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Rep Moves For 2/21/14: CAA, ICM Partners, Innovative Artists, WME
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Rep Moves For 2/28/14: Innovative Artists, APA, UTA, ICM Partners
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APA: English actor Finn Jones is now repped by Shelsea Jacobs and Jim Osborne. Jones currently starsas Ser Loras Tyrell on HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones. Prior to his breakout role, Jones was a series regular on the British soaps Hollyoaks Later and Hollyoaks. He also appeared in the U.K. series The Bill, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors and he had a role in the 2005 feature Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. Next up,Jones will appear in the indie thriller The Last Showing opposite Robert Englund. APA: Screenwriter Gina Wendkos is now repped by David E. Saunders. Wendkos is currently writing the feature Carnival for CBS Films. Starting her career in the eighties, her early credits included Wiseguy, Hooperman, My Two Dads and Can’t Hurry Love. Wendkos has since gone on to write the screenplays for Coyote Ugly, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and The Perfect Man. She also wrote the 2012 television movie Do No Harm. Wendkos’ script Kabul Beauty School is in development at Columbia. ICM Partners: Writer and actor Nick Damici is now repped by Bryan Diperstein and Erik Horine forfilm and TV lit. Damici most recently wrote and appeared in the Sundance drama Cold in July, opposite Michael C. Hall. He also will appear in Dark Was the Night, currently in post. Damici's other writing credits have included Fast Horses, Mulberry Street, Stake Land and We Are What We Are. As an actor, Damici's credits include the features Premium Rush, Stake Land and World Trade Center. He's also appeared in the television series CSI: New York, Law & Order and Life on Mars. Damici recurred as the character Ray on the NBC series The Black Donnellys. ICM Partners: Actor Johnny Simmons is now repped by Chuck James, J.R. Ringer, Andrew Rogers and Joanne Wiles. Simmons most recently starred asJack London in the Discovery miniseries Klondike. He also appeared in the 2013 feature The To Do List. Simmons’ feature credits have included Evan Almighty, Boogeyman 2, Hotel for Dogs, The Greatest, Jennifer’s Body, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Television credits include Numb3rs and Elementary. Next up, Simmons will star in the indie Frank & Cindy opposite Oliver Platt and Rene Russo. ICM Partners: Australian actor Rhys Wakefield is now repped by Steven Brown, Carter Cohn and Nigel Meiojas. Wakefield is currently appearing in the feature Endless Love, which was released on Valentine’s Day. He’s probably best known, however, for playing Lucas Holden on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. Wakefield’s other credits include the features The Black Balloon, Broken Hill, Sanctum and The Purge. He earned Best Actor nominations from both the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia for his performance in The Black Balloon. Next up, Wakefield will appear in the features A Relative Stranger and Cardboard Boxer. Innovative Artists: Actress Yvette Nicole Brown is now repped by Steven Muller, Ian Arougheti, Nevin Dolcefino, David Lederman and Marcia Hurwitz. Brown currently stars as Shirley on the NBC series Community. She also has played recurring characters on Drake and Josh, Boston Legal, Family Guy, Sleeper Cell and Girlfriends. Starting out as a singer, Brown appeared in commercials during the early part of her career before landing guest spots on series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Two and a Half Men, House, Entourage, The Office, Chuck and Once Upon a Time. Her feature credits have included Repo Men, (500) Days of Summer, Tropic Thunder, Dreamgirls and Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Sea of Monsters. Brown is also popular on the talk show circuit and co-hosted The Jeff Probst Show. UTA: Actor Spencer Boldman is now repped by Kevin Volchok. Boldman currently stars in the Disney XD series Lab Rats. He also recently appeared on the Disney sitcom Jessie. Boldman’s previous television credits include iCarly, I’m in the Band, Jack and Janet Save the Planet and Billion Dollar Freshman. He also recently made his feature debut in 2012’s 21 Jump Street. Next up, Boldman will appear in the DTV feature Dakota’s Summer. UTA: Actress Willa Holland is now repped by Darren Boghosian, Josh Katz, Michael Jelline, and Brittany Balbo. Holland currently stars as Thea Queen on the CW series Arrow. However, she’s probably best known for playing Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. Starting off as a model and appearing in commercials, Holland’s feature credits include Garden Party, Middle of Nowhere, A Summer in Genoa, Legion and Straw Dogs. She also played Agnes Andrews on Gossip Girl. Holland voices the character Aqua in Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series for PlayStation Portable.Management Companies
Anonymous Content: Screenwriter and director Melisa Wallack is now repped by Michael Sugar and Alex Goldstone. Wallack co-wrote Dallas Buyer’s Club and she is currently up for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She wrote Dallas Buyer’s Club a decade ago and it was her first script. Since that point, Wallack was named one of Variety’s “10 Screenwriters to Watch” in 2005 and she also wrote and co-directed the 2007 feature Meet Bill, starring Aaron Eckhart. Additionally, Wallack conceived the story for the feature Mirror Mirror and wrote a draft of Emily the Strange, which is now in active development.↧
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Rep Moves For 3/7/14: Gersh, CAA, Paradigm, ICM Partners
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CAA: Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari is now repped by Jason Heyman, Jay Baker, Martin Lesak, Michael Cooper and Micah Green. Ansari currently stars on NBC’s hit series Parks and Recreation. His third hour-long stand-up special Buried Alive also recently made its debut on Netflix. Starting his stand-up career in 2000, Ansari created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant before going on to appear in such features as Funny People, I Love You, Man, Observe and Report and 30 Minutes or Less. Next up, Ansari will resume his “Modern Romance” tour across multiple cities in the U.S. He also signed a deal with Penguin Press last year and will write a book about technology and dating, which will be published in 2015. CAA: Australian actress Adelaide Kane is now repped by Bryan O’Guin, Sean Grumman, Alex Mebed and Elan Ruspoli. Kane currently stars on the CW series Reign, playing Mary Queen of Scots. She’s probably best known, however, for her role as Cora Hale on MTV series Teen Wolf. Kane started acting at age six and her previous credits have included the Australian soap Neighbours, Power Rangers RPM and a lead role in the feature film The Purge, opposite Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. Kane will next appear in the feature film Where the Devil Hides, out later this year. CESD: Actor George Hamilton is now a client. Hamilton will soon be seen in the feature films Catatonk Blues, opposite Treat Williams, as well as Silver Skies with Howard Hesseman and Mariette Hartley. He also recently appeared on the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland. Starting his career in 1952, Hamilton has led an extensive career in film and television, appearing in such films as Where the Boys Are, The Victors, A Time for Killing, Love at First Bite, Zorro, the Gay Blade and The Godfather, Part III to name a few. Television-wise, a few of Hamilton’s more notable credits include the sixth season of Dynasty, as well as the second season of Dancing with the Stars. Hamilton has been nominated for two Golden Globes over his career, for Zorro, the Gay Blade and Love at First Bite respectively. Gersh: Actor Jack Donnelly is now repped by Alex Yarosh. Donnelly currently stars as Jason of the Argonauts on the BBC America series Atlantis. Prior to Atlantis, Donnelly was probably best known for playing Jason Winkler on the popular Nickelodeon series House of Anubis. His other credits have included appearances on the U.K. series Doctors, Threesome, Misfits and Dancing on the Edge. Donnelly is also a founding member of the comedy improvisational group “Chuck Dustler,” which performs in East London. Gersh: British writer Chris Hill is now repped by David Rubin, Greg Pedicin, Brandy Rivers and Sean Barclay. Hill recently co-wrote the horror feature The Rules of the Game with Sam Michell. That film is being directed by Edward McGown and is now in post-production. Previously, Hill was a writer on the fourth series of Skins and served as a script consultant on 2009’s The Last Station. He has also written the feature Carrying David, which is currently in development at Lex Filmed Entertainment. The Rules of the Game marks Hill’s first feature. Gersh: Actress Sharon Stone is now repped by Bob Gersh, Daisy Wu and Max Nagler. Stone will soon star in TNT’s action adventure drama Agent X. She’s also set to appear in John Turturro’s upcoming comedy Fading Gigolo, opposite Woody Allen and Sofia Vergara. Stone’s career began in the eighties, with feature credits including Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Sliver, The Quick and the Dead, Casino, The Muse and The Mighty. She’s also had recurring roles on such series as The Practice, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Huff and Bay City Blues. Stone has received four Golden Globes nominations over her career, as well as one Academy Award nomination for her performance in Casino. She also won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress for a three-episode arc on The Practice. ICM Partners: Irish actor Colm Meaney is now repped by Andy Coleman, Andrew Kurland, Justin Deanda and John Burnham. Meaney currently appears as the series regular Thomas “Doc” Durant on AMC’s Hell on Wheels. However, he is probably best known for playing Miles O’Brien on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Over his career, Meaney has built up a lengthy film and television resume with credits including the three films in The Barrytown Trilogy, The Damned United, Get Him to the Greek and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Meaney will next appear in the features Where the Devil Hides and Pelé. Paradigm: Actress Melanie Griffith is now repped by Manny Nunez, Debbee Klein, Iris Grossman, Nate Bryson and Andrew Ruf. Griffith will soon appear in the feature film Ithaca, which Meg Ryan will direct. She also has a role in Autómata opposite her husband Antonio Banderas and Dylan McDermott. The daughter of Tippi Hedren, Griffith began her career at only 9 months old and has gone on to appear in such films as Body Double, Working Girl, Pacific Heights, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Born Yesterday and the television movie RKO 28 to name a few. Griffith made her Broadway debut playing Roxy Hart in Chicagoand she both received an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance in Working Girl. Paradigm: Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgård is now repped by Nick LoPiccolo, Jim Dempsey and Ken Stovitz. Skarsgård currently stars as Floki on the History series Vikings. He also appeared in the 2012 feature Kon-Tiki, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, as well as the features Autumn Blood and The Way Back. Acting since the mid-nineties, Skarsgård has appeared in a number of Swedish films and television series, including The Color of Milk, Kidz in da Hood, Sanpphanar, Patrik, Age 1.5 and Trust Me. He also recently appeared in the Swedish miniseries Ettor och Nollor, which premiered in February.↧
Rep Moves For 3/14/14: CAA, WME, Gersh, Resolution
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CAA: Actor Taylor Kitsch is now repped by Bryan O’Guin, Jack Whigham and Joel Lubin. Kitsch most recently appeared in the Peter Berg-directed Lone Survivor opposite Mark Wahlberg. He also starred in 2013’s Canadian comedy The Grand Seduction. Kitsch originally got his big break playing Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights and has since gone to appear in such features as John Tucker Must Die, The Covenant, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter, Battleship and Oliver Stone’s Savages amongst others. Next up, Kitsch will star in the Ryan Murphy-helmed feature The Normal Heart, an adaptation of the Larry Kramer play. CAA: Actor Eric Stonestreet is now repped by Michael Kives, Dave Bugliari, Jimmy Darmody, Gregory McKnight and Martin Lesak. Stonestreet currently stars as Cameron Tucker on ABC’s hit series Modern Family. He also recently had a memorable supporting role in 2013’s Identity Thief. Prior to his breakout role on Modern Family, Stonestreet appeared in numerous television series and features, notably portraying Ronnie Litre on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation amongst others. Stonestreet’s feature credits include Almost Famous, Girls Will Be Girls, The Island and Bad Teacher. He has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on Modern Family. Next up, Stonestreet will be seen in the feature thriller Loft, due out this summer. CAA: Actress, singer and author Zendaya is now repped by Josh Lieberman, Stuart Manashil, Mark Cheatham, Bryan O’Guin, Cameron Mitchell, Steven Lafferty and Jeffrey Azoff. Zendaya is the star of the Disney Channel series Shake It Up. She also will appear in the upcoming Disney Channel movie Zapped and her single “Replay” recently went platinum. Starting her career as a model and commercial actress, Zendaya landed her role in Shake It Up in 2010 and has since gone on to a successful music and acting career, with such credits as Disney movie Frenemies and guest appearances on the Disney series Good Luck Charlie and A.N.T. Farm. Zendaya also appeared in season 16 of Dancing with the Stars, placing second, and she penned her first book, Between You and Me, last year. Gersh: Actor John Larroquette is now repped by Bob Gersh, Matt Vioral, Nick Collins and Randi Goldstein. Larroquette currently has a recurring role on Almost Human. He also appeared on NBC’s Deception. Starting his career in the seventies, Larroquette’s extensive resume has included such highlights as roles on Night Court, McBride, The John Larroquette Show, The Practice, The West Wing, Happy Family and Boston Legal. Some of his more notable feature credits include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Second Sight, Blind Date, Stripes, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, JFK and Richie Rich. Larroquette has won five Emmy Awards over his career, four for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Night Court and one for Outstanding Guest Actor for The Practice. ICM Partners: Romanian actor Sebastian Stan is now repped by Carter Cohn, Dar Rollins and Adam Schweitzer. Stan will soon be seen playing the Winter Soldier in the upcoming tentpole Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. Previously best known as a stage actor, Stan appeared in the Broadway revival of Picnic, opposite Ellen Burstyn, and starred in Talk Radio, opposite Liev Schreiber. His feature credits have included The Covenant, Rachel Getting Married, Hot Tub Time Machine, Black Swan, Captain America: The First Avenger, Gone and Apparition. Television credits include playing The Mad Hatter/Jefferson on Once Upon a Time, as well as roles on Kings and Gossip Girl. Stan also played T.J. Hammond in the miniseries Political Animals. Resolution: Brazilian actress and model Rebecca Da Costa is now repped by Everly Lee. Da Costa is currently starring opposite John Cusack and Robert De Niro in The Bag Man, which was released in February. She also starred in the 2013 horror thriller Breaking at the Edge, opposite Milo Ventimiglia and Andie MacDowell. Starting her modeling career at age 15, Da Costa made her acting debut on HBO’s Entourage in 2009. She has since gone to appear in such features as Trick of the Witch, L.A., I Hate You, Freerunner and Seven Below, opposite Val Kilmer. UTA: Actress, singer and entrepreneur Jessica Simpson is now repped by Nancy Gates, Kevin Volchok, and Jonathan Weinstein. The move signals a comeback for Simpson who has spent the last few years raising a family. Rising to fame with her debut album, Sweet Kisses, which went double platinum, Simpson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Her film and television credits have included the features The Dukes of Hazzard and Employee of the Month, as well as the reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and Fashion Star. Simpson launched the Jessica Simpson Collection in 2005. WME: Actress and producer Katherine Heigl is now a client. Heigl will soon star in the features Jenny’s Wedding and North of Hell. She also appeared in 2013’s The Big Wedding. Making her acting debut in 1992, Heigl’s early work included such features as My Father the Hero and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, before she got her big break on the series Roswell. Heigl is probably best known, however, for her roles as Izzie Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy and Alison Scott in the 2007 comedy hit Knocked Up. Heigl’s subsequent feature credits have included 27 Dresses, The Ugly Truth, Killers, Life as We Know It and One for the Money. Next up, Heigl is planning a return to television with the NBC pilot State of Affairs.Management Companies
Code Entertainment: Writing team Adam Rogers and Glenn German are now repped by Rick Berg and Seth Nagel. Rogers and German wrote the script for the recently released indie comedy At Middleton, which stars Andy Garcia (who also produced), Vera Farmiga and Taissa Farmiga. Rogers also directed the feature, which premiered last year at the Seattle International Film Festival. Anchor Bay released At Middleton in January as a premium VOD title. Previously, the duo wrote the screenplay Moving Elliot, which is set up at Universal with RatPac attached to produce. Vera Farmiga is also attached to star in Rogers and German’s next movie, currently entitled DMV.↧
Rep Moves For 3/21/14: ICM Partners, UTA, Paradigm, CAA
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CAA: Actress Abigail Breslin is now repped by Franklin Latt, Bryan O’Guin and Peter Levine. She was previously with ICM Partners. Breslin most recently appeared in the 2013 feature film August: Osage County. She also had roles in The Call, opposite Halle Barry, and Ender’s Game, opposite Asa Butterfield. Starting her career with 2002’s Signs, Breslin rocketed to fame with the indie hit Little Miss Sunshine. Since then, she has appeared in such features as No Reservations, Nim’s Island, Definitely, Maybe, My Sister’s Keeper, Zombieland and Rango. Next up, Breslin has parts in the features Perfect Sister, Maggie and Final Girl. Breslin received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Little Miss Sunshine. CAA: Actor and filmmaker Eugenio Derbez is now repped by Jason Heyman, Tony Etz, Steve Lashever and Christy Haubegger. Derbez most recently wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 hit feature Instructions Not Included. One of the most recognizable Latino actors in the world, Derbez is probably best known for creating and starring in the series La familia P. Luche, as well as the series XHDRBZ and Vecinos. His extensive resume includes providing the voice of Donkey in the Spanish-language Shrek and U.S. credits include such features as Girl in Progress, Under the Same Moon, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Jack and Jill. Next up, Derbez will provide a voice in Guillermo del Toro’s animated comedy Book of Life, currently in production. ICM Partners: Indie writer and director Gregg Araki is now repped by Kevin Crotty and Joanne Wiles. Araki’s latest film White Bird in a Blizzard premiered last January at Sundance. Starting out as part of the New Queer Cinema movement in the nineties, Araki made his directorial debut with 1987’s Three Bewildered People in the Night on a budget of only $5000. He has since made eleven films, including 2004’s Mysterious Skin, Kaboom, The Doom Generation and Smiley Face, which starred Anna Farris. Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard was based on the Laura Kasischke book and stars Shailene Woodley and Eva Green. ICM Partners: Actress, comedian, author and producer Ali Wentworth is now repped by Ruthanne Secunda and Ted Chervin. Wentworth currently hosts the web series Daily Shot with Ali Wentworth, which is broadcast online on Yahoo! Shine. Starting off as a cast member on Fox’s In Living Color, Wentworth’s screen credits have included Jerry Maguire, Office Space and It’s Complicated amongst others. She also created, produced and starred in the Starz comedy series Head Case, which ran 2007 to2009. Wentworth is an author as well, having penned the best selling Ali in Wonderland: And Other Tall Tales in 2012. Paradigm: Actor and writer Greg Poehler is now repped by Shawn Scallon, Jim Dempsey, Nick LoPiccolo and Ken Stovitz. Poehler is currently writing, producing and starring in the new comedy series Welcome to Sweden, currently set to air on NBC later this year. The series will also star Josephine Bornebusch and was originally commissioned by Sweden’s TV4 as the network’s first English-speaking series. It was acquired by NBC in October. In May 2013, Poehler also launched the production company, Syskon, alongside his sister Amy Poehler. Paradigm: Actor Valter Skarsgård is now repped by Nate Bryson, Jason Cunningham and Nick LoPiccolo. Skarsgård, 18, the son of Stellan Skarsgård, has followed his older brothers Alexander (True Blood), Gustaf (Vikings), and Bill Skarsgård (Hemlock Grove) to Hollywood. Skarsgård most recently starred in the feature film IRL, earning him a nomination for the Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film festival. His other credits have included SVT’s Doorcode 1321 and Entertainment One’s Arn. Skarsgård is also repped by Aleksandra Mandic at Agentfirman Planthaber/Kilden/Mandic in Sweden. UTA: Eight-year old British singer Sophia Grace Brownlee is now repped by Brian Nossokoff, Jordan Berkus, and Jason Egenberg. Brownlee launched to fame after her cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” went viral. Brownlee has since become a frequent guest on Ellen: The Ellen Degeneres Show. She has also appeared on the Nickelodeon series Sam & Cat, as well as The Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (2012), The Teen Choice Awards 2012 and The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2013. UTA: Director Allen Coulter is now repped by Geoff Morley, Matt Rice, Mickey Berman, Josh Hornstock, Richard Klubeck, and Julien Thuan. Coulter is currently directing the opening episode of the upcoming Halle Barry series Extant. He also recently directed episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Ray Donovan and House of Cards. Probably best known for his work on The Sopranos, Coulter has led an extensive career in film and television, directing episodes of such series as Damages, Nurse Jackie and Sex and the City, as well as the features Remember Me and Hollywoodland. Coulter remains co-repped by Paul Alan Smith at Equitable Stewardship for Artists. UTA: Brooklyn-based writer and director Gillian Robespierre is now repped by Emerson Davis, Marissa Devins, Richard Klubeck and Melissa Wells. Robespierre recently made her feature film directorial debut with Obvious Child. The feature comedy, which stars Jenny Slate and Jake Lacy, was a hit when debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It has since been acquired by A24 for distribution. Graduating from the School of Visual Arts’ Film & Video Program, Robespierre originally made Obvious Child as a short film in 2009 and that film went on to play a series of film festivals. The feature version of Obvious Child is set for a June 6th release.↧
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Rep Moves For 3/28/14: Resolution, WME, UTA, APA
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APA: British-born actor Tom McKay is now repped by Jonathan Perry, Carlos Carreras and Arielle Mesirow. McKay most recently starred as Japer Tudor in the BBC drama series The White Queen. He also appeared as Jim McCoy in the Hatfields & McCoys miniseries. In addition to extensive theater work, McKay’s credits have included the U.K. television series Silent Witness, Casualty, Doctors and The Little House. His feature credits have included Trip City, Clubbed, and Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead.Next up, McKay will appear in the television series The Lost Legion, as well as the feature Kill Command, currently in post. ICM Partners: Actor Mark Ryder is now repped by Carter Cohn, Joanne Wiles and Andrew Kurland. Ryder currently stars as Cesare Borgia in Tom Fontana’s drama series Borgia, shown on Sky Italia and Netflix. He also appeared in the 2012 feature film Good Vibrations. Ryder’s other credits have included the features Five Minutes of Heaven, Albatross and 2010’s Robin Hood, opposite Russell Crowe. His television credits include Small Island and Coming up. The third season of Borgia is currently in production. Innovative Artists: Actor and comedian Lavell Crawford is now repped by Ian Arougheti and Joe Eshenbaugh. Crawford is probably best known for playing Saul Goodman’s bodyguard Huell Babineaux on AMC’s landmark series Breaking Bad. Starting his career as a stand-up in the 2000s, Crawford appeared in Season 5 of Last Comic Standing in 2007, placing as a finalist, and he has since appeared in such series as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Tosh.O, Crazy Ones and Super Fun Night. He also starred in the feature comedy Who’s Watching the Kids. Crawford will next be seen in the feature film Evil Nature. Resolution: Actress Taryn Manning is now repped by Steve Alexander and Kevin Hussey. Manning was recently upped to a series regular on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. She also appears in a recurring role on Hawaii Five-O. Starting out in television in the nineties, Manning made her film debut with Crazy/Beautiful in 2001. She has since appeared in such features as 8 Mile, Redemption Road and Hustle & Flow. Manning’s other television credits have included recurring roles on Get Real, Drive and Sons of Anarchy. Outside of her acting career, Manning is the vocalist for the electronic duo Boomkat and the co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Next up, Manning will appear in the features Almost Broadway and #Horror. UTA: Writer and director Benjamin Renner is now a client. Renner is the co-director of the animated feature Ernest & Celestine, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature earlier this year. Previously, Renner directed the short film La Queue de la Souris (A Mouse's Tale) in 2012. Ernest & Celestine was based on the children’s books by author and illustrator Gabrielle Vincent and the English language version features the voices of Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Paul Giamatti and Lauren Bacall. Renner is currently working on a graphic novel and a short film that he hopes to extend into a feature film. WME Entertainment: Supermodel, actress and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland is now a client. Ireland is currently the CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which has been cited by Forbes as grossing $2 billion in retail annually. Starting her career as a model, Ireland appeared in 13 consecutive issues of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, landing on its cover three times. She also appeared on the covers of Vogue and Cosmopolitan amongst others. One of the wealthiest former models in the world, Ireland’s companies currently market more than 15,000 products in 50 countries. WME Entertainment: Actor Michael Kenneth Williams is now a client. Williams currently stars as Chalky White on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. He also recently appeared in 12 Years a Slave and Robocop. Williams is probably best known, however, for his role as Omar Little on HBO’s seminal television series The Wire. Getting his start as a background dancer in music videos and on tour with George Michael and Madonna, Williams began acting in the nineties and he has appeared in such features as Bullet, Bringing Out the Dead, The Road, Gone Baby Gone and Brooklyn’s Finest. Television-wise, Williams had a recurring role on J.J. Abrams’ Alias and he has also appeared on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Sopranos and Community. Next up, Williams is slated to appear in The Purge: Anarchy and P.T. Anderson’s next film Inherent Vice. WME Entertainment: Writer, director and producer Robert Zemeckis is now a client. Zemeckis is currently in pre-production on the 3D experimental feature To Walk the Clouds, which will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He also recently directed the 2012 feature Flight, starring Denzel Washington. One of the most successful directors in film history, Zemeckis’ features have included such classics as Used Cars, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away, What Lies Beneath, The Polar Express and the Back to the Future trilogy. Zemeckis won an Academy Award for Best Director for his work on Forrest Gump, which won a total of six Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture.↧
Rep Moves For 4/4/14: CAA, WME Entertainment, Gersh, UTA
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CAA: Screenwriter and novelist Ernest Cline is now repped by Trevor Astbury, Grant Kessman and Peter Micelli. Cline recently got a seven-figure worldwide rights deal from Random House for his next novel Armada, which will be published in summer 2015. Universal has already acquired the screen rights. Starting off as a spoken word artist, Cline got his big break writing the screenplay for Fanboys, which placed on the Black List and was produced into a 2009 feature starring Sam Huntington and Chris Marquette. Cline followed that film with his highly successful first novel Ready Player One, which Crown Publishing Group purchased in a bidding war. Warner Bros. acquired the screen rights shortly afterwards. Ready Player One is currently in its 17th printing. CAA: Actress and comedian Kathy Griffin is now repped by Peter Levine, Jeffrey Jacobs and Vanessa Silverton-Peel. Griffin won a Grammy award in January for her comedy album Calm Down Gurrl. Starting off as a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings, Griffin began her career in stand-up comedy, appearing in small roles in film and television, including a brief cameo in Pulp Fiction. She first gained widespread recognition with a supporting role in Suddenly Susan. Her big career breakthrough, however, came with the Bravo reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, which earned two Emmy awards for Outstanding Reality Program. Appearing on numerous television series and specials since then, Griffin was recently inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for her unprecedented 20 televised stand-up specials. CAA: Writer, director and actor Alex Winter is now repped by Rick Lefitz. Winter most recently co-wrote Rites of Bill for AMC and directed the pilot The Maker Shack for Amazon. He's also currently directing the documentary Deep Web about Bitcoin and Silk Road, that's being produced by Glen Zipper. Winter, who is still probably best known for his role in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, has ventured into directing in recent years. In addition to music videos and commercials, Winter’s directing credits include the television series Blue Mountain State, Level Up and Betas. Some of his other notable credits include playing Marko in the cult classic The Lost Boys, as well as co-writing, co-directing and starring in 1993’s Freaked. He continues to be managed by Russell Hollander at Hollander Management. CAA: China’s top action star Donnie Yen is now repped by Bryan O’Guin. The agency recently closed a deal for Yen to star in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny. Yen also starred in the 2014 feature Monkey King, which has grossed over $165 million in China. Yen is probably best known, however, for playing Ip Man in the 2008 feature of the same name, which was a huge box-office success and is credited with popularizing the martial arts style Wing Chun in mainland China. Yen’s other features have included SPL, Flash Point, Iron Monkey, Bodyguards and Assassins and Dragon Tiger Gate. His features Iceman 2 and Kung Fu Jungle are currently in post-production. Equitable Stewardship for Artists (ESA): Actor, director and former professional football player Carl Weathers is now represented for acting, directing and public speaking. His team will consist of Paul Alan Smith, Tyler Allen and Amber Bobin. Weathers will soon appear in the upcoming feature Think Like A Man. He also appeared on Netflix’s fourth season of Arrested Development. Starting off as a football star with San Diego State and the Oakland Raiders, Weathers is probably best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky films. His extensive career since that point has included roles in Predator, Force 10 From Navarone, Action Jackson, Hurricane Smith, Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky and Arrested Development amongst others. Weathers is also repped by manager Matt Luber of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Gersh: The estate of late screenwriter, producer, novelist and sportswriter Budd Schulberg is now repped by Joseph Veltre. The agency plans to steer various adaptations of Schulberg’s novels, as well as remakes of his classic works. Among his many career highlights, Schulberg wrote the screenplays for On The Waterfront and A Face in the Crowd, as well as the novels What Makes Sammy Run?, The Disenchanted and The Harder They Fall. Among the projects in development are Save Us, Joe Louis and The Disenchanted. Schulberg’s son Benn is also currently shooting a documentary about his father Hollywood Renegade: The Many Loves of Budd Schulberg. UTA: Canadian actress and model Charlotte Le Bon is now repped by Ali Benmohamed, Theresa Peters and Keya Khayatian. Le Bon most recently appeared in the French film Yves Saint Laurent, which opened the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. She will also soon appear in the feature film The Hundred-Foot Journey, which is being directed by Lasse Hallström and stars Helen Mirren. A former weather girl for the Canal+ talk show Le Grand Journal, Le Bon has appeared in the features Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, Mood Indigo and Libre et assoupi. WME Entertainment: Director Joe Johnston is now a client. Johnston most recently directed Captain America: The First Avenger. Currently, he’s developing the high concept sci-fi thriller Extinction with Mandeville and Good Universe. A former visual effects artist, Johnston made his directing debut with Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. His subsequent features have included such hits as The Rocketeer, Jumanji, October Sky, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo and The Wolfman. Johnston’s next film Not Safe for Work is currently set for release at Universal. WME Entertainment: BAFTA-winning director Roger Michell is now a client. Michell most recently directed Le Week-End, which premiered at Toronto last year. That film won acting awards for both of the film’s stars Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent. Michell also directed 2012’s Hyde Park on the Hudson, starring Bill Murray. Starting his career in British television, Michell’s first big success was 1999’s hit romantic comedy Notting Hill, starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. His subsequent features have included Changing Lanes, The Mother, Venus and Morning Glory. Next up, Michell is directing the two-part miniseries The Last Honour for ITV, due out in 2014. Michell won a BAFTA Television Award for directing the 1995 drama Persuasion.↧
Rep Moves For 4/11/14: APA, Gersh, ICM, Paradigm
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Abrams Artists Agency: Actress, singer and dancer Cassie Scerbo is now repped by Domina Holbeck and Pamela Fisher. She also recently signed with Adam Griffin at KLWGN for management. Scerbo is probably best known for her role in Bring It On: In It to Win It, as well as playing Lauren Tanner on the ABC Family series Make it or Break It. Starting off a part of the music group Slumber Party Girls, Scerbo and the group hosted the children’s television series Dance Revolution in 2006, releasing a debut album shortly afterwards. When that series ended, Scerbo went on to land her role in the Bring It On franchise. Her subsequent roles have included the television movies Soccer Mom, Bleachers and Teen Spirit. She also portrayed Nova on Syfy’s breakout hit Sharknado. APA: British director, editor and writer Roger Spottiswoode is now repped by David E Saunders. Spottiswoode is currently in post-production on the feature film Midnight Sun, which will star Dakota Goyo and Goran Višnjić. After working as an editor on such films as Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs and Hard Times, Spottiswoode soon turned his attention to directing, helming a list of features including Under Fire, Turner & Hooch, Air America, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Sixth Day, Ripley Under Ground and the 2012 documentary Beyond Right and Wrong. Spottiswoode was also part of the writing team behind Eddie Murphy’s film debut 48 Hrs. Gersh: Bilingual television host, actress and producer Pili Montilla is now repped by Todd Christopher. Montilla currently produces and hosts the music show Té Para Tres con Pili Montilla. Beginning her career as an MTV VJ and host of LATV’s In the Zone and In Concert, Montilla’s hosting credits have included spots on MundoFox, Univision, MTV, LATV and E! Latino. Her acting credits have included the features 200 Cartas and Unknowns. She also appeared on the telenovelas Don Amor and Dueña y señora. In addition to her other endeavors, Montilla works as an entertainment reporter and producer for Fusion, as well as the award-winning series American Latino and Latin Nation. ICM Partners: Classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho is now repped by Meredith Wechter and Steve Levine. Starting her career with music competitions and issuing an independent album, Evancho first gained widespread attention when she appeared on the fifth season of America’s Got Talent, finishing in second place. Since that point she has performed for President Barack Obama at the 2010 National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony and has issued five albums, including one that has gone platinum and one gold. Evancho’s career so far has seen three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts and in 2012, Billboard magazine named Evancho to its list of “21 Under 21.” Paradigm: Actor, director, writer and producer Eriq La Salle is now repped by David Boxerbaum, Rich Rogers, Brad Schenck and Ken Stovitz. La Salle most recently directed an episode of the upcoming NBC series Night Shift, set to premiere at the end of May. He also directed the Hallmark television movie Notes from Dad. Still probably best known for his role as Dr. Peter Benton on NBC’s ER, La Salle’s other television credits have included recurring spots on A Gifted Man and How to Make It in America, as well as appearances on Covert Affairs, 24 and Without a Trace. Starting in 1996, La Salle moved into directing as well, first helming episodes of ER, before moving onto such series as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Without a Trace, CSI: NY and Ringer. La Salle also played Darryl in 1988’s Coming to America, opposite Eddie Murphy and produced the feature film The Salton Sea. In 2012, La Salle published his first novel Laws of Depravity. UTA: Director Simon West is now a client, along with his producing partner Jib Polhemus; they are repped by Jim Berkus, Steve Rabineau, James Kearney and Leslie Schuster. He was previously with Resolution. West is currently in post-production on the feature film Wild Card, which stars Jason Statham and Sofia Vergara and is based on the William Goldman novel Heat. After starting his career as an editor, West made his directing debut with 1997’s Con Air. His subsequent features have included The General’s Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, When a Stranger Calls and The Expendables 2. A prolific television producer and director as well, West’s series credits include Keen Eddie, Close to Home, Human Target and The Cape. Next up, West will helm the feature film Thunder Road, based on the David Zucchino book. UTA: Actress Anna Wood is now a client and repped by Jeremy Barber, Jacob Fenton, and Ali Benmohamed. Wood is currently set to star on the CBS summer series Reckless. She also recently had a recurring role on the NBC series Deception, playing Nichole Frishette. Woods’ other credits have included appearances on Mad Men, NCIS: Los Angeles, House of Lies, Royal Pains, and Brothers & Sisters. Feature-wise, Wood is probably best known for playing Monica in the 2012’s found footage hit Chronicle. She also appeared as Claire in 2010’s Nice Guy Johnny, written and directed by Ed Burns. UTA: Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy is now repped by Billy Lazarus, Andrew Cannava and Mikey Schwartz-Wright. Richelmy will soon be starring as the title character in the upcoming Netflix/Weinstein Company limited series Marco Polo. Kon-Tiki directors Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg are directing the two-hour pilot, which has been reported to be one of the most expensive pilots ever made. Previously unknown to U.S. audiences, Richelmy’s earlier credits have included the Netflix series Borgia, as well as the Italian features Sotto una buona stella (Under a Lucky Star), La Terra e Il Vento (The Earth And The Wind) and Fat Cat. He also appeared in Il Terzo Tempo (The Third Half), which premiered at the 2013 Venice Film Festival.↧
Rep Moves For 4/25/14: CAA, Abrams Artists Agency, Paradigm, Resolution, Verve
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Abrams Artists Agency: Actress Alexis Dziena is now repped by Marni Rosenzweig. Dziena will soon be seen in the feature Without Ward, directed by Cory Cataldo. Making her television debut on the TNT series Witchblade, Dziena first gained serious notice in the controversial Lifetime movie She’s Too Young. She is probably best known, however, for playing Kira on ABC’s Invasion. She also appeared in a recurring role on the sixth season of HBO’s Entourage. Dziena’s feature credits have included Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers, Sex and Breakfast, Fool’s Gold, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and When in Rome. She most recently appeared in the 2012 indie comedy Wrong. Abrams Artists Agency: Actor Chris Sarandon is now repped by Marni Rosenzweig. Sarandon will next be seen in the features Big Stone Gap, opposite Ashley Judd, and The 10 O’Clock People, opposite Jay Baruchel. Making his film debut in the 1975 classic Dog Day Afternoon, Sarandon has worked steadily ever since, notably appearing as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride and playing the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night. Other credits on Sarandon’s lengthy resume include the features The Sentinel, A Tale of Two Cities, Child’s Play, Bordello of Blood, The Nightmare Before Christmas and 2012’s Safe. He’s also had recurring roles on such series as Felicity, ER and Judging Amy. Sarandon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Dog Day Afternoon. CAA: Actress Lupita Nyong’o is now repped by Hylda Queally. One of the breakout stars of 2013, Nyong’o just won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in March for her performance in 12 Years A Slave. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Nyong’o had few film credits before her high-profile role, having previously starred in the Kenyan television series Shuga and written, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. After racking up numerous awards for her performance in 12 Years A Slave, Nyong’o appeared earlier this year in Universal’s thriller Non-Stop, opposite Liam Neeson. She also recently signed with Lancome as one of its brand ambassadors. Paradigm: Actor Frank Langella is now repped by Andrew Ruf, Nate Bryson, Sarah Fargo and Jack Tantleff. The busy actor will next be seen in the feature Grace of Monaco, opposite Nicole Kidman. He also recently appeared in Muppets Most Wanted, Draft Day, Noah and the HBO movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. The winner of three Tony awards, Frank Langella began his career in theater and made his feature debut with acclaimed performances in Diary of a Mad Housewife and Mel Brooks’ The Twelve Chairs. His extensive career since then has included such films as 1979’s Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, And God Created Women, Goodnight and Good Luck, Superman Returns, Frost/Nixon, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Robot & Frank. In 2009, Langella was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Frost/Nixon. Resolution: Actor Bill Bellamy is now repped by Tamra Goins and Cynthia Booth. Bellamy currently both stars in and executive produces the syndicated comedy Mr. Box Office. He also recently appeared in the Showtime specials Crazy Sexy Dirty and Ladies Night Out. Bellamy first gained fame with Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam and appeared extensively on MTV before going on to appear in such features as Love Jones, The Brothers, How To Be A Player and Any Given Sunday. Some of his more notable television credits have included Cousin Skeeter, Men, Women & Dogs and Fastlane. Bellamy also hosted and executive produced last month’s Centric Comedy All-Stars. Verve: Director Jonny Campbell is now repped by Susan Solomon. Campbell recently signed on to direct the BBC/HBO adaptation of the J.K. Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy. He also directed the 2013 BBC3 miniseries In The Flesh. Campbell has a prolific television resume in the U.K., with directing credits that include the series Peak Practice, Glasgow Kiss, Phoenix Nights, Judge John Deed, Shameless, Ashes to Ashes and Doctor Who. Additionally, Campbell directed the feature film Alien Autopsy in 2006 and the television movies Ernie & Arnie and Bright Lights.Management Companies
Genesis Entertainment Partners: Rachael Kathryn Bell is now repped by Robyn Holt and Priya Satiani. Bell will soon appear in the features Pass the Light and Starving in Suburbia, both of which are currently in post-production. However, she is probably best known for playing Addison on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck, the sequel/spin-off of the hit series The Suite Life of Zach & Cody. Bell’s other credits have included the television series Body of Proof and television movies Speak Now and Immigrant. Bell is also repped by Coast to Coast Talent.↧
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Rep Moves For 5/1/14: UTA, Innovative Artists, CAA, WME
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CAA: Actress Dakota Fanning is now repped by Jeremy Plager, Kim Hodgert and Michael Kives. Fanning most recently appeared in the features Very Good Girls, The Motel Life and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2, portraying Jane Volturi. Starting her career at only age six with a memorable performance in I Am Sam, Fanning became the youngest actress to ever be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award. Since then, Fanning’s career has skyrocketed, appearing in such features as Man on Fire, The Cat in the Hat, War of the Worlds, Hide and Seek, Coraline Now is Good and The Runaways to name a few. Fanning will next be seen in the biopic The Last of Robin Hood, opposite Kevin Kline. She also has a role in the upcoming feature Franny, opposite Theo James and Richard Gere, as well as Night Moves, opposite Jesse Eisenberg. CAA: Film, television and stage actress Mary McCormack is now repped by Peter Levine and Michael Katcher. McCormack recently wrapped the indie feature A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island, opposite Dianna Agron and AnnaSophia Robb. She also appeared earlier this season on Welcome to the Family. She’s probably best known, however, for her leading roles on In Plain Sight and The West Wing. Beginning her acting career at age 12, McCormack’s lengthy resume includes the features Private Parts, Deep Impact, True Crime, K-PAX, For Your Consideration and 1408. She also starred on the ABC series Murder One and The HBO series K Street. In 2008, McCormack earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress for her role in the Marc Camoletti farce Boeing-Boeing, which also won the award for best revival. Innovative Artists: Producer Seth William Meier is now repped by Jason Garber. Meier most recently executive produced the Sundance hit Cooties, which stars Elijah Wood and Allison Pill. That film will be released later this year. Starting his career as an actor, Meier played the recurring role of Meaney on HBO’s OZ and appeared in guest spots on series such as Sleeper Cell and Without a Trace. However, in recent years, he has moved into production, serving as an Assistant Director on such films as Alien Autopsy and The Pacific and Eddy, in addition to producing the 2013 features In My Pocket and The Briefcase. Gersh: British actress and singer-songwriter India de Beaufort is now repped by Chris Fioto. De Beaufort most recently appeared in a recurring role on Necessary Roughness and guest starred on an episode of How I Met Your Mother. She is probably best known, however, for her series regular role on the ABC series Jane by Design playing India Jourdain. She also has appeared in the Comedy Central series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire and recurred as Miranda on One Tree Hill. Earlier in her career, De Beaufort was a regular on the British children’s series The Basil Brush Show. Her feature credits include the 2007 British-American comedy Run Fatboy Run, opposite Simon Pegg. ICM Partners: Rapper T-Pain is now repped by Caroline Yim, Scott Mantell, Zach Iser and Scott Mantell. The first single from T-Pain’s forthcoming album, “Up Down (Do This All Day)” has already reached the top ten in both the U.S. and U.K. Often credited for popularizing the auto-tune pitch correction that became popular in the 2000s, T-Pain is probably best known for his hits “Buy U a Drank,” “I’m Sprung,” “Bartender,” and “Can’t Believe It.” The founder of the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, T-Pain has won two Grammy Awards, including one for Best Rap Song in 2008 for “The Good Life” with Kanye West, as well as the award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for “Blame It,” alongside Jamie Foxx. UTA: Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach isnow repped by Theresa Peters, Brian Nossokoff and Chris Highland. Moss-Bachrach most recently appeared on Girls, playing Desi Harperin. He also starred in the feature We’ll Never Have Paris, which premiered at SXSW and marked the directorial debut of Simon Helberg. Acting since the late nineties, Moss-Bachrach’s feature credits have included The Royal Tenenbaums, American Splendor, Mona Lisa Smile, Stealth, The Lake House, Higher Ground, Lola Versus and Come Out and Play. His television credits have included Rubicon, Damages, Fringe and HBO’s miniseries John Adams, where he portrayed John Quincy Adams. Next up, Moss-Bachrach will appear in the feature Douglas Brown, opposite Zoe Bell and Robert Forster. UTA: Actress and former model Hannah Simone is now repped by Scott Schachter, Billy Lazarus and Jordan Berkus. Simone currently stars on the hit Fox series New Girl, opposite Zooey Deschanel. Starting off as host of the HGTV Canada design show Space for Living, Simone worked as a VJ for Canada’s MuchMusic before moving to Los Angeles to host WCG Ultimate Gamer for SyFy. Landing her role in New Girl in 2011, Simone has also appeared in the web series H+, which was produced by Bryan Singer. Next up, Simone is set to appear in the feature films Flock of Dudes and Miss India America, both of which are in post-production. WME Entertainment: Novelist and television writer Kem Nunn is now a client. Nunn is currently an executive producer and writer on FX’s Sons of Anarchy. The author of six novels, Nunn also co-created and wrote the HBO series John from Cincinnati and collaborated with David Milch on the third and final season of HBO’s Deadwood. Nunn’s books have included Unassigned Territory, Pomona Queen and Tijuana Straits, as well as the “surf noir” novels Tapping the Source and Dogs of Winter. Nunn’s most recent novel Chance was released earlier this year.↧
Rep Moves For 5/9/14: APA, WME, UTA, Paradigm
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APA: Comedian, writer and actor Chevy Chase is now repped by Bradie Steinlauf, Barry McPherson and Paul Santana. Chase most recently appeared as a series regular on NBC’s cult comedy Community. He also had a memorable role in the 2010 hit comedy Hot Tub Time Machine and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel, set for release this Christmas. First catapulting to fame as one of the original series regulars on Saturday Night Live, Chase’s four decade career has seen such highlights as the features Caddyshack, Foul Play, Seems like Old Times, Spies Like Us, The Three Amigos, the Fletch series and starring as Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise. Currently, Chase is developing an ABC comedy for the 2015-2016 television season alongside his former Vacation co-star Beverly D’Angelo. CAA: Actor Tom Ellis is now repped by Ben Dey, Jason Heyman, John Sachs, Josh Lieberman and Richard Kurtzman. Ellis will next appear in the lead role on USA’s new medical drama series Rush, set to premiere this July. Prior to thenew series, Ellis worked extensively in film and television in the U.K. and is probably best known for his roles on such series as EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show, Pulling and Miranda. Ellis’ other series credits have included Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Doctor Who, Monday Monday and portraying Robin Hood on ABC’s hit Once Upon a Time. Feature-wise, Ellis’ credits include Buffalo Soldiers, Miss Conception and Vera Drake, opposite Imelda Staunton. CAA: Writer and director Joseph Kosinski is now repped by Todd Feldman. He was previously with Verve. Kosinski recently helmed the Tom Cruise sci-fi feature Oblivion, released last summer. Three years earlier, Kosinski made his big screen directorial debut with the Disney Digital 3-D science fiction feature Tron: Legacy, which starred Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund. Originally starting his career as an architect, Kosinski worked primarily in commercials prior to the Tron sequel, notably directing the “Starry Night” commercial for Halo 3 and the award-winning “Mad World” commercial for Gears of War. Kosinski currently has several projects in various stages of development, including a Tron: Legacy sequel, as well as a remake of The Black Hole, the big screen adaptation of The Twilight Zone and the racing feature Go Like Hell. Paradigm: Australian-born actor Julian McMahon is now repped by Jim Dempsey, Ken Stovitz, Brad Schenck and Nick LoPiccolo. McMahon will next be seen in the drama You’re Not You, opposite Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum. He is probably best known, however, for his iconic role as Dr. Christian Troy on FX’s long running hit series Nip/Tuck. He also played Cole Turner on the hit WB series Charmed, as well as Victor von Doom in the Fantastic Four franchise. McMahon started his career in the Australian soaps before making his U.S debut playing Ian Rain on NBC’s Another World and starring in the primetime procedural Profiler. His other screen credits have included the features Faces in the Crowd, Paranoia, Fire with Fire, Premonition and Red. McMahon received a Golden Globe nomination for his work on Nip/Tuck. UTA: Actor, writer and director David Morrissey is now repped by Chris Hart, Theresa Peters, Dan Erlij, Jacob Fenton, Lauren Meltzner, and James Kearney. Morrissey most recently wrapped production on the BBC1 series The Driver, which is set to air later this year. Morrissey will produce and star in the title role. He also recently finished an arc in his best-known role stateside, playing The Governor on AMC’s mega-hit series The Walking Dead. Prior to landing his signature role, Morrissey worked extensively in theatre and British television. He was cast in his first major role on the series One Summer at 18 and his subsequent television credits have included State of Play, Blackpool, Meadowlands and the Sense & Sensibility miniseries. Feature credits have included Our Mutual Friend, Hilary and Jackie, Derailed, The Reaping, The Other Boleyn Girl and Welcome to the Punch. In 2009, Morrissey made his feature directorial debut with Don’t Worry About Me. UTA: William Fichtner is now repped by Chris Hart, Jordan Berkus, Sarah Clossey, Jacob Fenton, and Hailey Wierengo. Fichtner currently stars in the NBC series Crossing Lines, which premiered last summer. He also recently appeared in 2013’s Elysium, opposite Matt Damon, and Disney’s The Lone Ranger, opposite Johnny Depp. Starting off as a regular on As the World Turns in 1987, Fichtner has led a prolific career with notable roles in such features as The Underneath, Albino Alligator, Contact, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Crash, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Dark Knight and Drive Angry. His television credits have included Grace Under Fire, Invasion, Prison Break and Entourage. Next up, Fichtner will be seen in the Tommy Lee Jones-directed The Homesman, which will play in competition at Cannes. He also will appear as Shredder in Michael Bay’s reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set to be released in August. UTA: Actress and improvisational comedienne Jessica St. Clair is now repped by Jacob Fenton, Jay Gassner, Blair Kohan, Brian Nossokoff, Larry Salz, and Jo Yao. St. Clair co-created and currently stars with collaborator Lennon Parham in the USA comedy series Playing House, inspired by the real life friendship between the two actresses. She also has a recurring role on Andy Daly’s Comedy Central series Review. A sketch performer and improviser with the Upright Citizens Brigade, St. Clair and Parham previously created and starred in the NBC comedy series Best Friends Forever. St. Clair was also a regular panelist on VH1’s Best Week Ever and has appeared in such features as For Your Consideration, It’s Complicated, She’s Out of My League, Bridesmaids and The Dictator. St. Clair also starred on the ABC series In the Motherhood and has played recurring parts on Worst Week and Veep. WME Entertainment: Actress and ballet dancer Sarah Hay is now a client. Hay was recently cast in the lead role in the upcoming Starz ballet drama Flesh and Bone. The drama, which comes from Breaking Bad writer and executive producer Moira Walley-Beckett, was just ordered to series earlier this year. Prior to landing her lead role, Hay worked primarily as a ballet dancer, starting the school of American Ballet at only eight years old and joining the Dresden Semperoper Ballett in Germany in 2010. Her professional credits have included the title role in Cinderella, as well as roles in Balanchine’s Coppelia, Aaron Watkin’s Nutcracker and Balanchine’s Emeralds. Hay’s previous film and television roles have included the short You’re Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Ballet Party and Black Swan.↧
Rep Moves For 5/16/14: CAA, WME, UTA, Paradigm
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CAA: Composer, lyricist and playwright Jason Robert Brown is now repped by Joe Machota, Christopher Till and George Lane. Brown was recently nominated for the 2014 Tony award for Best Score and Best Orchestration for his work on The Bridges of Madison County. He’s also been nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critic Circles Awards. Brown’s other major works have included Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, Urban Cowboy, Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes, Chanukah Suite and Parade, for which he won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Score. Next up, Brown will score the Broadway musical version of Honeymoon in Vegas, set to star Tony Danza. CAA: Emmy-winning actress and singer Toni Collette is now repped by Rick Kurtzman, Elan Ruspoli and Jon Teiber. Collette currently can be seen on Broadway in Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses, alongside Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei and Tracy Letts. She also recently starred in the features The Way Way Back and Enough Said, as well as the CBS series Hostages. Starting her career with memorable performances in Spotswood and Muriel’s Wedding, Collette’s prolific resume has seen such highlights as The Sixth Sense, Dinner with Friends, Changing Lanes, About a Boy, The Hours, In Her Shoes, Little Miss Sunshine, Towelhead, Fright Night and Hitchcock to name a few. She also starred for three seasons on the Showtime series The United States of Tara, which earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Next up, Collette will appear in Lucky Them, which premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, as well as the feature comedy Tammy, opposite Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon. In addition to her acting career, Collette is also the lead singer of the band Toni Collette and The Finish. CAA: Actress Rosamund Pike is now repped by Kevin Huvane, Carin Sage and Franklin Latt. Pike will soon appear in the titular role in David Fincher’s adaptation of the Gillian Flynn best-selling novel Gone Girl, opposite Ben Affleck. She also recently starred as the female lead in Simon Pegg’s sci-fi comedy The World’s End. Landing her breakout role appearing opposite Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day, Pike has gone on to appear in such prestige fare as The Libertine, Pride and Prejudice, An Education and Barney’s Version. More recently, she has appeared in more commercial films, including the fantasy sequel Wrath of the Titans, as well as starring opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher. Next up, Pike will appear in the features Hector and Search for Happiness and What We Did on Our Holiday. CAA: Theatre director Jack O’Brien is now repped by Joe Machota. The three-time Tony Award winner most recently directed a staging of Macbeth starring Ethan Hawke. O’Brien served as Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theater in San Diego from 1981 until 2007 and has led a prolific and varied career, directing such Broadway blockbusters as The Full Monty and Hairspray, in addition to contemporary dramas that include The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and Tom Stoppard’s trilogy of plays The Coast of Utopia. Over his career, O’Brien has been nominated for ten Tony Awards and won three for direction, for his work on Hairspray, Henry IV and The Coast of Utopia respectively. CAA: Songwriting team Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman are now repped by Joe Machota. Their musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Venture, opened in London last year and is currently playing on The West End. However, the two are probably best known for writing the music and lyrics for the Tony-winning Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters’ Hairspray. They also penned the musical adaptation of Catch Me If You Can and executive produced the NBC series Smash. Separately, Shaiman has received an Emmy for co-writing Billy Crystal’s performances on The Academy Awards and he has racked up five Oscar nominations over his career for such films as Sleepless in Seattle, The American President and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Shaiman and Whittman received a Tony, a Grammy and an Olivier for their work on Hairspray. Paradigm: Actor and producer Hayden Christensen is now repped by Andrew Ruf, Nick LoPiccolo, Scott Melrose and Shawn Scallon. After a four-year break from acting, Christensen will soon appear in the action feature Outcast, opposite Nicolas Cage. He will also star in American Heist, opposite Adrien Brody and Jordana Brewster. Starting his acting career at only seven years old, Christensen’s early appearances included the features The Virgin Suicides and Life as a House before he landed his breakthrough role as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and its follow-up Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Christensen’s subsequent features have included a revelatory performance in the Billy Ray feature film Shattered Glass, as well as the features Factory Girl, Awake, Jumper, Takers and The Vanishing on Seventh Street. In addition to acting Christensen is currently executive producing the features Cooties, American Heist and Lady of Csejte. UTA: Writer and director Lee Toland Krieger is now repped by Jason Burns. He was previously with ICM Partners. Krieger is currently shooting Age of Adaline, which will star Blake Lively, Harrison Ford and Michael Huisman. After making his directorial debut with the film December Ends, a feature shot with only a $75,000 budget, Krieger’s next film The Vicious Kind was a tremendous success, premiering at Sundance and earning Krieger an Independent Spirit nomination for his screenplay. Krieger has since gone on to direct Celeste and Jesse Forever, starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg. He also recently helmed the pilot of the MTV comedy Happyland, which was recently picked up to series. WME Entertainment: Composer, singer-songwriter and pianist Randy Newman is now repped in all areas except for touring. Newman most recently composed the score for 2013’s Monsters University. Widely considered one of the best pop songwriters of the last half century, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer since the 1980s, scoring such memorable films as Ragtime, The Natural, James and the Giant Peach, Meet the Parents, A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc., Cars and the three Toy Story films. Newman has won a total of two Academy Awards, three Emmys and six Grammys, as well as the Governor’s Award from the Recording Academy. Paradigm continues to rep Newman for the touring portion of his business.↧
Rep Moves For 5/23/14: UTA, WME, Gersh
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Gersh: Singer, dancer, actor, producer, host and author Lance Bass is now repped by Noah Jones and Max Nagler. Bass recently hosted the Billboard Music Awards red carpet pre-show, alongside Jordin Sparks and Ted Stryker. Originally catapulting to fame as the bass singer for ‘N Sync, Bass has led a diverse career in film, television and theatre, including starring in and producing the 2001 feature film On The Line, appearing on Broadway as Corny Collins in Hairspray and placing third in the seventh season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. He also recently executive produced the documentary Kidnapped for Christ, which won an audience award at Slamdance in January. In 2007, Bass released an autobiography Out of Sync, which debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list. Up next, Bass will produce a special about his upcoming wedding to Michael Turchin. He’s also developing a scripted half-hour project for the E! Network. UTA: Actress Tamsin Egerton is now repped by Scott Schachter, Chris Hart and Jacob Fenton. Egerton’s new feature Queen and Country just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors’ Fortnight section. Beginning her acting career at only six years old, Egerton may be best known for her role as Guinevere in the Starz series Camelot. She has also played Chelsea Parker in the 2007 feature St. Trinian and appeared in the British black comedy Keeping Mum. Among Egerton’s other credits are the features Chalet Girl, Singularity, The Look of Love and 2013’s Grand Piano, opposite Elijah Wood and John Cusack. She also appeared in the television series Silent Witness, Money and Psychobitches. Egerton will next appear in the features Love, Rosie and The Lovers, both of which are currently in post. UTA: YouTube star Joey Graceffa is now repped in all areas by Steve Cohen, Julian Jacobs, Doug Edley, Natasha Bolouki, Natalie Novak and Greg Iserson. The vlogger, gamer and musician has built up a YouTube audience of over 4 million subscribers, receiving over 300 million views across his various channels. He also has racked up over 1.2 million Twitter fans. Graceffa originally started off with his friend Brittany Joel posting videos on the parody channel “WinterSpringPro” before they parted ways in 2012 to focus on their own channels. Last year Graceffa competed on CBS’ The Amazing Race alongside fellow internet personality Meghan Camarena, and the two of them took 5th place. He has since returned for The Amazing Race All-Star Edition and recently launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to launch the web series Storytellers. UTA: Vine celebrity and actor Marcus Johns is now repped by Jordan Berkus, Josh Katz, Kendall Ostrow and Greg Iserson. Johns’ comedy micro-sketches on the mobile app Vine have earned him more than 4.5 million followers and he’s become the fifth most followed person on that platform. In addition to his Vine following, Johns has also served as brand ambassador for the likes of Pepsi, G.E., and Klondike. On the television and film side, John’s credits have included 2004’s The Punisher, Canvas and Rock of Ages. In March, Johns served as Fandango’s social media correspondent on the Oscar red carpet. UTA: Actress Allison Tolman is now repped by Jo Yao, Tracey Jacobs, Sarah Clossey and Logan Eisenberg. Tolman is currently starring in her breakout role, playing Deputy Molly Solverson on FX’s new series Fargo, based on the Coen brothers’ landmark feature. Prior to landing her signature role, Tolman worked primarily in the theatre, where she helped found the Second Thought Theatre in Dallas and has performed sketch and satire with several groups in Chicago, including Second Day Party Hair, Unattended Packages and The City Life Supplement. Tolman’s other television credits have included episodes of Prison Break and Sordid Lives – The Series, as well as multiple commercials. Next up, Tolman will appear in HBO’s Hello Ladies special. UTA: Writer, editor and director Carlos Marques-Marcet is now repped by Jenny Maryasis, Keya Khayatian and Hailey Wierengo. Maques-Marcet recently made his feature film directing debut with 10.0000 Km (Long Distance), which screened at this year’s SXSW. The film, which stars Natalia Tena and David Verdaguer, previously screened at Spain’s Malaga Film Festival, where it swept the event, winning awards for Best Movie, Best Director, Best New Screenwriter, Best Actress and a critic’s award. Marques-Marcet originally graduated with an MFA from the UCLA School of Film and Television and he has since edited several film and television projects including the 2012 Sundance entry It Felt Like Love. He has also directed multiple short films, as well as the documentary De Pizarros y Atahualpa. WME Entertainment: Writer, director and producer Gavin O’Connor is now a client. O’Connor most recently took over the helming duties for the feature Jane Got A Gun after its original director Lynne Ramsey departed. That film, which stars Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor, is currently in post-production. He also directed the pilot for FX’s The Americans and currently works as an executive producer on that series. O’Connor began his career with the Ted Demme-directed short film The Bet, which he wrote and produced. O’Connor has since gone on to direct the features Comfortably Numb, Tumbleweeds, Miracle, Pride and Glory and 2011’s Warrior, which starred Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. His 1999 feature Tumbleweeds won the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival and its star Janet McTeer won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. WME Entertainment: Director, dancer and choreographer Josh Prince is now a client. Prince most recently choreographed Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which was nominated this year for a Tony Award for Best Musical. Previously, Prince choreographed Shrek, The Musical and also worked with Sam Mendes on the Bridge project. His extensive resume has included such shows as My Fair Lady, Prom 59: The Broadway Sound, The Jerry Springer Opera and Camelot. Prince's acting credits include The Producers, Saturday Night Fever and Little Me. Prince is also the founder and artistic director of the Broadway Dance Lab, a nonprofit workshop designed to promote dance in Musical Theater from the start of a show’s development.↧
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Rep Moves For 5/30/14: Primary Wave Music, WME, CAA, ICM
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CAA: Broadway star Laura Benanti is now repped by Joe Machota, Ryan Abboushi, Michael Katcher, Sonya Rosenfeld, Tracy Brennan and Steven Lafferty. Benanti most recently won raves for her performance as Rosebella in New York City Center’s Encores! revival of The Most Happy Fella. She also starred as Baroness Elsa Schräder in NBC’s 2013 live broadcast of The Sound of Music, opposite Carrie Underwood. Making her Broadway debut at age 18 in a 1998 revival of The Sound of Music, Benanti’s extensive theatre resume has included such diverse shows as Gypsy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Into the Woods, The Wedding Singer and Nine. Her television credits have included starring in the Matthew Perry series Go On and The Playboy Club, as well as appearing on the series Nurse Jackie, The Big C, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife and Elementary. In 2008, Benanti won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for her role as Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy, opposite Patti LuPone. ICM Partners: Stage actress and singer Lena Hall is now repped by Sean Liebowitz. Hall was recently nominated for a Tony Award for her breakout role as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, opposite Neil Patrick Harris. A lifelong dancer, Hall made her Broadway debut in Cats when she was still a teenager and soon made her name in off-Broadway rock-oriented musicals such as Rooms, Empire and The Toxic Avenger. Hall’s previous Broadway credits have included 42nd Street, Dracula the Musical and Tarzan. More recently, Hall appeared in a memorable role as an uptight yuppie in the Tony-winning Kinky Boots. Hall is also the lead singer for the rock band The Deafening. WME Entertainment: Writer and director Cédric Jimenez is now a client. Jimenez wrote and directed the upcoming period crime thriller La French, which premiered an eight-minute sizzle reel at Cannes and was subsequently picked up by Drafthouse Films for U.S. distribution. Picturehouse Entertainment and Altitude Film Distribution have jointly acquired the U.K. distribution rights. The feature, which stars Jean Dujardin, is based on the true story of a judge who tried to stop the French Connection in the seventies. Jimenez’s previous credits have included 2007’s Scorpion and 2012’s Aux yeux de tous. He also served as a producer on the features Eden Log and Renaissance Bangkok. In 2003, Jimenez co-directed the documentary Who's the Boss: Boss of Scandalz Strategyz. WME Entertainment: Up-and-coming Brazilian writer and director Gabriela Amaral is now a client. Amaral is riding buzz off her horror-drama screenplay The Father’s Shadow, which came out of the Sundance Writing Labs last January. She was also recently selected for the Directing Labs and she is currently slated to make her feature directing debut in 2015. Prior to The Father’s Shadow, Amaral worked primarily in short films with credits that include Náufragos, Uma primavera, The Comforting Hand and Terno. Up next, Amaral is writing a script for Walter Salles and she is also in post-production on the short film Freeze.Management Companies
Evolution Entertainment: Director L. Gustavo Cooper is now repped by Brad Kaplan. Cooper is currently in production on the indie feature June, which stars Casper Van Dien and Victoria Pratt. A successful skateboarder earlier in his life, Cooper’s film career took off when he started making skate videos. Shortly afterwards, he was recognized by 411 Magazine and produced Chronicles of Gnarnia, an episodic film series showcasing upcoming skaters. Since then Cooper has worked primarily on short films, commercials and music videos, with credits that include the shorts Waiting for Lola, ‘M’ is for Music and Velvet Road. June will be released later this year. Primary Wave Music: Iconic 80s rock band The Go-Go’s is now a client. The group is currently planning their fifth studio album and will headline the “Replay America” tour this summer. The all-female band rose to fame in the early eighties after their debut album Beauty and the Beat landed in #1 spot of the Billboard charts for six consecutive weeks in 1981, selling three million copies. Originally formed in 1978 as The Misfits, the group’s three-decade multi-platinum career has seen such hits as “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation” and “Head Over Heels.” In June, the group will be inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame during the venue’s 15th anniversary.↧
Rep Moves For 6/6/14: WME, APA, ICM Partners
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APA: Australian-New Zealand actor Manu Bennett is now repped by Carlos Carreras and Jim Osborne. Bennett will soon reprise his role as Orc chieftain Azog in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, due out in December. He also appeared in the previous two installments and played Slade Wilson/Death Stroke on the CW series Arrow. Bennett’s best known role, however, may be his performance as series regular Gallic Gladiator Crixius on the Starz series Spartacus, a role he played from 2010 until 2013. Starting off his career in 1993 on the Australian teen soap Paradise Beach, Bennett’s other television credits have included Xena: Warrior Princess, Shortland Street, Street Legal and the miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms. He also hosted the New Zealand reality series Going Straight. Bennett’s feature credits have included The Marine, The Condemned and 30 Days of Night. APA: Actor Peter Fonda is now repped by Jeff Witjas. Fonda recently joined the upcoming AMC sci-fi pilot Galyntine as a series regular. An icon of the 1960s counterculture, Fonda began his career on stage in 1961, making his Broadway debut in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole. Soon after, Fonda went on to star in the iconic sixties films The Wild Angels, The Trip and Easy Rider, the last of which he shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay alongside Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. Fonda’s prolific resume since that point has included such highlights as Ulee’s Gold, The Victors, Race with the Devil, Outlaw Blues, The Passion of Ayn Rand, The Limey, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things and the remake of 3:10 to Yuma. Fonda received a second Academy Award nomination in 1997 for Best Actor for his work in Ulee’s Gold. ICM Partners: Actress Madeline Brewer is now repped by Bonnie Bernstein and Craig Shapiro. Brewer made her television debut last year, starring as series regular Tricia Miller on Netflix’s hit series Orange Is The New Black. Prior to her breakout role, Brewer had no professional acting experience and graduated from New York’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2012. Next up, Brewer is set to appear in season two of Netflix’s Hemlock Grove, playing a mysterious graphic novelist. Hemlock Grove’s second season will premiere July 11. Paradigm: Emmy-winning writer, producer and director James Manos Jr. is now repped by Michael Van Dyck, Manny Nunez and Mark Ross. Manos is currently set to serve as the executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming WE tv series South of Hell. He also recently wrote the indie feature I Am Lupe. A trained theater director who directed numerous plays regionally and in New York, Manos made the leap to television in 1993, producing The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleading Mom and earning an Emmy nomination in the process. Manos went on to write the television movie Road Rage and serve as a co-producer and writer for The Sopranos, as well as a Consulting Producer for The Shield. However, Manos is probably best known for developing, producing and writing the pilot for Showtime’s Dexter, for which he also served as executive producer for its first season. In 1999, Manos won an Emmy for co-writing the “College” episode of The Sopranos, alongside co-writer and series creator David Chase. WME Entertainment: Bronx-born actress and comedian Gina Brillon is now a client. Brillon will soon be seen in comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ documentary The Fluffy Movie. She is also preparing to shoot her first one-hour comedy special, due out later this year. Performing stand-up since she was 17 years old, Brillon is a regular on the New York scene, performing at Carolines Comedy Club, Laugh Factory, Stand up NY, The Comic Strip and Gotham Comedy Club to name a few. Last year, the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival selected Brillon to be part of its New Faces Class of 2013 and the year prior, she became the first Latina to win top honors at Stand-Up NBC. Brillon’s television appearances have included The View, Live at Gotham, Chelsea Lately and Stand Up and Deliver. She is also a poet, having been published in The New York Post and The Daily News and she recently branched out into the world of blogging. WME Entertainment: Academy award-winning screenwriter, producer and director Akiva Goldsman is now a client. Goldsman just finished up a rewrite of the upcoming Divergent sequel Insurgent. He also recently made his feature directorial debut with Winter’s Tale, released last February. Goldsman also wrote and produced that film, which starred Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay. Starting off his career with the 1994 hit The Client, Goldsman’s writing credits have included such diverse fare as Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, Batman & Robin, A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, I am Legend and Angels & Demons. Goldsman joined the crew of Fringe in its first season, working as a producer, writer and director on the cult series until 2013. In 2001, Goldsman won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for A Beautiful Mind. WME Entertainment: Professional boxer Andre Ward is now repped in all areas, including commercial endorsement, film, television, book and broadcasting opportunities. Ward is the current undefeated WBA and The Ring super middleweight champion. He began his boxing career in 1994 and among his career highlights is winning the Light Heavyweight gold medal for the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Currently, he has a 27-0 undefeated record and is ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound in the world behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ward’s previous television experience has included providing expert commentary for HBO. In 2011, Ward was named The Ring magazine fighter of the year.Public Relations
WKT Public Relations: Actor, comedian, director, producer and writer Steve Carell is now repped by Christine Tripicchio. Carell’s currently getting Oscar-buzz for his transformative performance in Foxcatcher, which premiered at Cannes and won Best Director honors for Bennett Miller. He will also appear in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, set for release this October. After a five-year stint on The Daily Show with John Stewart, Carell achieved greater fame when he starred as Michael Scott on NBC’s The Office and gained genuine movie stardom with his breakout performance in Judd Apatow’s hit The 40-Year Old Virgin. Carell has worked extensively since that point, appearing in such features as Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night, Despicable Me, Dinner for Schmucks, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Way Way Back, Despicable Me 2 and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In addition to numerous other awards and nominations, Carell won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role as Michael Scott in The Office.↧
Exec Shuffle For 6/13/14: Creators League, The CW, The Weinstein Company, Lucasfilm, Hulu, Relativity
Company Launches
Broad Street Pictures: Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas have launched this company, which will focus on producing films with strong female characters. Cinelicious Pics: Paul Korver and Dennis Bartok are launching this new distribution company. The duo plans to release twelve films a year, focusing primarily on American and international independent cinema. The new venture aims to give new and extended life to obscure foreign and American indie films. Creators League: Pepsi is launching this internal production studio. Pepsi’s Chief Marketing Officer of Global Consumer Engagement, Frank Cooper III will spearhead the project. Cooper hopes to produce music, web series and TV shows through the new shingle. The Untitled Casey Affleck/John Powers Middleton Project: Casey Affleck and John Powers Middleton have launched this new production company. The venture will develop film and television projects across various genres. John Ridley has joined as President of Production. Vector OMG: Vector Management is joining forces with Eric Ortner of Ortner Media Group to form this new venture, which will serve as both a management company as well as a development vehicle.Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
Bloomberg Media: Jacki Kelley has joined as the Chief Operating Officer of Media. CNBCP: John Armah has joined as the Head of Digital, International Business. CW: Kevin Levy has been named Senior Vice President of Program Planning and Scheduling. Disney: Foster Driver is joining as a Creative Executive. Entertainment One: Gerard Bocaccio has joined as the Senior Vice President of US Scripted Development. Wilco Wolfers has joined as the Chief Operating Officer of Entertainment One, Benelux. Horizon Media: Karina Dobarro has joined as the Vice President, Managing Director of Multicultural Brand Strategy. Newsmax: Kevin Byrnes has joined as the Vice President or Television Advertising Sales. Nordisk Film TV: Karoline Spodsberg has been named the Chief Operating Officer. Saban Brands: Daniel Castle has joined as the Managing Director of Strategic Business Development. The Weinstein Company: Marc Velez has joined as the Senior Vice President of Scripted Television.Film
Alamo Drafthouse: Christian Parkes has joined as the Chief Brand Officer. Cinedigm: Jeffrey Edell has joined as the Chief Financial Officer. Lava Bear Films: Jennifer Semler has been named Vice President of Production. Allison Warren has been named Creative Executive. Lucasfilm: Tony To has been named Executive Vice President of Production & Development. Producers Guild of America: Gary Lucchesi and Lori McCreary have been named Co-Presidents. David Friendly and Lydia Dean Pilcher have been named Co-Vice Presidents of Motion Pictures. Tim Gibbons and Jason Katims have been named Co-Vice Presidents of Television. Christina Lee Storm has joined as the Treasurer. Relativity: Matt Brodlie has joined as the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions. RLJ Entertainment: Mike Pears has been named Executive Vice President of Content Sales. Vertigo Entertainment: Alex Foster has been upped to Vice President of Production. Well Go USA: Doris Pfardrescher has been named Chief Executive Officer. Dennis Walker has been named Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.Television
Hoff Productions: Michael Hoff has been promoted to Director of Development. Hulu: Beatrice Springborn has joined as the Head of Originals. One World Sports: Kristen McNeil has joined as the Senior Vice President, Western Region. Mark Romano has joined as the Senior Vice President, Eastern Region. TVGN: Melissa Stone Mangham has joined as Vice President, Marketing and Brand Strategy. TVGN: Rich Browd has joined as Vice President, Creative Director. Zodiak Media: Jean-Philippe Randisi has joined as the Chief Executive Officer of Zodiak Kids.Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
APA: Lucy Stille has joined as an Agent in the Literary department. Fifteen Minutes: Ryan Croy has been named Managing Partner. ICM Partners: Andrea Johnson has joined as an Agent in the Concerts, Adult Contemporary department. Rogers & Cowan: Dennis Dembia has been named Senior Vice President. Slate PR: Katherine Rowe has been promoted to Senior Vice President. UTA: Jbeau Lewis has joined as a music agent. Way to Blue: Anna Gibbs has joined as International Publicity Director.Cable
AMC: Ryan Aguirre has joined as a Publicist, PR & Awards. Melissa Wasserman has been named Senior Vice President of Client Solutions & Integrated Marketing.Digital
Complex Media: Moksha Fitzgibbons has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Vimeo: Barry Diller has joined as the Director of Audience Development.Publishing
Gannett: Randy Kilgore has joined as the President of National Sales.Music
Republic Records: Rob Stevenson has been named Executive Vice President. Shazam Entertainment: Patricia Parra has joined as the Chief Marketing Officer.↧
Rep Moves For 6/13/14: UTA, ICM Partners, CAA, Paradigm
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CAA: Up-and-coming stage actor Alexander Sharp is now repped by Peter Levine, Joe Machota and Alex Mebed. Sharp is currently set to make his Broadway debut starring in the lead role in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. The play, which was adapted from the Mark Haddon novel, is on its way from London to Broadway after winning eight Olivier awards this past season, including Best New Play. Sharp, who recently graduated from the Juilliard School, is just beginning his career, having previously appeared in Juilliard’s productions of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Cherry Orchard, The Hostage and Smash amongst others. He continues to be managed by Erin Flack of Erin Flack Management. ICM Partners: Actress Amy Landecker is now repped by Joanne Wiles. Landecker is currently starring opposite Jeffrey Tambor and Gaby Hoffman in Amazon’s dramedy pilot Transparent. She also recently recurred as Dr. Michelle Banks on ABC’s Revenge. Starting off primarily as a stage actress, Landecker moved to Los Angeles at 38 and she has subsequently worked on such features as Dan in Real Life, A Serious Man, All is Bright and Enough Said. She also appeared as a series regular on The Paul Reiser Show and she has a lengthy television resume that includes appearances on Mad Men, Louie, NCIS, House, Curb Your Enthusiasm, House of Lies, Retired at 35 and Vegas. Next up, Landecker is set to appear in the found footage feature Project Almanac, due out in 2015. Paradigm: Actor, writer, director and producer John Stockwell is now repped by Adam Kanter, Nick LoPiccolo, Valarie Phillips, Rich Rogers and Ken Stovitz. Stockwell most recently directed the feature Kid Cannabis, which was released earlier this year, as well as In the Blood starring Gina Carino. Originally beginning his career as an actor, Stockwell appeared in such features as Losin’ it, Top Gun, My Science Project, Christine and the miniseries North and South. He soon branched off into writing and directing as well and Stockwell’s helming credits include Crazy/Beautiful, Blue Crush, Into the Blue, Turistas, Cat Run and Dark Tide. Television-wise, Stockwell has directed multiple episodes of The L Word, as well as the television movie Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden. Stockwell’s next film will be Cat Run 2, currently in post-production. Resolution: Directing team Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott are now repped by Abram Nalibotsky. The duo recently made their feature film directing debut with the horror comedy Cooties, which premiered at Sundance last January. Prior to Cooties, Murnion and Milott started off working in animation, before moving into music videos, commercials and directing short films. The two also founded the New York-based production company Honest and their work has been short-listed at numerous film festivals, including SXSW, Cannes and the Webby Awards. Cooties stars Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill and Jack McBrayer. UTA: Actress Shiri Appleby is now repped by Scott Schachter and Nancy Gates. Appleby will soon star in Lifetime’s drama series Un-Real, which is set to premiere later this year. Beginning her acting career at age four in various commercials, Appleby soon began to land guest spots on such series as thirtysomething, Who’s the Boss, Doogie Howser M.D. and Baywatch. She got her big break, however, when she landed the lead role of Liz Parker on the WB/UPN series Roswell. Appleby’s subsequent credits have included recurring roles on Six Degrees and ER, as well as starring in the CW drama Life Unexpected. More recently, she recurred on Chicago Fire and had a memorable arc playing Adam Driver’s girlfriend Natalia on the HBO series Girls. Appleby’s feature credits have included The Battle of Shaker Heights, What Love is and Charlie Wilson’s War. UTA: Visual effects animator and director Daniel “Hashi” Hashimoto is now repped by Greg Goodfried and Ali Barash. Hashimoto has acquired a large YouTube following, racking up over 32 million views for his series of Action Movie Kid shorts, which star his three-year-old son in special effects-enhanced homemade shorts. The popular shorts landed him an appearance on Good Morning America and a deal to create branded content for several toy lines. A longtime DreamWorks Animation and visual effects professional, Hashimoto’s prior credits included How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda 2 and the television series Pair of Kings. Hashimoto hopes to parlay his YouTube success into feature film directing opportunities and expand the Action Movie Kid brand into books, products and feature spin-offs. UTA: Broadway star Joshua Henry is now repped by Chris Highland, Logan Eisenberg and Brian Swardstrom. Henry is currently starring in a Tony-nominated performance in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Violet, opposite Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell. He also recently appeared on the Lifetime series Army Wives, playing Quincy Montclair. Henry is probably best known, however, for his role as Haywood Patterson in the musical The Scottsboro Boys, for which he also received a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. His other theater roles have included roles in Porgy and Bess, American Idiot, In the Heights and The Wiz. Henry’s film and television credits have included the features Sex and the City and Winter’s Tale, as well as the television series Nip/Tick, Kings and Once Upon a Time.↧
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Rep Moves For 6/20/14: Azoff MSG Entertainment, WME, CAA, Gersh
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CAA: Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby is now repped by Scott Greenberg, Maha Dakhil and Ali Trustman. His buzzed-about art house horror film When Animals Dream recently premiered during Critics Week at Cannes and was subsequently acquired by Radius-TWC for distribution. Starting his career in 1993, Arnby has steadily built up a directing career helming award-winning music videos, commercials and short films. Arnby’s won awards for his commercial work from such festivals as Cannes Lion, True Awards and Eurobest, and his short films have played at the LA Short Film Festival, the Palm Springs Film Festival and Portugal amongst others. Arnby is also a co-founder of the Brainstorm Club in Munich, Germany, as well as a co-founder of the commercial department of APC, Circus Alphaville. CAA: Director and producer Adrian Lyne is now repped by Fred Specktor. He was previously repped by WME. Lyne’s last helming and producing job was 2002’s hit feature Unfaithful, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Lyne originally started his career in television commercials and he first moved into features with 1980’s teen drama Foxes. His breakthrough film came three years later with the musical hit Flashdance and Lyne’s subsequent features have included 9 1/2 Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob’s Ladder, Indecent Proposal and Lolita. He also directed the music video for “Maniac,” the theme song from Flashdance. In 1988, Lyne received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for his work on Fatal Attraction. CAA: Actress Katheryn Winnick is now repped by Tracy Brennan, Josh Lieberman and Jaime Feld. Winnick currently stars as Queen Lagertha on History’s hit series Vikings. Obtaining her first black belt by age 13, Winnick had started three martial arts schools before starting her acting career in the late nineties. Since that point, Winnick has built up an impressive resume with roles in such features as Two Weeks Notice, 50 First Dates, Going the Distance, Failure to Launch, Amusement, Killers, Love and Other Drugs, Stand Up Guys and The Art of the Steal. Winnick’s television credits have included playing Hannah Burley on Season Six of Bones and appearances on Criminal Minds, Law & Order, CSI, The Glades and Nikita. Vikings will soon begin production on its third season. Equitable Stewardship for Artists (ESA): Actor Jay Paulson is now repped by Paul Alan Smith and Tyler Allen. Paulson most recently starred in the indie found footage thriller Lucky Bastard. He also appeared on the television series Longmire and The Glades. Paulson’s big break came when he landed a role as series regular Sean on Cybill. He’s since appeared on such series as Battery Park, Studio 60, The West Wing, October Road and Happy Town amongst others. He also had a recurring role portraying Don Draper’s brother Adam Whitman on Mad Men. Paulson’s feature credits have included Rolling Kansas, Go, Can’t Hardly Wait, Imaginary Heroes and Black Rock. He continues to be co-represented by Alisa Adler at Paradigm. Gersh: Actor and singer John Lloyd Young is now repped by Jason Gutman, Bob Gersh and Rachel Zeidman. Young can currently be seen starring as Frankie Valli in Clint Eastwood’s latest feature Jersey Boys. Primarily a stage actor before his breakout role, Young’s previous theatre credits have included The Drawer Boy, The Chosen, The Summer of the Swan, Spring Awakening and The Five Hysterical Girls Theorem. His film and television credits have included the feature Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!! as well as appearances on Vegas, Law & Order and Glee. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Young to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Paradigm: Actress Neve Campbell is now repped by Andrew Ruf, Scott Metzger, Christy Hall and Alisa Adler. Campbell will next be seen in the indie feature Walter, opposite Milo Ventimiglia and William H. Macy. She also recently appeared in the season opener of Mad Men. Landing her breakout role starring in the Fox drama Party of Five, Campbell is probably best known for her role as Sidney Prescott in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise. She’s also had starring roles in The Craft, Wild Things, Panic and The Company. Recent credits have included Grey’s Anatomy, Medium and The Philanthropist, as well as the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel. In addition to starring in Robert Altman’s The Company, Campbell also co-wrote and produced the film. WME Entertainment: Academy Award-winning writing team and actors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are now clients. Faxon and Rash most recently wrote, directed and acted in the feature The Way, Way Back, which starred Steve Carell and Toni Collette.The duo originally met while performing at The Groundlings and they both have led successful acting careers in addition to their writing partnership. Faxon has appeared in such features as Orange County and Bad Teacher, and he starred in the Fox series Ben and Kate. Rash has appeared in One Hour Photo and had recurring spots on That ‘70s Show, Reno 911 and Community. As writers, the two are probably best known for penning The Descendents, which won the two an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Next up, Rash will voice a character in the animated feature Yellowbird and Faxon will star in the FX series Married.Management Companies
Azoff MSG Entertainment: Gwen Stefani and No Doubt have signed with Irving Azoff for management. They were previously with Rebel Waltz Management. Stefani is set take the place of Christina Aguilera in the upcoming season of The Voice this fall. First joining No Doubt in 1986, Stefani has sold nearly 30 million records worldwide, racking up multiple number one hits that include “Don’t Speak,” “Just a Girl” and “Hey Baby.” In 2007, Stefani’s solo tour grossed $31.5 million and in 2009, No Doubt’s tour reported 22.6 million in grosses. Stefani’s film and television appearances have included Portlandia, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek, as well as playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator. Stefani’s also made her mark on the fashion industry, launching L.A.M.B. in 2003, Harajuku Lovers in 2005 and Gx this last March. Management 360: Actor Matthew Broderick is now repped by Eric Kranzler and Guymon Casady. Broderick recently wrapped shooting on Warren Beatty’s untitled Howard Hughes feature. He’ll also be appearing in Neil LaBute’s next feature Dirty Weekend. Starting his career in the eighties, Broderick’s resume has seen such highlights as WarGames, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Biloxi Blues, Torch Song Trilogy, Glory, The Freshman, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Election, You Can Count on Me, The Producers and voicing Simba in The Lion King. His television credits have included Modern Family, 30 Rock, Louie and Frasier. Also a prolific stage actor, Broderick has won two Tonys, for Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying respectively. Broderick will return to Broadway this fall to co-star with Nathan Lane in Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play.↧
Rep Moves For 6/27/14: CAA, Gersh, Untitled Entertainment
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CAA: Actress Anna Faris is now repped by Peter Levine, Kevin Huvane, Ida Ziniti, Chelsea McKinnies and Christian Carino. Faris currently stars opposite Allison Janney in the CBS hit comedy Mom, which is now heading into its second season. She also has a cameo in the recently released 22 Jump Street. After first appearing in the indie feature Lovers Lane in 1999, Faris landed her breakout role the very next year, taking on the starring role in Scary Movie. Since then, Faris has appeared in such diverse fare as Lost in Translation, Waiting…, Brokeback Mountain, Just Friends, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, The House Bunny, What’s Your Number?, The Dictator, I Give It A Year and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Television-wise, Faris has appeared in recurring roles on Friends and Entourage. Next up, Faris will star opposite her husband Chris Pratt in Vacation Friends, currently in development at Todd Garner’s Broken Road. CAA: Actor Cory Hardrict is now repped by Cameron Mitchell, Dave Bugliari, Craig Gering and Franklin Latt. Hardrict just landed a coveted role in the Nic Mathieu-directed sci-fi thriller Spectral. He also recently wrapped production on Clint Eastwood’s feature American Sniper, opposite Bradley Cooper. Starting his career in the late nineties with various television appearances, Hardrict made his feature debut with 1999’s Never Been Kissed. Since then, Hardrict’s feature credits have included Crazy/Beautiful, Neighborhood Watch, Gran Torino, Battle: Los Angeles, Warm Bodies, Lovelace and Transcendence. Television-wise, Hardrict appeared in a recurring role on Lincoln Heights and he’s guest starred on such series as Lincoln Heights, K-Ville and Heroes. In addition to acting in the film, Hardrict also executive produced the 2007 feature Neighborhood Watch. CAA: Actress Alison Pill is now repped by Rick Kurtzman, Tracy Brennan, Michael Katcher, Ben Dey and Joe Machota. Pill currently stars as Maggie Jordan on Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series The Newsroom, which is returning for its final season this fall. Pill started her career at age 12, appearing in numerous television movies before landing her first breakthrough adult role as one of the leads in 2006 NBC series The Book of Daniel. Her feature credits have included such notable films as Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life, Milk, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Midnight in Paris and To Rome with Love. Pill’s television credits have included regular roles on In Treatment and The Pillars of the Earth. Also a stage actress, Pill was nominated for a Tony in 2006 for her performance in The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Next up, Pill will be seen in Snowpiercer, opposite Chris Evans and Ed Harris, as well as the horror comedy Cooties. Equitable Stewardship for Artists (ESA): Director Brendan Gibbons is now repped by Paul Alan Smith. Gibbons just recently completed his first feature film, Preoccupied, which he both wrote and directed. Gibbons is currently one of the top comedic commercial directors in the business, having created campaigns for clients such as Comedy Central, ESPN, Showtime, Sony, DirecTV, Snickers, Sprint and National Geographic. He originally began his directing career in 2004, co-writing and directing “Gangsters” and “Love Story,” the award-winning trailers for the Tribeca Film Festival. He is now in development on a second feature, a comedy called Salamander. Gibbons is also still repped by Station Films for his commercial work. Gersh: Actor Justin Long is now repped by Randi Goldstein and Rhonda Price. Long will soon appear in the feature The Lookalike, which he also produced. He also recently had a recurring role on Mom and he appears in an uncredited role in the Veronica Mars movie. Making his feature debut with the 1999 comedy hit Galaxy Quest, Long has been working regularly ever since with feature credits that include Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Waiting…, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Accepted, Live Free or Die Hard, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Drag Me To Hell, Funny People and the Alvin and the Chipmunks series. He's also appeared as a regular on the NBC series Ed, has recurred on New Girl and starred in Apple’s highly successful “Get a Mac” advertising campaign. Up next, Long will star in the features Tuck and Comet, both of which are in post-production. Innovative Artists: Actress Rachel McKeon is now repped by Jaime Misher. Mckeon recently made her feature film debut starring in Colm Healey’s Homemakers, which premiered last week at New York City’s Northside Festival. She is also starring in the festival short The Story of Milo & Annie. A relative newcomer, McKeon graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2010 and has worked mainly as a theatre actress appearing in Pains of Youth, A View from the Bridge and Welcome to Nowhere amongst others. Homemakers won the Audience Award from IFF Boston earlier this year. WME Entertainment: Talk show host, red carpet commentator and best-selling author Ross Mathews is now a client. Mathews currently hosts the talk show Hello Ross on E!, which recently wrapped its second season. He’s also a regular panelist and guest host on E!’s Chelsea Lately and appears on E! Networks Live from the Red Carpet shows. Mathews first rose to fame appearing as an intern and later correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has since appeared as a guest host, panelist and correspondent on numerous talk shows, including covering the 2012 presidential election for E! Last year, Mathews published his first book Man Up: Tales of my Delusional Self-Confidence. WME will also represent his banner Ross Mathews Media.Management Companies
Untitled Entertainment: Actor and comedian Tom Arnold is now repped by Beth Holden-Garland. Arnold is the current host and narrator for CMT’s My Big Redneck Wedding franchise. He’s also set to appear in the upcoming Mike Myers’ documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon. Starting his career in the eighties, Arnold got his big break when Roseanne Barr brought him in as a writer on her sitcom Roseanne. Since then Arnold has led a prolific career, appearing in numerous films and television series, most notably co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1994 James Cameron action hit True Lies. Arnold also served as host for The Best Damn Sports Show Period for four years. Next up, Arnold will appear in the feature film Any Day, which recently wrapped production.↧
Rep Moves For 7/11/14: CAA, Resolution, WME, Abrams Artists Agency
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Abrams Artists Agency: Abrams recently expanded their theatrical department, hiring agents Jay Schachter and Evan Miller. The agency has since signed a number of new acting clients. They include Sideways actress Alysia Reiner, who currently stars on Netflix’s breakout hit Orange is the New Black; Thom Barry, who’s probably best known for his role as Detective Will Jeffries on Cold Case; The Wire’s Marylne Barrett, who will star in the upcoming series American Crime; Brandon Bell, who will appear in the new SyFy series Ascension; Gary Dourdan, who’s probably best known for his work as Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding on Saved by the Bell; Susie Abromeit, who recently recurred on Devious Maids and Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots; and James Earl, who currently stars on the TBS series Ground Floor. All clients will be repped in both the Los Angeles and New York offices. CAA: Actor, comedian and singer Wayne Brady is now repped by Andy Elkin. Brady currently hosts Let’s Make A Deal and he also appears on the CW revival of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Brady also recently served as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance. Getting his start on the original British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Brady continued onto the American version and he has landed numerous hosting gigs and television appearances since that point. Most notably, Brady starred on The Wayne Brady Show, which won four Daytime Emmy Awards, and he was also the original host of Fox’s Don’t Forget the Lyrics. His other television appearances have included roles on How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Chappelle’s Show and voicing Clover the Rabbit on the animated series Sofia the First. In 2003, Brady won a Primetime Emmy for his performance on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and as a singer, he was Grammy nominated for his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.” ICM Partners: Producer and screenwriter Jeff Eastin is now repped by Mark Gordon. He was previously with CAA. Eastin is probably best known as the creator and executive producer of the highly successful USA series White Collar. He also created and currently executive produces the police drama Graceland, which recently entered its second season. Eastin began his career as a screenwriter, penning the Jamie Foxx feature Held Up and soon after James Cameron chose him to write the sequel to True Lies, which was never produced. Eastin also created the UPN series Shasta McNasty, which starred Jake Busey, and the 2004 NBC series Hawaii, which starred Michael Biehn. White Collar is set to wrap up its sixth and final season with a six-episode run. Resolution: Resolution recently expanded its employee roster and hired agents Rachel Sheedy and Jennifer Good. The new hires are part of an ongoing strategy to steadily build the agency’s film and television talent business. Sheedy is an industry veteran, having spent sixteen years at Don Buchwald & Associates in New York where she worked with actors in film, television and theater. She’ll be working in Resolution’s Los Angeles office. Good began her career at Susan Smith & Associates and subsequently moved to the boutique literary agency, The Bruce Brown Agency, where she has worked in both the film and television markets. During her six years at The Bruce Brown Agency, Good represented television writers who were both on staff and selling original pilots. Good most recently worked at the The Alpern Group where she represented writers and directors with a growing emphasis on the international marketplace. She joined the agency’s TV literary department last month. UTA: Actress Fiona Shaw is now repped by Danie Streisand and Brian Swardstrom. Shaw most recently appeared on the London stage in The Testament of Mary, playing the mother of Christ, a role she originated during the show’s Tony-nominated Broadway run last year. Shaw may be best known to audiences, however, for playing Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter film franchise and guest starring as witch leader Marnie on the fourth season of True Blood. Starting her career in the eighties, Shaw has led an extensive career in film, television and theatre with credits that include the features My Left Foot, Persuasion, Franco Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre, The Butcher Boy, The Black Dahlia, Catch and Release, Dorian Gray and The Tree of Life. Shaw was nominated for a Best Actress Tony for Medea in 2003 and she has won multiple Olivier Awards for her performances in such shows as Machinal, Electra and As You Like It. Next up, Shaw will appear in the Brad Anderson-helmed Eliza Graves. UTA: Actor Manish Dayal is now repped by Brian Nossokoff, Theresa Peters, Jonathan Weinstein, Keya Khayatian and Jacob Fenton. He was previously with Innovative. Dayal recently got a major career break, landing the lead role in the upcoming Lasse Hallström feature The Hundred-Foot Journey, opposite Helen Mirren. Prior to his starring role, Dayal was probably best known for his recurring parts on 90210 and Rubicon. Originally starting off in national commercials, Dayal got his first taste of success with a role in the off-Broadway show Rafta, Rafta. He has also appeared in the feature films The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Walkaway and White Frog. Dayal’s television credits have included CSI, Switched at Birth, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Outsourced and The Good Wife. The Hundred-Foot Journey will be released this coming August. WME Entertainment: The co-creators and stars of the Comedy Central series Workaholics, Blake Anderson, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck have signed for representation in all areas. The three join series creator and star Adam Devine, who was already repped by WME. Originally premiering in 2011, Workaholics is currently the highest-rated series in its time slot across all of cable among males 18-34. In addition to their television series, the group also recently made a cameo appearance in the summer feature hit Neighbors. On their own, Anderson is currently developing an animated half hour at Comedy Central. Holm is set to appear in the features The Interview, Inherent Vice and Finally Famous. Newacheck is attached to the upcoming feature Shore Leave and also serves an executive producer on Adam Devine’s House Party. The group will start production on the fifth season of Workaholics in the fall. WME Entertainment: Writer and executive producer Dana Stevens is now a client. Stevens is currently the writer and sole executive producer of the CBS series Reckless. She also recently wrote the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel, Safe Haven, which was released last year. Stevens’ other screenwriting credits have included Life or Something Like It, Blink, For Love of the Game and City of Angels, which starred Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan. Previously, Stevens created and served as an executive producer on the ABC series What about Brian, which was produced by JJ Abrams. Next up, Stevens is set to write the James Cameron-produced feature The Dive for director Martin Campbell.↧