Age, Biography and Wiki

Jimmy Levine is an American music executive who has been active in the music industry since the late 1970s. He is the founder and CEO of Levine Communications Office, a music publicity and marketing firm. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Prince. Levine was born on 11 March, 1953 in New York, New York, United States. He is 67 years old as of 2020. He holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Levine has not revealed any information about his family and his early life. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied music and business. Levine has an estimated net worth of $10 million as of 2020. He has earned his wealth from his career as a music executive. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Prince. He is also the founder and CEO of Levine Communications Office, a music publicity and marketing firm. Levine is not married and does not have any children. He is currently single and there is no information about his past relationships.

Popular As N/A
Occupation Entrepreneur,record executive,media proprietor
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 11 March, 1953
Birthday 11 March
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 11 March. He is a member of famous Entrepreneur with the age 71 years old group.

Jimmy Levine Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Jimmy Levine height is 1.65 m .

Physical Status
Height 1.65 m
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Jimmy Levine's Wife?

His wife is Vicki Iovine (m. 1985-2009) Liberty Ross (m. 2016)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Vicki Iovine (m. 1985-2009) Liberty Ross (m. 2016)
Sibling Not Available
Children Jade Iovine, Jeremy Iovine, Jessica Iovine, James Iovine

Jimmy Levine Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jimmy Levine worth at the age of 71 years old? Jimmy Levine’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from United States. We have estimated Jimmy Levine's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Entrepreneur

Jimmy Levine Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia Jimmy Levine Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

2017

In July 2017, HBO ran a four-part documentary about Jimmy Iovine's relationship with Dr. Dre and other musicians titled The Defiant Ones.

2014

Prior to the Apple acquisition of Beats in 2014, Iovine became chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, an umbrella unit merged by the then-newly-reincarnated Universal Music Group in 1999.

On May 28, 2014, Apple Inc. announced the acquisition of Beats Electronics. Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple where he helped in the creation of Apple Music.

2013

In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of the Beats brand into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013. Former Topspin Media executive Ian Rogers and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor were said to be involved.

In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated $70 million to the University of Southern California to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The first class of the Academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.

On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Southern California and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.

2011

From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor on Fox's American Idol. Iovine's protégés—Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Candice Glover—release their music through Interscope. Iovine stopped working with the show in mid-2013.

In 2011, Iovine was honored by The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Grammy Awards. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the governing body of the Grammy Awards, said in presenting the award.

2008

In 2008, Iovine teamed up with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand. The company had captured 20 percent market share of the headphones industry by 2012.

2005

In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "Don't Make Me Over", an episode of Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy.

2002

In 2002, Iovine co-produced the Academy Award-winning Eminem movie, 8 Mile, which opened at #1 at the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide. Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2009 LeBron James documentary More than a Game and 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

1991

Iovine signed Tupac Shakur to a recording contract as one of the first hip-hop acts on the Interscope label in 1991.

1990

In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records, which became Interscope Geffen A&M after a merger in 1999.

Iovine was also responsible for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip-hop label in the 1990s. Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope's initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the 1990s, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like Eminem and 50 Cent.

1985

James Iovine was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an Italian working-class family. His mother was a secretary and his father, Vincent "Jimmy" Iovine, worked on the docks as a longshoreman. His father's death and his love for Christmas inspired Jimmy to record A Very Special Christmas in 1985. Iovine attended Catholic school in Brooklyn, graduating from the since-closed Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School and went on to attend New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At 19, he was a college dropout. He was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio. He began working as a studio professional around 1972. Since the start of his career, Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.

1984

Iovine was also responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance film Sixteen Candles and the 1988 comedy film Scrooged.

1977

Iovine served as sound engineer for the Voyager Golden Records, a pair of phonograph records which were launched aboard the Voyager space probes in 1977.

1970

In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working with John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, among others. By 1973, Iovine was on staff at the New York studio the Record Plant, where he worked on Springsteen's Born to Run and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell albums. He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 Patti Smith album Easter, which included her Top 40 hit "Because the Night". He teamed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Damn the Torpedoes and U2 on Rattle and Hum. Iovine also produced Bella Donna (the first solo album for Stevie Nicks), Making Movies for Dire Straits, and Get Close for The Pretenders.

1953

James Iovine (/ˈ aɪ . ə v iː n / EYE -ə-veen, Italian: [ˈjoːvine] ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records. In 2006, Iovine and rapper-producer Dr. Dre founded Beats Electronics, which produces audio products and operated a now-defunct music streaming service. The company was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion in May 2014.