David Perry

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Perry
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1967(1967-04-04)
Age	57
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Lisburn
Horoscope	Aries

David Perry Biography

David Perry is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on April 4, 1967 in Northern Ireland, Lisburn, United Kingdom. Video game developer most famous for his work on franchises like Earthworm Jim and MDK. He is also the founder of Shiny Entertainment, which he left in 2006.

His Earthworm Jim character was voiced by Dan Castellaneta of The Simpsons fame in the cartoon inspired by the game.

David Perry (born April 4, 1967) is a Northern Irish video game developer and programmer. He became prominent for programming platform games for 16-bit home consoles in the early to mid 1990s, including Disney’s Aladdin, Cool Spot, and Earthworm Jim. He founded Shiny Entertainment, where he worked from 1993 to

2006. Perry created games for companies such as Disney, 7 Up, McDonald’s, Orion Pictures, and Warner Bros. In 2008 he was presented with an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University Belfast for his services to computer gaming. He was the co-founder & CEO of cloud-based games service Gaikai, which was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment. In 2017 Perry became the co-founder & CEO of a customer intelligence startup called GoVYRL, Inc. developing a new advanced brand dashboard called Carro. In his spare time, following in his father’s footsteps, Perry is an avid photographer.

He began writing computer game programming books in 1982 at the age of 15, creating his own games for the Sinclair ZX81. According to an interview with the BBC, Perry stated that his first game was a driving game, “a black blob avoiding other black blobs”, which he wrote and sent to a magazine, which printed it. He sent them more games and they sent him a cheque for £450—a bit of a problem for a teenager who did not yet have a bank account. His work continued until he was offered a job making just £3,500/year as an apprentice to a veteran programmer who taught him how to do more advanced programming.

He married a woman named Elaine in 2001.

David Perry Net Worth

David Perry is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Perry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He created his own games on the early home computer system the Sinclair ZX81 as a teenager.

He co-founded the cloud-based gaming company Gaikai, which was sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for $380 million in July 2012.

Perry was born in April 1967 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, growing up in the towns of Templepatrick and Donegore in County Antrim, attending Templepatrick Primary School and then Methodist College Belfast.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David Perry height 5 feet 7 inches David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is David Perry Dating?

According to our records, David Perry married to Elaine Perry. As of December 1, 2023, David Perry’s is not dating anyone.

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Perry is on the advisory board for the Game Developers Conference, and has spoken at industry venues such as E3, CES, Hollywood and Games, Digital Hollywood, iHollywood, SIGGRAPH, Entertainment in the Interactive Age, What Teens Want, The Banff Summit, as well as at major universities such as USC, and MIT. In 2006, he co-hosted the annual Game Developers Choice Awards with Tommy Tallarico.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. David Perry celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

In November 2008, Perry co-founded Gaikai in the Netherlands, a company that released game streaming technology in late 2009.