Mo Ostin, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Cause Of Death, Net Worth

April 2024 · 2 minute read

Mo Ostin (born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky) was an American record executive who worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks.

Ostin was born in New York to a Jewish family who fled Russia during the Russian Revolution. He attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and studied economics and law at UCLA.

He began his career in the mid-1950s as controller at Clef Records, a record company started by Norman Granz, brother of friend and neighbor, Irving Granz.

The company was soon renamed ‘Verve’, where he was involved with Jazz At The Philharmonic, a worldwide concert promotion operation that provided a live performance platform for the label’s touring stars

Ostin spent 32 years at Warner/Reprise and was instrumental in the acquisition of the independent Elektra label by Warner Communications, as well as the subsequent formation of WEA Corporation and WEA International.

Ostin died on July 31, 2022.

Mo Ostin age

What was Mo Ostin date of birth? Ostin was born on March 27, 1927.

What was Mo Ostin age? How old was Mo Ostin? Ostin died aged 95.

Mo Ostin cause of death

Ostin died on July 31, 2022 and he is reported to have died of natural causes.

Mo Ostin height

How tall was Mo Ostin? Ostin was of average height. What was Mo Ostin height? Ostin was 1.78m tall.

Mo Ostin wife

Mo was married to Evelyn Ostin, but she died in 2005.

Mo Ostin children

Mo had three sons with his wife, namely; Kenny, Randall (Randy) and Michael.

Kenny and Randall died in in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Michael is still alive and manages A Tribe Called Quest.

Michael is a Los Angeles based entertainment veteran with over 35 years of experience in the industry and he is currently co-producing a documentary about the prolific career of his father, Mo Ostin, along with esteemed writer/director/producer Lawrence Kasden.

Mo Ostin net worth

At the time of death, Mo Ostin had an estimated net worth of $50 million.

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