Personal details
- Birth Date: 1983-01-09
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Birth Location: USA
- Parents: Larry Ellison
- Professions: Producer, Actor, Additional Crew
David Ellison? This guy’s got Hollywood running through his veins. He kicked off Skydance Media back in 2010, figuring the world needed more epic, blockbuster-style flicks—obviously, he wasn’t wrong. As the big boss, he’s always juggling a wild mix of projects: movies, TV, games, animation—you name it. Lately, he’s been steering Skydance through a pretty stacked lineup, like Top Gun: Maverick, The Tomorrow War, Snake Eyes, The Adam Project, and of course, those never-ending Mission: Impossible movies (because Tom Cruise never says no to a stunt). Under Ellison, Skydance has cranked out hit after hit—think Without Remorse, The Old Guard, 6 Underground, and a couple of Star Treks that actually didn’t tick off fans. Even the Jack Reacher stuff and Oscar-nominated True Grit? Yep, that’s him too. Then he went all-in on TV, launching Skydance Television in 2013. Shows like Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon on Netflix, plus Jack Ryan on Amazon, piled up Emmy nods. Other series like Condor, Foundation, and Reacher keep the brand everywhere. He didn’t stop there. In 2016, he jumped into gaming with Skydance Interactive. The studio’s VR game The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners? Total hit. Animation got its own division in 2017, with movies like Luck and Spellbound rolling out. Ellison even went international, building out Skydance Animation Madrid and locking in mega deals with Tencent, Redbird Capital, and CJ E&M—bumping the company’s value to $2.3 billion. Oh, and the guy flies planes, went to USC film school, and hangs in SoCal with his musician wife, Sandra Lynn. Busy doesn’t even cover it.
referencennBorn into Silicon Valley royalty, David Ellison grew up with the kind of access most aspiring filmmakers only dream about. His dad? Larry Ellison, the Oracle dude with a net worth that could buy a small country. But David didn't just coast on family money—well, okay, maybe a little. He dove into Hollywood, producing blockbusters like “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” People sometimes roll their eyes at “nepo babies,” but the guy hustled hard, founding Skydance Media and turning it into a major player. He’s got his fingerprints on everything from action flicks to animated hits, and yeah, his last name probably opened doors, but he’s kept those doors swinging with legit box office smarts. Whether you think he’s lucky, talented, or both, David Ellison’s become a behind-the-scenes force that’s pretty much reshaped the modern action movie landscape.
January 9, 1983
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
USA
Larry Ellison and Surekha
42 years old