David Geffen

Feb 21, 1943 (82 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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. In film, he founded the Geffen Film Company in 1986 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG (with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg) in 1994.

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Known For

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The Defiant Ones

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Spielberg

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Howard

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Laurel Canyon

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Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

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History of the Eagles

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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All Things Must Pass

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Everything Is Copy

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Inventing David Geffen

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Credits

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill 2024

Self

★ 7
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue 2022

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★ NR
Laurel Canyon 2020

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★ 8
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band 2020

Self

★ 6.8
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice 2019

Self

★ 7.6
Howard 2018

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9
Spielberg 2017

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★ 7.6
The Defiant Ones 2017

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★ 7.8
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives 2017

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★ 6.5
All Things Must Pass 2015

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★ 7.2
Everything Is Copy 2015

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★ 7.4
History of the Eagles 2013

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★ 7.6
Inventing David Geffen 2012

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★ 7.6
LennoNYC 2010

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★ 7.3
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind 2003

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★ 5.9
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album 1986

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★ 10
The Explosive Generation 1961

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★ 5.3