David Ellison, born in 1983, is an American film producer and media executive who leads Skydance Corporation as chairman and chief executive officer. He began as an actor before founding the film and television production company Skydance Media in 2006, and he ran it as chief executive from its founding until 2025. Under his leadership Skydance produced Terminator Genisys, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Life and Top Gun: Maverick, the last of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2025 Skydance acquired the media company Paramount Global, forming Paramount Skydance, after which he chose Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News. He is the son of Larry Ellison, a co-founder of Oracle Corporation.
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is an American film producer
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David Ellison (Wikipedia)
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is an American film producer
Founded By: Skydance Media, Lead paragraph
he founded the film and television production company Skydance Media in 2006
Led By: Skydance Media, Second paragraph
Ellison founded Skydance and was its CEO from 2006 until 2025
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is an American film producer, media proprietor
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he founded the film and television production company Skydance Media in 2006
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the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Skydance Corporation
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