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David Geffen Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Wiki

David Geffen Net Worth 2020
Celebrated Name/Nick Name: David Geffen
Real Name/Birth Name: David Lawrence Geffen
Gender: Male
Age: 81 years old
Birth Date/Birthday: 21 February 1943
Birth Place: Borough Park, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: White
Height/How Tall: 1.74 m
Weight: 80 kg
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Marital Status: Single
Wife/Spouse (Name): No
Children: No
Dating/Girlfriend
(Name):
N/A
Is David Geffen Gay? (Name of Partner): No
Does he have tattoos?: No
Smoking: No
Drinking: Yes
Profession: American business magnate, producer, film studio executive, and philanthropist
Net Worth in 2024: $9 billion
Last Updated: March 2024

David Geffen is an American businessman, film studio executive, and a producer. He was the creator of DGC Records, Asylum Records, and Geffen Records. He is also a philanthropist known for his contributions in many organizations including David Geffen School of Medicine.

Perhaps you know a thing or two about David Geffen, however, how well do you know about him? For instance, how old is he? How about his height and weight, moreover his net worth? In another case, David Geffen might be a stranger, fortunately for you we have compiled all you need to know about David Geffen’s biography-wiki, his personal life, today’s net worth as of 2024, his age, height, weight, career, professional life, and more facts. Well, if your all set, here is what I know.

Early Life & Biography

David Geffen
David Geffen

his full names are David Lawrence Geffen, born in New York, the United States of America on the 21st of February 1943. He was born to Jewish immigrants Batya Volovskaya and Abraham Geffen. His mother owned a clothing store in Borough Park.

He graduated from New Utrecht High School in 1960. He then joined Texas University but dropped out after one semester. He enrolled in two other colleges but never finished his studies.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

David Geffen’s age is 81 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2024 having been born on 21 February 1943. Though, he is 1.74 m tall, he weighs about 80 kg.

Personal Life: Affair, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

David announced that he was gay in 1992. He was ranked number one in the ‘Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America’ list by the Out Magazine in May 2007. Geffen is reported by the Wealth-X of owning the most valuable art collection in the entire world. His collections are estimated to be worth billions. He also owns very luxurious yachts.

Career, Awards, & Nominations

David appeared briefly ‘The Explosive Generation’ film extra in 1961 before starting his entertainment career. He began at the William Morris Agency’s mailroom. He reportedly intercepted and modified a letter to prove he was a graduate.

He left WMA and became a personal manager. He managed artists like Nash, Laura Nyro, Stills, and Crosby. He met Ahmed Ertegun who was the founder of Atlantic Records when David was searching for a record deal for Jackson Browne, and Ahmed suggested to David to start his record label.

He founded Asylum Records in 1970, alongside Elliot Roberts. He signed artists like Tom Waits, J.D Souther, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, among many others. the company changed to Elektra Asylum Record in 1972 after the Warner Communications fully acquired it.

In 1975, Geffen went to work as a vice chairman of the Warner Bros. film studio, only to retire after two years. He was wrongly diagnosed with cancer prompting his retirement in 1977. In 1980, it emerged that he was no suffering from a terminal disease and he decided to get to work.

Geffen Records was founded in 1980 by David with Ed Rosenblatt as the president. This company became successful very fast and many famous artists signed with it. The Warner Bros distributed the label but later was sold to MCA Records. David left Geffen records in 1995. As a producer, David produced films like ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Little Shop of Horror,’ and ‘Risky Business.’

For his outstanding work, David was honored with the President’s Merit Award in February 2011 at the 53RD Grammy Awards. He also received the Ahmet Ertegun Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Award in 2010.

David Geffen’s Net Worth & Salary in 2024

David Geffen Net Worth 2020As of 2024, The estimated net worth of the business magnate is $9 billion. He got most of his fortune from his record labels which have over the years produced great hits for various artists. He also receives a significant amount from his private art collections. He is recorded to have sold paintings from worth millions from his collection.

David Geffen is today among the wealthiest people in the world. He started from the scratch and finally made it in life. David did not even finish his college studies, but that did not prevent him from achieving his goals in life. Geffen dedicated all his energy to his work, and he was successful.

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