David Ellison
Production·January 9, 1983 — 43 years old·Santa Clara, California, USA
David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 2025. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, a centibillionaire.
He founded Skydance Media in 2006 and served as its CEO until 2025, and has produced the films, including Terminator Genisys (2015), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Life (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with the latter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Known For
World War Z
2013·6.8
Top Gun: Maverick
2022·8.2
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011·7.1
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015·7.2
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013·7.3
Annihilation
2018·6.4
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018·7.5
Terminator Genisys
2015·6.0
Baywatch
2017·6.1
Life
2017·6.5
Jack Reacher
2012·6.7
Star Trek Beyond
2016·6.8
Filmography · 99
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