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Was an engineer in the mid-1970s for John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, and produced hit albums for U2, Dire Straits, the Eurythmics, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Pretenders, Bob Seger and Patti Smith.

Co-founded Interscope Records in 1990, introducing artists such as No Doubt, Dr. Dre, Nine Inch Nails, Eminem, Limp Bizkit, Enrique Iglesias, Mya, 2Pac, Smash Mouth and Eve.

Last name is pronounced "Eye-veen".

Worked with John Lennon on his "Rock 'n' Roll" and "Walls and Bridges" albums, as an assistant engineer. Iovine accidentally stretched and ruined a master tape early on; rather than get angry, Lennon snapped a Polaroid photo of the embarrassed Iovine, showed it to main engineer Roy Cicala, then told Iovine "We're gonna save this picture, and show it to you someday when you're a great producer, you dumb f**k!".

Named one of the five hottest producers of the 1980s by Billboard and twice voted Producer of the Year by Rolling Stone.

Father was a longshoreman.

Co-founded Beats by Dre alongside Dr. Dre.

Is an investor in the line of cocktails Gin & Juice.

Co-founded the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation alongside Dr. Dre.

Received an honorary Doctor of Music from USC in May 2013.

Co-founded the Iovine and Young Center alongside Dr. Dre.

Endowed the USC Iovine and Young Academy with a transformational $70 million gift in 2013.

On the board of directors for Live Nation Entertainment.

Claimed the Recording Academy's Producers and Engineers Wing Honor in 2012.

Co-founded digital music streaming service Beats Music with Dr. Dre.

Inducted into the California Museum's California Hall of Fame with Dr. Dre in 2014.

Earned induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Grew up in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Honored with the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award in 2014.