew Symonds, Larry Ellison. Software: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle Simon and Schuster, 2004. pp332-333
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/22/business/la-fi-0222-ct-ellison-20110222
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-david-ellison-son-larry-162549?page=2
- ^ Claudia Eller (August 16, 2010). "David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Terminator Genisys
- ^ SD Comic-Con '10: Dark Horse Spins New Jekyll and 'Hyde' Tale
- ^ Lowry, Tom. "Paramount-Skydance deal: Dealmakers Impact Report 2010", Variety.com, 9 December 2010.
- ^ Dorothy Pomerantz, Michael K. Ozanian and David M. Ewalt. "Forbes 30 Under 30", "Forbes.com", December 19, 2011.
- ^ Bort, Julie (December 4, 2014). "Larry Ellison's Son Launches A Clothing Line Inspired By His Dad's Hawaiian Island". Business Insider. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ EAA News; accessed October 26, 2015.
- ^ http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/06/tom-cruise-wedding-dance-battle-video-caught-on-tape-david-ellison-larry-ellison-ceo-oracle-mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/
- ^ Chris McQuarrie To Direct ‘Star Blazers’ From ’70s Sci-Fi Anime Series For Skydance
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American film producers
- American aviators
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- Film producers from California
- People from Santa Clara County, California
- University of Southern California people
- Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni
- Male actors of Italian descent
- Commercial aviators
