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David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media.
Early life and education
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. Larry Ellison is of Italian and Jewish heritage. David attended the University of Southern California. He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison.
Career
Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. In 2010, Skydance raised $350 million to co-finance and co-produce movies with Paramount. He has produced films including Mission: Impossible Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond and many more.
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.
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.
In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men's clothing, called the "LANAI Collection."
In 2016, Ellison led Skydance’s acquisition of a game developing company named The Workshop Entertainment, Inc and formed Skydance Interactive dedicated to creating virtual reality experiences.
In 2017, Ellison helped launch Skydance Animation in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios.
In 2018, he announced that Skydance Media had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.
Personal life
Ellison is a licensed pilot with instrument ratings for helicopter aviation, aerobatics, commercial aviation, fixed-wing aircraft, and multi-engine aircraft. 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.
He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011 in Palm Springs, California.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | True Grit | Joel and Ethan Coen | Executive producer |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Brad Bird | |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Anne Fletcher | |
| Jack Reacher | Christopher McQuarrie | ||
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Jon M. Chu | |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | J. J. Abrams | ||
| World War Z | Marc Forster | ||
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Kenneth Branagh | |
| Manhattan (TV Series) | |||
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | Alan Taylor | Producer |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Christopher McQuarrie | ||
| Grace and Frankie (TV Series) | Executive producer | ||
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Justin Lin | |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Edward Zwick | ||
| 2017 | Baywatch | Seth Gordon | |
| Geostorm | Dean Devlin | Producer | |
| Life | Daniel Espinosa | ||
| Ten Days in the Valley (TV Series) | Executive producer | ||
| 2018 | Altered Carbon (TV Series) | ||
| Dietland (TV Series) | |||
| Condor (TV Series) | |||
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV Series) | |||
| Annihilation | Alex Garland | ||
| Mission: Impossible Fallout | Christopher McQuarrie | ||
| 2019 | Six Underground | Michael Bay | Producer |
| Terminator: Dark Fate | Tim Miller | ||
| Gemini Man | Ang Lee | ||
| 2020 | Top Gun: Maverick | Joseph Kosinski | |
| TBA | The Old Guard | Gina Prince-Bythewood |