Representation
‘Dumb Money’ Director Craig Gillespie Signs With CAA
Fresh off the buzzy Toronto International Film Festival debut of his movie Dumb Money, director Craig Gillespie has signed with CAA. The filmmaker, who helmed the Disney movie Cruella and Oscar-winning drama I, Tonya, was previously at UTA. Dumb Money is the GameStop dramedy that features an all-star cast that includes Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Nick […]
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CAA Signs Los Angeles Magazine (Exclusive)
Los Angeles magazine has signed with CAA for representation. The magazine is owned by Engine Vision Media, a company headed by power lawyers Ben Meiselas and Mark Geragos. The duo bought Los Angeles in December 2022 from Detroit-based Hour Media; the deal also included Pasadena and Orange Coast magazines. CAA will work with the magazine […]
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Startup Creator Platform Lockerverse Inks With CAA to Bolster Growth (Exclusive)
Lockerverse — a startup platform for college and pro athletes, creators and artists to monetize their fanbases and offer exclusives by selling digital collectibles and merchandise — has linked up with CAA to represent it, a move that could hasten its access to sports talent. The company was founded last year by attorneys Trey McDonald, James […]
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TikTok Comic Jake Shane Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
UTA has signed content creator Jake Shane for representation in all areas. The talent agency will help Shane as a social media creator cross over into acting and live comedy, among other traditional business streams. He is best known for octopusslover8 on TikTok. Originally offering a fun way to share his love of his favorite […]
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Andrew Lopez Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Hollywood rising star and multi-hyphenate Andrew Lopez has signed with CAA for representation. The actor, writer and producer stars in the Apple TV+ friendship comedy Platonic, opposite Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. The series directed and created by Nicholas Stoller and Francesca Delbanco has Lopez in the role of Reggie, as he appears alongside Byrne […]
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M88 Bolsters Digital Talent Services As Sister Firm UNCMMN Is Folded In to Company (Exclusive)
M88, the management company launched in 2020 to focus on clients from the global majority, is growing its family. The firm is merging with sister company UNCMMN, which was founded in 2019 also to represent historically excluded talent, but in new media. Both firms got off the ground through strategic investments from Macro, the media […]
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Culinary Talent Eitan Bernath Signs With Range Media (Exclusive)
Chef and TV personality Eitan Bernath has signed with Range Media Partners. The 21-year-old culinary talent and author first became known as the youngest contestant on both Food Network’s Chopped, where he appeared as an 11-year-old, and on Guy’s Grocery Games. He’s since become a TikTok star, thanks to his many video cooking tutorials, and […]
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‘The Death of Vivek Oji’ Author Akwaeke Emezi Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
The Death of Vivek Oji author Akwaeke Emezi has signed with UTA. The best-selling author is also well-known for their semi-autobiographical debut novel, Freshwater, and young adult fiction novel, Pet, as well as the follow-up book, Bitter. Amazon and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society won an auction for the screen rights to Emezi’s romance novel, […]
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Victoria Garrick Browne Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Online content creator, podcaster and TED Talk speaker Victoria Garrick Browne has signed with UTA in all areas. She is best known for her social media campaign #RealPost, and as a mental health advocate and a former USC volleyball player who has over 2 million social media followers. Garrick Browne also hosts the weekly podcast Real Pod, which […]
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‘Good Mythical Morning’ Hosts Rhett & Link Sign With WME (Exclusive)
YouTube creators Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, and their studio, Mythical Entertainment, have signed with WME. The duo, known as Rhett & Link, hosts the daily YouTube show Good Mythical Morning, which is now in its 11th year and won show of the year at the Streamy Awards in 2019 and again in 2022. The […]
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Jennifer Esposito Signs With WME (Exclusive)
Blue Bloods alum Jennifer Esposito has signed with WME. The veteran Hollywood actor made her writing and directing debut this year with her 1980s-set mafia drama Fresh Kills, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Esposito wrote, produced and stars in the film, which features Annabella Sciorra and Domenick Lombardozzi. Esposito, who played detective Jackie Curatola, […]
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Tamron Hall Signs With UTA, Range Media (Exclusive)
Daytime talk show host Tamron Hall has signed with UTA and Range Media Partners for representation. Hall is coming up on the fifth season of her syndicated talk show, which launched in 2019 and is produced by ABC News and distributed by Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. Hall has won two Daytime Emmy Awards for […]
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