Editing Larry Ellison (section)

==Personal life==
===Marriages===
Ellison has been married six times:

# Ellison married Adda Quinn in 1967.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=347}} They divorced in 1974.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=348}} 
# Ellison married Nancy Wheeler Jenkins shortly after meeting her in late 1976.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=350}} In 1978, the couple divorced and Wheeler sold back her shares in SDL to Ellison for $500.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=351}} 
# Ellison was married to Barbara Boothe from 1983 to 1986.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=353, 347}} Boothe was a former receptionist at RSI.{{sfn|Symonds|Ellison|2004|p=352}} They had two children, [[David Ellison|David]] and [[Megan Ellison|Megan]], who are film producers at [[Skydance Media]] and [[Annapurna Pictures]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kim |last=Masters |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reacher-zero-dark-thirty-397881 |title=Producer Siblings Megan and David Ellison Betting Big on Holiday Box Office |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 5, 2012 |access-date= January 24, 2014 |archive-date= February 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140218145114/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reacher-zero-dark-thirty-397881 |url-status= live}}</ref> 
# On December 18, 2003, Ellison married Melanie Craft, a romance novelist, at his Woodside estate. Ellison's friend [[Steve Jobs]], former CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc., was the official wedding photographer,<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/14/MNGS649LVB1.DTL |title=Larry Ellison's most important merger |access-date= October 29, 2009 |date=January 14, 2004 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |first1=Carolyne |last1=Zinko |first2=Carrie |last2=Kirby |archive-date= December 9, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081209071803/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2004%2F01%2F14%2FMNGS649LVB1.DTL |url-status= live}}</ref> and Representative [[Tom Lantos]] officiated. They divorced in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/tag/melanie-craft/ |publisher=CNN |title=Larry Ellison's surreal year |first=Adam |last=Lashinsky |date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101102010955/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/tag/melanie-craft/ |archive-date= November 2, 2010}}</ref> 
# From 2010 until 2020, Ellison was in a relationship and then fifth marriage with Ukrainian-American model and actress Nikita Kahn.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is Larry Ellison's Girlfriend? Details on the Oracle CEO's Dating History |url=https://marketrealist.com/p/larry-ellison-girlfriend/ |website=Market Realist |date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> They divorced in 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=Front Office Sports |last=Young | first=Dennis| date=2024-12-04 |title=Who is Jolin, The Mystery Woman Fueling Michigan's Recruiting Boom? |url=https://frontofficesports.com/larry-ellison-michigan-jolin-nil-underwood/}} |access-date=12-12-2024</ref>
# As of 2024, Ellison is married to Jolin Ellison ({{nee|Zhu}}),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lu |first1=Fran |title=Who is Jolin Zhu? Young Chinese woman, sixth wife of 80-year-old Oracle founder |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3292129/who-jolin-zhu-young-chinese-woman-sixth-wife-80-year-old-billionaire-oracle-founder |access-date=10 March 2025 |work=South China Morning Post |date=24 December 2024 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310152346/https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3292129/who-jolin-zhu-young-chinese-woman-sixth-wife-80-year-old-billionaire-oracle-founder |archive-date=10 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Graham |first=Matthew |date=November 23, 2024 |title=Jolin Ellison is secret Michigan billionaire wife vital to Bryce Underwood flip |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle/business/jolin-ellison-secret-michigan-billionaire-wife-vital-bryce-underwood-flip |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=2024-11-23}}</ref> an alumna of the University of Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome Bryce Underwood, the #1 Recruit in the Nation |url=https://www.championscircleuofm.com/thosewhostayhome|access-date=2024-11-23}}</ref>

===Health===
Ellison abstains from alcohol and drugs, stating that "I can't stand anything that clouds my mind."<ref>{{cite news|last=Barth|first=Chris|title=Ten Teetotalling Moguls|work=[[Forbes]]|date=11 March 2011|url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/03/11/teetotal-moguls_slide.html|access-date=18 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730213556/https://www.forbes.com/2011/03/11/teetotal-moguls_slide_11.html|archive-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

===Cars===
Ellison owns many exotic cars, including an [[Audi R8]] and a [[McLaren F1]]. His favorite is the [[Acura NSX]], which he gave as gifts each year during its production.<ref name="Being Larry Ellison" /> Ellison is also reportedly the owner of a [[Lexus LFA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lexusenthusiast.com/2011/06/10/is-larry-ellison-the-latest-lexus-lfa-owner/ |title=Is Larry Ellison latest LFA Owner? |website=Lexus Enthusiast |date=June 10, 2011 |access-date= June 10, 2011 |archive-date= June 12, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110612113512/http://lexusenthusiast.com/2011/06/10/is-larry-ellison-the-latest-lexus-lfa-owner/ |url-status= live}}</ref>

===Homes===
Ellison styled his estimated $110&nbsp;million [[Woodside, California]], estate after [[feudal Japan]]ese [[Japanese architecture|architecture]], complete with a man-made {{convert|2.3|acre|ha|adj=on}} lake and an extensive [[seismic retrofit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.house-arch.com/japanese-imperial-palace-of-oracle-ceo%E2%80%99s.html |title=Japanese Palace Style of Oracle CEO House |website=House & Architecture Design |date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111029231947/http://www.house-arch.com/japanese-imperial-palace-of-oracle-ceo%E2%80%99s.html |archive-date= October 29, 2011}}</ref> In 2004 and 2005 he purchased more than twelve properties in [[Malibu, California]], worth more than $180&nbsp;million. The $65&nbsp;million Ellison spent on five contiguous lots at Malibu's Carbon Beach made this the most costly residential transaction in United States history until banker [[Ronald Perelman]] sold his [[Palm Beach, Florida]], compound for $70&nbsp;million later that same year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Geist |first=Isabella |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/11/05/cx_cd_1105movers.html |title=Ron's $70 Million Sale |newspaper=Forbes |date=November 5, 2004 |access-date= September 2, 2017 |archive-date= January 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180120182307/https://www.forbes.com/2004/11/05/cx_cd_1105movers.html |url-status= live}}</ref> The entertainment system at his [[Pacific Heights, San Francisco|Pacific Heights]] home cost $1&nbsp;million, and includes a rock concert-sized video projector at one end of a drained swimming pool, using the gaping hole as a giant subwoofer.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Jack |last=Boulware |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.11/power_houses_pr.html |title=Power Houses |journal=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |issue=October 2011 |access-date= June 4, 2013 |date=November 2002 |archive-date= June 28, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130628230824/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.11/power_houses_pr.html |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Lizette |date=Jul 20, 2003 |title=Automatic House |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2003/07/21/focus1.html?page=3 |access-date=2021-08-03 |work=San Francisco Business Times |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802131911/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2003/07/21/focus1.html?page=3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2010, Ellison purchased the [[Astors' Beechwood Mansion]]&nbsp;– formerly the summer home of the [[Astor family]]&nbsp;– in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], for $10.5&nbsp;million.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-real-estate-2015-4 |title=Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has an incredible real estate portfolio – take a look at his properties in Silicon Valley, Japan, Hawaii, and more |last=Leskin |first=Paige |website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229234435/https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-real-estate-2015-4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011 he purchased the 249-acre Porcupine Creek Estate and private golf course in [[Rancho Mirage, California]], for $42.9&nbsp;million.<ref name=":0" /> The property was formerly the home of [[Yellowstone Club]] founders Edra and [[Tim Blixseth]], and was sold to Ellison by creditors following their divorce and bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web |first=Candy |last=Evans |access-date= April 9, 2011 |url=http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/09/larry-ellison-buys-porcupine-creek |title=Larry Ellison Buys Porcupine Creek |website=Luxist |date=February 9, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110412063251/http://www.luxist.com/2011/02/09/larry-ellison-buys-porcupine-creek/ |archive-date= April 12, 2011 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

In December 2020, he left California and moved to Lānaʻi, of which he owns 98%.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schleifer |first=Theodore |date=2020-12-14 |title=Tech billionaire Larry Ellison has moved to Hawaii |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/14/22174741/oracle-larry-ellison-moving-hawaii-tech-billionaire-lanai |access-date=2021-02-09 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216012030/https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/14/22174741/oracle-larry-ellison-moving-hawaii-tech-billionaire-lanai |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, Ellison bought a 22-acre property in [[Manalapan, Florida]] for $173 million. He purchased it from [[James H. Clark|Jim Clark]], who in turn had acquired it from the [[Ziff brothers|Ziff family]]. It is the most expensive residential property purchase in Florida history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/06/23/larry-ellison-oracle-billionaire-florida-home/7717443001/ |title=Larry Ellison: Oracle billionaire's $173M estate sets Florida record |work=USA Today |date= |accessdate=2022-08-15 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815005338/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/06/23/larry-ellison-oracle-billionaire-florida-home/7717443001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>