Will the scion son of Larry Ellison, Davie is the only one of tech billionaire and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
He managed to carve plant his footprint in entertainment. He dropped out of the University of Southern California's film school to pursue a career in Hollywood, originally starting as an actor and aerobatic stunt pilot. In 2006, he founded the production company Skydance Media, producing major blockbuster hits such as Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek.
Will he continue to dance with Barri, or get wise or choose an experienced veteran?
With daffy’y dough With the heavy financial backing of his father, the young Ellison recently pulled off two of the biggest media consolidations in modern history:
The Paramount Merger (2025): He engineered an $8 billion deal that merged Skydance with Paramount Global, making him the Chairman and CEO of the newly formed Paramount Skydance. This gave him control of Paramount Pictures, CBS, Nickelodeon, and MTV. [1, 2, 3]
The Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition (2026): He expanded his media empire by completing a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Backed by a $45.7 billion equity guarantee from his father's revocable trust, this transaction unified historical rival studios under a single combined banner rebranded as Skydance, placing major assets like HBO and CNN under his umbrella. [1, 2]
