David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American

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and actor best known as the founder and CEO of

Skydance Media Skydance Media, LLC (formerly known as Skydance Productions) is an American production company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films wit ...

Early life and education

David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire

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co-founder and chairman

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, and his ex-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison. His father is of Italian and

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heritage.Matthew Symonds, Larry Ellison. ''Software: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle'' Simon and Schuster, 2004. pp332-333 David attended the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

. He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison, who founded

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Career

Ellison is the CEO and founder of

. In 2010, with his father then the sixth richest person in the world, and a partnership deal with

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, 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,

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, World War Z, True Grit,

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, 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

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30 Under 30 list in 2011. As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films '' Flyboys'', '' Little Fish, Strange Pond'' and ''

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''. Ellison's company

expanded in 2013 with the launch of its television division. He has executive produced shows such as '' Altered Carbon'', and ''

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''. 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

had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.

Personal life

Ellison is a licensed pilot with instrument ratings for helicopter aviation,

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, 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

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.EAA News
; accessed October 26, 2015. Ellison is a member of the

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and Television Academy. He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011 in

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Filmography

Film

;Actor ;Director ;Writer ;Thanks

Television

;Executive producer * ''

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'' (2014−15) * '' Ten Days in the Valley'' (2017) * ''

'' (2015−18) * '' Dietland'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018–present) * '' Altered Carbon'' (2018−19) * ''

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'' (2018−present) * '' Foundation'' (2021–present) * '' Reacher'' (2022–present) * '' Good Rivals'' (2022) * ''The Checkup with Dr. David Agus'' (2022) * '' The Big Door Prize'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''Ring Shout'' (TBA) * ''Cross'' (TBA) * ''Hotel del Luna'' (TBA) ;Actor

References

External links

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David Ellison Work Summary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, David 1983 births Living people American male film actors American film producers American aviators American people of Italian descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent Film producers from California People from Santa Clara County, California University of Southern California people Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni Commercial aviators Skydance Media people