James Iovine (born March 11, 1953), known as Jimmy, is an American entrepreneur, record executive, former record producer, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records. He appears in Grand Theft Auto Online, as himself in The Cayo Perico Heist update.
Description[]
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Cayo Perico Heist[]
Jimmy makes a cameo appearance during the Heist Prep: Gather Intel mission introductory cutscene with DJ Pooh and Dr. Dre. As the GTA Online Protagonist and English Dave are about to board the plane with Keinemusik, they pull up to the airport hangar in a Baller. They were supposed to join Juan Strickler's party in Cayo Perico and more of their entourage were supposed to follow in Dr. Dre's car, but when they hear it was stolen at Iovine's house with Dre's phone full of important data including unreleased music, they cancel their trip. Pooh organized Scott Storch to take their place.
The Contract[]
A year later in December 2021, Pooh contacts Franklin Clinton, co-owner of the F. Clinton and Partner celebrity solutions agency, and asks the GTA Online Protagonist to retrieve Dr. Dre's stolen phone. They meet Pooh at the Los Santos Golf Club, and he introduces Franklin and the protagonist to Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.
Jimmy later appears during the mission Studio Time, after he warns Franklin over the phone about the hired gunmen breaking into Record A Studios. After the player kills all of the gunmen, Dr. Dre explains to Jimmy that Johnny Guns is the one who stole his phone and sent the assailants.
Dr. Dre later tells the protagonist(s) that Jimmy had previously told him that he should have released his demos and materials he had been working on for years, instead of hoarding them.
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Cayo Perico Heist[]
The Contract[]
GTA Works[]
- Grand Theft Auto Online: The Cayo Perico Heist - Himself (2020)
- Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract - Himself (2021)
Trivia[]
- Jimmy Iovine is credited on the Special Thanks section of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas manual.
- Jimmy's ringtone is "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks, which was produced by him and was featured on Liberty Rock Radio in Grand Theft Auto IV.