Representation
‘Golden Bachelor’ Star Gerry Turner Signs With Gersh
Gerry Turner, the 72-year-old retiree who gained fame and won hearts as ABC’s The Golden Bachelor, has signed with Gersh for representation. Turner became a hot commodity after Golden Bachelor thanks to his humble beginnings, good looks and widower status, all factors that made the recent series ABC’s strongest 35-day audience average for any unscripted […]
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Naomi Osaka’s Hana Kuma Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
CAA has signed Hana Kuma, the media and production company founded by tennis star Naomi Osaka and her longtime agent and business partner Stuart Duguid, for representation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The company launched in 2022 in partnership with The SpringHill Company, the media venture from NBA star LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and […]
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Lionsgate Alternative Television Signs With UTA
Lionsgate Alternative Television has signed with UTA as the major studio gets deeper into unscripted TV. The talent, entertainment and sports agency will represent the Lionsgate TV division as it looks to get more of its unscripted content into the global marketplace. The move also follows Lionsgate tapping Craig Piligian as managing director of the newly restructured unit […]
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Extreme Sports YouTube Collective CboysTV Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Sports and comedy collective CboysTV, best known for doing dangerous stunts on dirt bikes and other motorized vehicles, have signed with UTA in all areas. The Hollywood entertainment and sports talent agency will help six local friends behind CboysTV to expand their digital footprint beyond a massively popular YouTube Channel and audience to create a […]
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WME Independent Agent Will Maxfield Promoted to Partner
Ahead of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, WME Independent agent Will Maxfield has been promoted to partner. At the fest, WME Independent will be handling sales for Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s Freaky Tales, Sam and Andy Zuchero’s Love Me, Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, and Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Layla. Last year, Maxfield helped sell Theater […]
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TikTok Star Allison Kuch, NFL Player Isaac Rochell Sign With UTA (Exclusive)
Digital content creator and social media influencer Allison Kuch and husband and NFL player Isaac Rochell have signed with UTA in all areas. The talent, entertainment and sports company has been tapped to help the couple expand into audio, unscripted TV and other business ventures. Kuch and Rochell bring a massive social media presence to […]
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‘I Am a Voter’ Co-Founder Mandana Dayani Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Human rights activist and business leader Mandana Dayani has signed with CAA. Dayani created and founded along with CAA I am a voter., a nonpartisan organization looking to boost civic engagement. More recently, she served as president of Archewell, the Los Angeles-based production, audio and philanthropic company founded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Archewell […]
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Indie Horror Publisher Darklit Press Signs With Independent Artist Group (Exclusive)
Darklit Press, the up-and-coming indie horror publisher founded by Andrew Robert, has signed with Independent Artist Group for film and TV representation. Darklit works with authors of horror, suspense, and dark fiction from around the world. One of its goals is to identify and develop manuscripts from emerging genre authors. Launched only in 2022, Robert’s […]
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E! News Personality Adam Havener Signs With Ken Lindner & Associates for Representation
E! News personality Adam Havener is in the news. The veteran on-camera host and entertainment correspondent has inked with Kin Lindner & Associates for representation. Havener is known in celebrity circles and among red carpet press for his work with E! News for which he has worked many major movie premieres, press junkets and other […]
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Hayden Christensen Signs With Independent Artist Group (Exclusive)
Hayden Christensen, who has played Anakin Skywalker in various Star Wars movies and series, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation. The actor famously nabbed the coveted part of the heroic-yet-tragic young man who would become Darth Vader in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and concluded his fall […]
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YouTube Star and Comedian Daniel Howell Signs With UTA, InterTalent (Exclusive)
UTA and the comedy division of U.K. talent management company InterTalent have signed British YouTube star, author, TV host and comedian Daniel Howell. The news follows Howell’s global tour and builds upon the achievements of his 2020 book You Will Get Through This Night, which became a Sunday Times bestseller, online following and advocacy for […]
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Drag Star Jimbo Signs With WME and Producer Entertainment Group (Exclusive)
Jimbo — the drag star and designer who won season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in July — now has full Hollywood representation. The performer has signed with WME and with management firm Producer Entertainment Group (PEG). Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Jimbo first competed in reality TV on Canada’s Drag Race as well […]
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