Josh Flagg is moving to a new home — a new home brokerage, that is.
The celebrity real estate agent and Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star is joining Compass in its Beverly Hills Office, as Flagg reveals exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I made the strategic decision to join the top brokerage in the country. Compass’ sterling reputation, extensive network, cutting-edge agent resources, and unwavering commitment to professionalism align perfectly with my values and business goals,” says Flagg in a statement. “With this new partnership, I am confident I will gain access to new opportunities for growth and deliver exceptional results for my clients.” (In 2022, according to RealTrends, Compass did $228 billion in residential sales in the U.S., placing it at No. 1 in the country by volume.)
Josh Flagg in Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
In a phone interview with THR, Flagg says that he’s bringing more than $400 million...
The celebrity real estate agent and Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star is joining Compass in its Beverly Hills Office, as Flagg reveals exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I made the strategic decision to join the top brokerage in the country. Compass’ sterling reputation, extensive network, cutting-edge agent resources, and unwavering commitment to professionalism align perfectly with my values and business goals,” says Flagg in a statement. “With this new partnership, I am confident I will gain access to new opportunities for growth and deliver exceptional results for my clients.” (In 2022, according to RealTrends, Compass did $228 billion in residential sales in the U.S., placing it at No. 1 in the country by volume.)
Josh Flagg in Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
In a phone interview with THR, Flagg says that he’s bringing more than $400 million...
- 3/12/2024
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Tracey Jacobs will end a 25-year run at UTA next year.
One of the most accomplished Hollywood talent agents of her era, Jacobs will stay on for the next several months to help with the transition of her clients and serve as an adviser to the company. She hasn’t set her next move yet, and her exit is an amicable one.
Jacobs left ICM to join United Talent Agency as a partner in 1998. She has blazed a trail for agents in Hollywood and in particular female agents, who had little voice in the hierarchy of a male-dominated industry when she came to UTA. She became the first woman to serve on an agency board when she took that post 15 years ago, and she served as the longtime head of UTA’s talent department.
Her clients – past and current – have included Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez, Jay Roach, Mike White,...
One of the most accomplished Hollywood talent agents of her era, Jacobs will stay on for the next several months to help with the transition of her clients and serve as an adviser to the company. She hasn’t set her next move yet, and her exit is an amicable one.
Jacobs left ICM to join United Talent Agency as a partner in 1998. She has blazed a trail for agents in Hollywood and in particular female agents, who had little voice in the hierarchy of a male-dominated industry when she came to UTA. She became the first woman to serve on an agency board when she took that post 15 years ago, and she served as the longtime head of UTA’s talent department.
Her clients – past and current – have included Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez, Jay Roach, Mike White,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Johnny Depp has played Cannes many times, with four of his films in Competition: “Dead Man” and “Ed Wood” (both 1995), “The Brave,” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998), but he’s never had this much at stake on the Croisette. As the randy King Louis Xv, powdered and wigged in the opening-night Out of Competition selection “Jeanne du Barry,” Depp will begin his latest effort at career rehab.
Depp, who will be 60 in a few weeks, is well past his movie-star prime and remains in recovery from a string of court cases. Depp lost his “wife-beater” U.K. libel case against ex-wife Amber Heard in 2020, but last June he won $10 million in compensatory damages in a U.S. court. Warner Bros. paid his $16 million fee for the third “Fantastic Beasts” film, but asked him to resign from playing the role of Grindelwald in the Harry Potter franchise. (Mads Mikkelsen replaced him.
Depp, who will be 60 in a few weeks, is well past his movie-star prime and remains in recovery from a string of court cases. Depp lost his “wife-beater” U.K. libel case against ex-wife Amber Heard in 2020, but last June he won $10 million in compensatory damages in a U.S. court. Warner Bros. paid his $16 million fee for the third “Fantastic Beasts” film, but asked him to resign from playing the role of Grindelwald in the Harry Potter franchise. (Mads Mikkelsen replaced him.
- 5/16/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As Amber Heard and Johnny Depp both prepare to appeal the verdict in their mudslinging defamation trial, a newly unsealed document dump reignited the frenzy over the highly publicized trial
The mayhem around the six-week trial — which Depp specifically requested be televised — was nearly unprecedented, even when taking into account that people would naturally be interested in two high-profile actors airing out their dirty laundry. Depp had emerged the winner in the court of public opinion even before the verdict came down, with fans stationing themselves outside the Virginia courthouse...
The mayhem around the six-week trial — which Depp specifically requested be televised — was nearly unprecedented, even when taking into account that people would naturally be interested in two high-profile actors airing out their dirty laundry. Depp had emerged the winner in the court of public opinion even before the verdict came down, with fans stationing themselves outside the Virginia courthouse...
- 8/6/2022
- by Cheyenne Roundtree
- Rollingstone.com
Johnny Depp scored a clear and unexpected victory in court last week. His attorney, Ben Chew, implored the Virginia jury to restore his name, his reputation and his career, and the jury responded — finding that Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, had defamed him when accusing him of domestic violence.
But while jury verdicts are binary — liable or not liable, guilty or not guilty — Hollywood does not work that way. Depp has suffered tremendous reputational damage, much of it self-inflicted, and still has a lot of work to do if he wants to revive his career.
“It’s not a light-switch,” says Howard Bragman, a crisis consultant to celebrity clients. “It’s a road back.”
In Depp’s favor, the trial mobilized a passionate, digitally savvy fan base, and gave him a platform to triumph while owning his flaws. But even if the general public accepts the jury’s verdict, he...
But while jury verdicts are binary — liable or not liable, guilty or not guilty — Hollywood does not work that way. Depp has suffered tremendous reputational damage, much of it self-inflicted, and still has a lot of work to do if he wants to revive his career.
“It’s not a light-switch,” says Howard Bragman, a crisis consultant to celebrity clients. “It’s a road back.”
In Depp’s favor, the trial mobilized a passionate, digitally savvy fan base, and gave him a platform to triumph while owning his flaws. But even if the general public accepts the jury’s verdict, he...
- 6/6/2022
- by Gene Maddaus and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial has grabbed headlines due to the often grotesque and sordid details of the couple’s troubled marriage. But the jurors are also being asked to consider whether either of them suffered actual career damage from the other’s lies about them.
And while there is evidence that both of their careers have been hurt, it’s much trickier to try to connect that damage to specific defamatory statements.
Depp has alleged that he lost tens of millions of dollars because of Heard’s allegations of domestic violence, which she alluded to in a 2018 op-ed. But the testimony showed that Depp was a star in serious decline even before the allegations, and a series of legal setbacks made him virtually unemployable by major studios.
Depp’s former agent and former business manager testified that Depp’s unprofessional behavior had dimmed Hollywood’s enthusiasm for the actor,...
And while there is evidence that both of their careers have been hurt, it’s much trickier to try to connect that damage to specific defamatory statements.
Depp has alleged that he lost tens of millions of dollars because of Heard’s allegations of domestic violence, which she alluded to in a 2018 op-ed. But the testimony showed that Depp was a star in serious decline even before the allegations, and a series of legal setbacks made him virtually unemployable by major studios.
Depp’s former agent and former business manager testified that Depp’s unprofessional behavior had dimmed Hollywood’s enthusiasm for the actor,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Brent Lang and Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Amber Heard’s lawyers depicted actor Johnny Depp on Thursday as a fallen idol undone by his substance abuse, profligate spending, and unchecked anger — and not by the 2018 op-ed his ex-wife wrote about being a victim of domestic violence.
Witnesses called by Heard, the defendant in Depp’s 50 million defamation case, said the Pirates of the Caribbean star went from the top of Hollywood’s A-list to someone struggling to find work and pay his bills despite having earned more than 600 million. “He was the biggest star in the world,...
Witnesses called by Heard, the defendant in Depp’s 50 million defamation case, said the Pirates of the Caribbean star went from the top of Hollywood’s A-list to someone struggling to find work and pay his bills despite having earned more than 600 million. “He was the biggest star in the world,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Sean Piccoli
- Rollingstone.com
Johnny Depp’s longtime agent testified Thursday that his star power declined over the course of years due to his erratic behavior, and that at one point he asked his agency to give him 20 million because he needed money.
Tracey Jacobs, a top agent at United Talent Agency, represented Depp for 30 years until he fired her — and his his longtime lawyer and management firm — in 2016. Jacobs appeared by video deposition on the 19th day of Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, whom he accuses of destroying his career with false allegations of domestic violence.
Jacobs testified that over the last 10 years of her representation of him, Depp would habitually show up late to set. He ultimately got a reputation that made it harder to get jobs for him, she said.
“Initially crews loved him,” she said. “He was always so great with the crew. But crews don...
Tracey Jacobs, a top agent at United Talent Agency, represented Depp for 30 years until he fired her — and his his longtime lawyer and management firm — in 2016. Jacobs appeared by video deposition on the 19th day of Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, whom he accuses of destroying his career with false allegations of domestic violence.
Jacobs testified that over the last 10 years of her representation of him, Depp would habitually show up late to set. He ultimately got a reputation that made it harder to get jobs for him, she said.
“Initially crews loved him,” she said. “He was always so great with the crew. But crews don...
- 5/19/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Rich Paul, CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group, has been appointed to UTA’s Board of Directors. Paul also serves as Head of UTA Sports and is a UTA partner, roles he assumed in July 2019 after UTA took a significant stake in Klutch Sports Group.
Paul founded Klutch in 2012 and built it into a sports representation powerhouse with NBA clients including LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Ben Simmons and John Wall. In the past year, since working with UTA, Klutch has expanded into professional football and baseball with acquisitions of Revolution Sports Agency and Tidal Sports Group, adding key NFL and Mlb clients. In recent weeks, leading sports agent Omar Wilkes has also joined Klutch.
“Our association with Rich Paul has been a true bright spot since he partnered with us a year ago,” said UTA CEO and Board member Jeremy Zimmer. “We were determined to come together and build a cutting edge,...
Paul founded Klutch in 2012 and built it into a sports representation powerhouse with NBA clients including LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Ben Simmons and John Wall. In the past year, since working with UTA, Klutch has expanded into professional football and baseball with acquisitions of Revolution Sports Agency and Tidal Sports Group, adding key NFL and Mlb clients. In recent weeks, leading sports agent Omar Wilkes has also joined Klutch.
“Our association with Rich Paul has been a true bright spot since he partnered with us a year ago,” said UTA CEO and Board member Jeremy Zimmer. “We were determined to come together and build a cutting edge,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
United Talent Agency will hold its 8th annual “Project Impact” day of service on Friday. Almost 1,000 UTA employees will dedicate time and service at more than 40 volunteer sites worldwide.
“Project Impact” is a week-long global event organized by the UTA Foundation. Hundreds of agents, executives, assistants and staff devote time to charitable organizations in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Miami, London and Washington, D.C.
UTA leadership, including CEO Jeremy Zimmer, co-president Jay Sures, chairman Jim Berkus, board members Tracey Jacobs, Blair Kohan and Peter Benedek, and board member & head of television Matt Rice, among others, will be participating.
For international volunteer day, the opportunities range from food preparation at Project Angel Food to renovation projects on the Us Vets campus and restoration of a natural ecosystem at the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, planting and harvesting on an urban rooftop garden at Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project in New York,...
“Project Impact” is a week-long global event organized by the UTA Foundation. Hundreds of agents, executives, assistants and staff devote time to charitable organizations in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Miami, London and Washington, D.C.
UTA leadership, including CEO Jeremy Zimmer, co-president Jay Sures, chairman Jim Berkus, board members Tracey Jacobs, Blair Kohan and Peter Benedek, and board member & head of television Matt Rice, among others, will be participating.
For international volunteer day, the opportunities range from food preparation at Project Angel Food to renovation projects on the Us Vets campus and restoration of a natural ecosystem at the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, planting and harvesting on an urban rooftop garden at Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project in New York,...
- 6/20/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sir Elton John and David Furnish will host the Elton John AIDS Foundation (Ejaf)’s 27th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.
IMDb will serve as this year’s Presenting Sponsor.
For the 15th year, Chef Wayne Elias will design and prepare a sumptuous dinner for party guests to enjoy while watching a live telecast of the 91st Academy Awards. For the first time, IMDb will broadcast its annual IMDb Live streaming companion show from the event, co-hosted by Aisha Tyler and Dave Karger, offering viewers four hours of celebrity studded conversation and unique, entertaining and informative coverage of Hollywood’s biggest night. Alexander Gilkes of Paddle8 will return to conduct the evening’s highly anticipated live auction. The event will conclude with dancing until dawn with DJ Johnny Dynell.
Ejaf’s Academy Awards Viewing Party is the most highly visible...
IMDb will serve as this year’s Presenting Sponsor.
For the 15th year, Chef Wayne Elias will design and prepare a sumptuous dinner for party guests to enjoy while watching a live telecast of the 91st Academy Awards. For the first time, IMDb will broadcast its annual IMDb Live streaming companion show from the event, co-hosted by Aisha Tyler and Dave Karger, offering viewers four hours of celebrity studded conversation and unique, entertaining and informative coverage of Hollywood’s biggest night. Alexander Gilkes of Paddle8 will return to conduct the evening’s highly anticipated live auction. The event will conclude with dancing until dawn with DJ Johnny Dynell.
Ejaf’s Academy Awards Viewing Party is the most highly visible...
- 1/15/2019
- Look to the Stars
Mike White’s agent was not thrilled to learn that he was disappearing off the grid for another reality TV adventure. The filmmaker, who had previously appeared on “The Amazing Race,” had finally achieved his dream of competing on “Survivor” — but that meant being completely unreachable for more than a month.
“It’s so funny, they’re literally the last to know,” White said of his reps at UTA. “You’re not supposed to tell anyone, but I told my boyfriend and my parents that I’m leaving. And literally a day before I leave, I gotta call my agents — and they’re not going to be happy about this.”
Once you’ve entered the game (which is shot in Fiji), there’s no exiting it — and just because White already knew Jeff Probst from Hollywood circles, it didn’t mean that he could borrow the host’s phone to check voicemails.
“It’s so funny, they’re literally the last to know,” White said of his reps at UTA. “You’re not supposed to tell anyone, but I told my boyfriend and my parents that I’m leaving. And literally a day before I leave, I gotta call my agents — and they’re not going to be happy about this.”
Once you’ve entered the game (which is shot in Fiji), there’s no exiting it — and just because White already knew Jeff Probst from Hollywood circles, it didn’t mean that he could borrow the host’s phone to check voicemails.
- 9/26/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
United Talent Agency’s founders (and partners) are taking off their suits tomorrow, rolling up their sleeves and doing the real work across this country and overseas. UTA will close all offices internationally Friday for its seventh annual Project Impact volunteer day to enable the agency’s 900 employees to dedicate their time and service at roughly 40 volunteer sites worldwide.
That means CEO Jeremy Zimmer, Co-Presidents Jay Sures and David Kramer as well as Chairman Jim Berkus and Board Members Tracey Jacobs, Matt Rice, Blair Kohan and Peter Benedek will all be volunteering, too. Cell phones off? Ummm … probably not, but it’s the life of an agent.
They are not the only ones, ICM Partners is doing the same tomorrow for offices on both coasts.
UTA’s Project Impact is a weeklong, global event organized by the UTA Foundation where hundreds of agents, executives, assistants and staff devote time to charitable organizations in Los Angeles,...
That means CEO Jeremy Zimmer, Co-Presidents Jay Sures and David Kramer as well as Chairman Jim Berkus and Board Members Tracey Jacobs, Matt Rice, Blair Kohan and Peter Benedek will all be volunteering, too. Cell phones off? Ummm … probably not, but it’s the life of an agent.
They are not the only ones, ICM Partners is doing the same tomorrow for offices on both coasts.
UTA’s Project Impact is a weeklong, global event organized by the UTA Foundation where hundreds of agents, executives, assistants and staff devote time to charitable organizations in Los Angeles,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Sir Elton John and David Furnish will host the Elton John AIDS Foundation (Ejaf)’s 26th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.
Bvlgari is the gala event’s generous Presenting Sponsor.
This year, through the support of Ejaf’s friends at Bbva Compass, the Roca Brothers of the Michelin three-star restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, will design and prepare a sumptuous dinner for Party guests to enjoy while watching a live telecast of the 90th Academy Awards. El Celler de Can Roca has been among the top three restaurants on the influential World’s 50 Best Restaurants list from Restaurant magazine the past three years, claiming the top spot in 2015. Alexander Gilkes of Paddle8 will return to conduct the evening’s highly anticipated live auction. Illusionist David Jarre will make a special appearance, and the event concludes with...
Bvlgari is the gala event’s generous Presenting Sponsor.
This year, through the support of Ejaf’s friends at Bbva Compass, the Roca Brothers of the Michelin three-star restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, will design and prepare a sumptuous dinner for Party guests to enjoy while watching a live telecast of the 90th Academy Awards. El Celler de Can Roca has been among the top three restaurants on the influential World’s 50 Best Restaurants list from Restaurant magazine the past three years, claiming the top spot in 2015. Alexander Gilkes of Paddle8 will return to conduct the evening’s highly anticipated live auction. Illusionist David Jarre will make a special appearance, and the event concludes with...
- 2/1/2018
- Look to the Stars
Blair Kohan has been selected as the newest member of global talent and literary agency UTA’s board of directors, the company announced Wednesday. Kohan, a longtime partner, is the second woman to join the board, alongside Tracey Jacobs, who was the first woman to join the board for any Hollywood agency. Other board members include UTA Chairman Jim Berkus, CEO Jeremy Zimmer, Co-Presidents David Kramer and Jay Sures, co-founder Peter Benedek and Matt Rice. Also Read: UTA Drops Danny Masterson Amid Rape Accusations “We want our board to reflect the direction and growth of the company, and Blair Kohan does that and more,”...
- 1/10/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Blair Kohan, the longtime UTA partner whose clients include Sarah Silverman, Jill Soloway, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Paul Rudd and Chelsea Handler, has been named to the agency’s board of directors. She joins UTA chairman Jim Berkus, CEO Jeremy Zimmer, co-presidents David Kramer and Jay Sures, co-founder Peter Benedek and Tracey Jacobs and Matt Rice on the board. The news comes after Kohan — a leading voice in the industry's women empowerment movement over her three…...
- 1/10/2018
- Deadline TV
Blair Kohan, the longtime UTA partner whose clients include Sarah Silverman, Jill Soloway, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Paul Rudd and Chelsea Handler, has been named to the agency’s board of directors. She joins UTA chairman Jim Berkus, CEO Jeremy Zimmer, co-presidents David Kramer and Jay Sures, co-founder Peter Benedek and Tracey Jacobs and Matt Rice on the board. The news comes after Kohan — a leading voice in the industry's women empowerment movement over her three…...
- 1/10/2018
- Deadline
Johnny Depp says his longtime talent lawyer Jake Bloom was collecting contingent fees without a proper contract, and he's asking the court to order he be repaid more than $30 million.
Depp claims Bloom and his firm "violated some of the most basic tenets of the attorney-client relationship." Specifically, he says defendants collected millions in contingent fees without a written contract in violation of California law, engaged in self-dealing and failed to disclose conflicts of interest.
The actor has recently cleared his slate of longtime reps, ending relationships with Bloom, agent Tracey Jacobs and, of course, ex-business managers Joel and...
Depp claims Bloom and his firm "violated some of the most basic tenets of the attorney-client relationship." Specifically, he says defendants collected millions in contingent fees without a written contract in violation of California law, engaged in self-dealing and failed to disclose conflicts of interest.
The actor has recently cleared his slate of longtime reps, ending relationships with Bloom, agent Tracey Jacobs and, of course, ex-business managers Joel and...
- 10/18/2017
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
10:50 Am Pt -- Attorney for Tmg, Michael Kump, tells us, "Johnny Depp's outrageously false claim that he didn't know about $40 million in loans is beyond preposterous. Depp and his sister knew about each and every loan; Depp signed every document and spent all the loan proceeds. "Tellingly, Depp is now seeking to prevent all discovery from Tracey Jacobs of UTA and Jake Bloom of Bloom Hergott. Depp knows that these two critical witnesses...
- 6/1/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Eckhart saw Hell too. He said: The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul. So, if you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth." -- Louis (Danny Aiello) in "Jacob's Ladder" I first viewed "Jacob's Ladder" on VHS several years after its release in theaters, when it received a lukewarm response from audiences (it grossed around $26 million by the end of its run) and received a polarizing response from critics: Roger Ebert called it "powerfully written, directed and acted" while The Washington Post's Hal Hinson charged it with being "garbled and cliched." My initial reaction to...
- 12/31/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Al Pacino just signed with UTA. Pacino had been repped by ICM Partners. He makes the switch on the eve of the release of the Barry Levinson-directed adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Humbling, opposite Greta Gerwig. The Oscar and Emmy-winning Pacino continues to be lawyered by Tom Hansen. He wrapped the Dan Fogelman-directed Danny Collins and the David Gordon Green-directed Mangelhorn. Pacino was signed by a UTA team led by Tracey Jacobs.
- 1/6/2015
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Top TV lit agent, UTA partner and TV department head Matt Rice has been named a member of the agency’s Board of Directors. He joins fellow Board members Peter Benedek, chairman Jim Berkus, Tracey Jacobs, managing director David Kramer, managing director Jay Sures and chief executive officer Jeremy Zimmer. As a member of the board, Rice will have increased management responsibilities. He also will continue to run UTA’s scripted television department alongside Sures. “Matt’s contributions are everything we hope for from a partner and a board member,” the UTA Board of Directors said in a joint statement. “He is a wildly productive agent, a concerned and supportive mentor, and a terrific leader.” Rice has been at UTA for more than a decade, since November, 2002, when he joined as a TV lit agent. He was promoted to partner two years later, in 2004, and named head of the TV department in 2008. Before UTA,...
- 5/5/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Previous: Magnolia Client Rachel McAdams Fires UTA Update: Magnolia Entertainment manager Shelley Browning’s inexplicable and one-sided battle against UTA co-owner Tracey Jacobs rages on. Last month, Browning was behind Rachel McAdams firing UTA after a seven-year stint with Jacobs. Now two Swedish actors who are both Magnolia clients follow McAdams out the door for no reason: Joel Kinnaman and Noomi Rapace. Since becoming Browning’s client, Rapace has bounced between Hollywood agencies: first UTA, then Wme, then back to UTA, and now out of UTA. Among the only Magnolia clients left at UTA is Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) who is directing Kinnaman and Rapace with Tom Hardy in Child 44.
- 5/17/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline TV
Previous: Magnolia Client Rachel McAdams Fires UTA Update: Magnolia Entertainment manager Shelley Browning’s inexplicable and one-sided battle against UTA co-owner Tracey Jacobs rages on. Last month, Browning was behind Rachel McAdams firing UTA after a seven-year stint with Jacobs. Now two Swedish actors who are both Magnolia clients follow McAdams out the door for no reason: Joel Kinnaman and Noomi Rapace. Since becoming Browning’s client, Rapace has bounced between Hollywood agencies: first UTA, then Wme, then back to UTA, and now out of UTA. Among the only Magnolia clients left at UTA is Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) who is directing Kinnaman and Rapace with Tom Hardy in Child 44.
- 5/17/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
Rising stars Joel Kinnaman and Noomi Rapace have abruptly left United Talent Agency, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sources say the Swedish actors individually informed the agency of their plans to sever ties on Friday morning. Both continue to be represented by manager Shelley Browning and Magnolia Entertainment. The moves come nearly a month after Rachel McAdams, another high-profile Magnolia client, exited UTA on April 19. Kinnaman, Rapace and McAdams all were represented by UTA partner Tracey Jacobs. Both Kinnaman and Rapace are considered up-and-coming talents who were part of a Swedish wave that splashed through
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- 5/17/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive… Update: Rachel McAdams and her Magnolia Entertainment manager Shelley Browning today fired UTA after a seven-year stint together. Browning met with Tracey Jacobs and other members of Rachel McAdams’ agency team this afternoon. Howard Fishman remains her attorney. I hear CAA’s Dave Buligari is chasing ”very intensely”. McAdams (who just dyed her hair red) is going to co-star in Cameron Crowe’s next movie alongside Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone for Sony Pictures. This exit is particularly puzzling because Browning and Jacobs have several clients together including Daniel Espinosa and Joel Kinnaman. “UTA is at a complete loss. They can’t figure this out,” an insider tells me. Look, I’ve always thought Browning is a pain in the ass. And so is Scott Rudin who’s producing the untitled picture which starts shooting in September/October. The result of putting them together is drama, drama, drama. (“And...
- 4/20/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
UTA board member and co-head of the talent department Tracey Jacobs and partner Billy Lazarus will become Daniel Radcliffe’s first U.S. agency representation. I hear it was very competitive and Radcliffe took other agency meetings. He continues to be represented by UK agent Sue Latimer at ARG and attorney Fred Toczek at Felker, Toczek, Gellman, Suddleson. Collectively, the first six Harry Potter films have grossed over $1.7 billion domestically. The 7th, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 is set to open November 11, 2010 with Part 2 released in July 2011. Radcliffe will next star in the independent horror thriller The Woman In Black, written by Jane Goldman and directed by James Watkins for Hammer Films. Radcliffe at only age 21 already is a stage star as well as film. In his Broadway debut starring in Peter Shaffer’s play Equus, he was awarded Best Leading Actor at the Annual Theatre Fan Choice Awards,...
- 9/24/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
UTA board member Tracey Jacobs made the announcement this morning to the agency that talent agents Billy Lazarus and Shani Rosenzweig have been promoted to the UTA partnership. Both joined the agency about 10 years ago. Lazarus, who reps clients such as Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Dempsey, Sigourney Weaver, Joseph Fiennes, Sandra Oh, Hope Davis, Kyra Sedgwick, and Emily Watson, joined the agency from the PR firm Huvane Baum Halls before it merged with Pmk. Rosenzweig, whose clients include Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Tim Robbins, Josh Peck, Vincent D’Onofrio, Michelle Rodriguez, Wilmer Valderrama, Michael Keaton, William Petersen, Alicia Silverstone, started her career at Abrams Artists. This brings [...]...
- 11/18/2009
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Oscar winner Kim Basinger has left her longtime agency CAA to sign with UTA board member and talent head Tracey Jacobs over the weekend. Basinger will continue to be managed by Oren Segal at Media Talent Group. UTA has hired Jason Egenberg in the TV Talent department. He was previously a manager at Rebel Entertainment. CAA has signed actors: Juliette Binoche, Academy Award winner Nasim Pedrad, a new SNL cast member. Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award winner, co-host of The View, star of Sherri Rachel Bilson, of the Fox TV hit The O.C. and films The Last Kiss, Jumper, New York, I Love You Ludacris, Grammy winner (Crash, Hustle [...]...
- 11/16/2009
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Longtime UTA talent agents Ruthanne Secunda and Nancy Gates have been promoted to the newly created position of co-heads of television talent.
The two will oversee day-to-day operations of UTA's TV talent division, which has more than 100 actors working on broadcast and cable, and will continue to operate as part of the agency's talent department.
"Ruthanne and Nancy are respected throughout the industry for their outstanding taste in both talent and material, and their ability to propel artists to the tops of their craft," said talent department co-head and board member Tracey Jacobs.
Secunda began her agent career at Abrams Artists where she launched and ran the agency's comedy division. After a brief stint as a talent manager at 3 Arts Entertainment, she joined UTA in 1996 as a TV talent agent.
Gates began her entertainment career in 1996 in UTA's agent training program. She earned her agent stripes two years later.
UTA's roster of TV talent includes William Petersen, Patrick Dempsey, Jimmy Smits, Kate Walsh, Anna Friel, Zach Quinto and Sarah Chalke.
The two will oversee day-to-day operations of UTA's TV talent division, which has more than 100 actors working on broadcast and cable, and will continue to operate as part of the agency's talent department.
"Ruthanne and Nancy are respected throughout the industry for their outstanding taste in both talent and material, and their ability to propel artists to the tops of their craft," said talent department co-head and board member Tracey Jacobs.
Secunda began her agent career at Abrams Artists where she launched and ran the agency's comedy division. After a brief stint as a talent manager at 3 Arts Entertainment, she joined UTA in 1996 as a TV talent agent.
Gates began her entertainment career in 1996 in UTA's agent training program. She earned her agent stripes two years later.
UTA's roster of TV talent includes William Petersen, Patrick Dempsey, Jimmy Smits, Kate Walsh, Anna Friel, Zach Quinto and Sarah Chalke.
- 8/4/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime UTA partners Tracey Jacobs and David Kramer have been upped to the board of directors at UTA.
The pair join Jim Berkus, Peter Benedek, Jay Sures and Jeremy Zimmer on the board, which is the agency's primary governing body. The six board members also are part of the 17-member UTA partnership.
The agency said the move is a recognition of Jacobs and Kramer's key roles in the growth of the company.
Kramer, who heads UTA's motion picture literary department, represents many of the industry's best-known writers, directors and producers, including John August, Curtis Hanson, Charlie Kaufman and Harold Ramis.
Jacobs, who is co-head of the talent department, represents such actors as Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman; such filmmakers as Lasse Hallstrom, Greg Mottola and Mike White; and TV titan Dick Wolf.
In addition, both have been singled out for their longtime mentoring of younger agents.
Kramer joined UTA in 1992 in the mailroom and rose through the agency ranks in the motion picture literary department.
The pair join Jim Berkus, Peter Benedek, Jay Sures and Jeremy Zimmer on the board, which is the agency's primary governing body. The six board members also are part of the 17-member UTA partnership.
The agency said the move is a recognition of Jacobs and Kramer's key roles in the growth of the company.
Kramer, who heads UTA's motion picture literary department, represents many of the industry's best-known writers, directors and producers, including John August, Curtis Hanson, Charlie Kaufman and Harold Ramis.
Jacobs, who is co-head of the talent department, represents such actors as Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman; such filmmakers as Lasse Hallstrom, Greg Mottola and Mike White; and TV titan Dick Wolf.
In addition, both have been singled out for their longtime mentoring of younger agents.
Kramer joined UTA in 1992 in the mailroom and rose through the agency ranks in the motion picture literary department.
- 5/28/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mitchell Gossett, one of the industry's noted kid talent agents, has left Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty and joined UTA, bringing with him one of hottest names in the teen world, Miley Cyrus.
Gossett, credited with discovering Cyrus (Hannah Montana) and guiding her career, also will bring her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, to UTA.
Also expected to follow Gossett are such emerging clients as AnnaSophia Robb (Race to Witch Mountain), Hunter Parrish (Weeds), Taylor Momsen (Gossip Girl), Victoria Justice ("Spectacular!"), Cody Linley (Hannah Montana), Madison Pettis (The Game Plan), Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives), Demi Lovato (Camp Rock) and Chelsea Staub The Jonas Brothers Disney series).
Gossett will continue to focus on emerging talent at UTA and work with talent department heads David Guillod, Tracey Jacobs and Jim Berkus in helping clients pursue opportunities throughout the industry, including cross-over opportunities in UTA's music, branding and licensing and commercials divisions.
"Working with Mitchell is a logical extension of our core belief in finding and developing emerging talent," UTA board member Berkus said. "We are also excited about the opportunities that present themselves for these artists in the music, fashion and marketing universes."
Gossett led the young talent division at CESD for the past seven years as vp theatrical.
Gossett, credited with discovering Cyrus (Hannah Montana) and guiding her career, also will bring her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, to UTA.
Also expected to follow Gossett are such emerging clients as AnnaSophia Robb (Race to Witch Mountain), Hunter Parrish (Weeds), Taylor Momsen (Gossip Girl), Victoria Justice ("Spectacular!"), Cody Linley (Hannah Montana), Madison Pettis (The Game Plan), Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives), Demi Lovato (Camp Rock) and Chelsea Staub The Jonas Brothers Disney series).
Gossett will continue to focus on emerging talent at UTA and work with talent department heads David Guillod, Tracey Jacobs and Jim Berkus in helping clients pursue opportunities throughout the industry, including cross-over opportunities in UTA's music, branding and licensing and commercials divisions.
"Working with Mitchell is a logical extension of our core belief in finding and developing emerging talent," UTA board member Berkus said. "We are also excited about the opportunities that present themselves for these artists in the music, fashion and marketing universes."
Gossett led the young talent division at CESD for the past seven years as vp theatrical.
Jimmy Smits has signed with UTA. He will be represented by a team led by Tracey Jacobs and David Guillod, with an eye toward building his film career.
The Brooklyn-born Smits, who had been at CAA, has had a successful career in TV with stints on The West Wing, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and others under his belt.
Smits most recently was on the big screen in Robin Swicord's romantic comedy The Jane Austen Book Club. He also played Sen. Bail Organa in "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
On the TV front, Smits was star and executive producer of CBS' Cane, which is now in limbo. Smits' El Sendero Prods. is developing two other projects, one with Todd Robinson and the other with Gregory Nava.
Smits continued to repped by BEP and attorney Tom Hoberman.
The Brooklyn-born Smits, who had been at CAA, has had a successful career in TV with stints on The West Wing, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and others under his belt.
Smits most recently was on the big screen in Robin Swicord's romantic comedy The Jane Austen Book Club. He also played Sen. Bail Organa in "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
On the TV front, Smits was star and executive producer of CBS' Cane, which is now in limbo. Smits' El Sendero Prods. is developing two other projects, one with Todd Robinson and the other with Gregory Nava.
Smits continued to repped by BEP and attorney Tom Hoberman.
- 3/31/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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