David Ellison

David Ellisonis an American film producer, son of multibillionaire Larry Ellison, and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media.

Career

Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. 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.

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 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.