David Ellison is an American film producer. He became the chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance in August 2025. Before that, he started Skydance Media back in 2006 and led the company as its CEO until 2025.
Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
According to the reports, his current net worth is approximately $500 million from all of his income sources as of 2025(source). He is of African-American Ethnicity. His father is of Italian and Jewish heritage. His religious faith is in the Jewish religion.
Wife, Parents & Children
According to the reports, he is married now. He married Sandra Lynn Modic, who works as an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011, in Palm Springs, California. The couple has two kids.
He was born to his African-American parents. His mother’s name is Mrs Barbara Boothe Ellison, and his father’s name is Mr Larry Ellison. He has a sister named Megan Ellison.
Age, Height & Weight
As per reports, he is 42 years old as of 2025. He is 6 feet 2 inches (185m) in height, and his weight is approximately 190 pounds (85 kg). He has light brown hair, and his eyes are also brown.
Early Life & Educational Details
He was born on 9 January 1983 in Santa Clara County, California, United States. He was raised in Woodside, California, by his mom, who encouraged his interest in movies.
He went to the University of Southern California but left film school in 2005 to help pay for a movie called Flyboys, which didn’t do well at the box office. He looked up to businessman Steve Jobs, who was a friend of his dad.
He even shared his plan for Skydance Media with Jobs and later improved it based on Jobs’ advice. He also has a sister, Megan Ellison, who works as a film producer and started Annapurna Pictures.
He is a trained pilot who can fly many types of aircraft, including helicopters, commercial planes, aerobatic planes, and multi-engine aircraft.
In 2003, when he was just 20, he was chosen to perform with Sean D. Tucker’s “Stars of Tomorrow” aerobatic team at the EAA AirVenture show.
Career Details
He started Skydance Media and works as its CEO. His company has made big movies like Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond.
He was included in Variety’s Dealmaker list in 2010 and made it into Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2011. He was also nominated for an Oscar for producing Top Gun: Maverick.
He acted in movies like Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond, and Hole in One. In 2014, he started a men’s clothing brand called the LANAI Collection.
In 2017, he helped launch Skydance Animation with a studio in Spain, and he brought in former Pixar leader John Lasseter to run the animation division.
In early 2024, news came out that he wanted to merge Skydance Media with Paramount Global and buy its parent company, National Amusements, from Shari Redstone.
The FCC approved the plan in July 2025, and the merger was completed on August 7, 2025, creating the new Paramount Skydance Corporation. Ellison now leads the combined company as its chairman and CEO.
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