David Ellefson
Biography
David Ellefson is an American bassist and backing vocalist who spent two stints with the heavy metal band Megadeth, first from 1983 until its 2002 breakup and then from 2010 until 2021. Born in Jackson, Minnesota, he played with his own groups in the Midwest club scene before relocating to Los Angeles. After Megadeth's first dissolution he formed F5 and took part in side projects including Temple of Brutality, Killing Machine and Metal Allegiance. In 2021 he helped start the hard rock group the Lucid, and he has also played with Dieth and Kings of Thrash, plus he later became a bassist for Metal Church. He also launched the EMP Label Group in 2015, produced the horror film Dwellers (2021) and published the memoir My Life with Deth, and in 2019 the Metal Hall of Fame inducted him.
61years old
Turns 62 on November 12in 1 day
- Born Jackson
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as David Warren Ellefson, Dave Junior and Junior
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years2010 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021DwellersIMDb rating 2.9
- 2019Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal StoryIMDb rating 7.5
- 2010The Big Four: Live in SofiaIMDb rating 8.6
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Behind the camera
In October 2015, Ellefson started a record label and production company called Ellefson Music Productions, also known as EMP Label Group. It put out the debut EP from Doll Skin, a pop punk group from Phoenix.
Behind the camera
In 2013, Ellefson said his autobiography My Life with Deth would come out from American publisher Howard Books. Author Joel McIver co-wrote the memoir, which has a foreword by Alice Cooper.
Behind the camera
Ellefson and business partner Thom Hazaert started Ellefson Films in May 2019. The company is producing the found footage horror movie Dwellers, which Drew Fortier wrote, directed and stars in.
David Ellefson movies on Netflix
Worked with
David Ellefson shares two films with Tom Araya, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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James L. Edwards's page
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Nick LevittDirector, 1 film, 2010
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Nick WickhamDirector, 1 film, 2010
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Adam DubinDirector, 1 film, 2019
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.