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Alki David
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Alkiviades David
May 1968 (age 57) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
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| Children | 2 |
Alkiviades "Alki" David (born May 1968) is a businessman from Cyprus and Britain. He is known for owning a large part of the Leventis-David Group. This group owns Coca-Cola Hellenic bottling plants in many countries. He also started several internet companies, like the online TV service FilmOn and the video streaming site BattleCam.com.
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Early Life and Education
Alkiviades David was born in May 1968 in Lagos, Nigeria. His family was involved in trading and shipping, and they were of Greek-speaking-Cypriot origin. His father, Andrew A. David, joined the family business, the Leventis-David Group, in Ghana. There, he managed a Coca-Cola Bottling Plant.
Alki David went to high school in Switzerland. He later studied film at the Royal College of Art.
Business Ventures and Career
In 1998, Alki David helped start a modeling agency in London called Independent Models. Famous models like Helena Christensen worked with this agency.
Later, in 2006, David teamed up with film producer Elliott Kastner. They launched 111 Pictures Ltd., a company that makes and sells films. In the same year, David also started FilmOn, which is an online streaming website.
He has also appeared in movies. For example, in the 2008 film The Bank Job, David played a character who was an expert in tunneling. He helped Jason Statham's character with a bank heist.
In 2015, David worked with rapper Chief Keef. The rapper signed a record deal with David and FilmOn. However, the partnership ended that same year due to disagreements with the rapper's management.
Reports in 2020 suggested his wealth, combined with the Leventis family, was very high. However, David himself later said that claims of him being a billionaire were not true.
David's Companies
Alki David has started several businesses:
- FilmOn: This is a website and mobile service for watching videos on demand. It grew out of his 111Pix film distribution company.
- BattleCam.com: This website lets people stream videos to each other. It hosts events like "Fight Night" and other pay-per-view tournaments. These events include mixed martial arts, gaming, and comedy.
- 9021go.com: This is an online shopping website that he started in 2011.
- Hologram USA Theatre: This is a theater located on Hollywood Boulevard.
- Swiss-X: This company works with certain plants.
Personal Life
Alki David has been married and has two sons, Andrew and Alexander. He married Emma McAllister in 2007, and later Jennifer Stano in 2011. Jennifer Stano is a swimsuit designer and former model.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Type |
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| 2004 | The Freediver | Hector | Also director, producer and writer |
| The Grid | Yussef Nasseriah | TV series (one episode) | |
| 2005 | Opa! | Spiros Kakogiannis | |
| Spooks | Badrak Madjid | TV series (one episode) | |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | Mr. Pappas | TV series (one episode) |
| 2007 | Living with Lew | Co-producer | |
| Flight of Fury | Rojar | Direct-to-DVD | |
| Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen | Villain | Also director, producer, writer, and editor | |
| Fishtales | Captain Mavros | Also director, producer, writer, and editor | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Bambos | |
| 2009 | Trial & Retribution | Hikmet | TV series (one episode) |
| Waking the Dead | Coban | TV series (two episodes) | |
| 2012 | Secrets of a Trophy Wife | Himself | TLC special |
| 2015 | Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin | Mr. Network |
