Talent agents Talent agents Abraham Isaac "Abe" Lastfogel ( May 17, 1898 - August 27, 1984) was one of the first employees and a long-time President of the William Morris Agency, a large diverisified talent agency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abe Lastfogel"
Benny Medina (born January 24, 1958) is a talent agent for Handprint Entertainment. His clients have included Jennifer Lopez (ended 2003, when Lopez sued Medina), Brandy (ended 2004), Mariah Carey and Tyra Banks (present). ...more on Wikipedia about "Benny Medina"
Charles K. Feldman ( April 26, 1904 - May 25, 1968) was a film producer and talent agent born in New York City. In 1934 he married actress Jean Howard, whom he later divorced in 1948. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles K. Feldman"
John Casablancas (born December 22, 1942 in Manhattan, New York) is the founder and former Chairman of the Elite Model Agency Group, and founder of the world's largest modelling school. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Casablancas"
Leland Hayward ( September 13, 1902 - March 18, 1971) was a popular, powerful and wealthy Hollywood and Broadway agent and theatrical producer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leland Hayward"
Lew Wasserman ( March 15, 1913 - June 3, 2002) was a Hollywood agent and studio executive credited with first creating and then taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. Born the son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, Wasserman started out as a booking agent for the Music Corporation of America under Dr. Jules Stein, its founder. Under his watch MCA branched out into representing actors and actresses in addition to musicians and in the process created the studio system driving up prices for studios. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lew Wasserman"
Michael S. Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is a talent agent and Hollywood powerhouse who served as the head of the Creative Artists Agency from 1975 to 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Ovitz"
Myron Selznick ( October 5, 1898 – March 23, 1944) was an American film producer and talent agent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Myron Selznick"
Sam Jaffe ( May 21, 1901 – January 10, 2000) was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer and a studio executive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sam Jaffe (producer)"
Sharman Douglas ( 1929- 1996) was an American socialite. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sharman Douglas"
Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar ( March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was a legendary agent for Hollywood movie stars and authors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swifty Lazar"
Tillman B. Franks (born September 29, 1920 in Stamps, Arkansas) is an American bassist, songwriter who was also the manager for a number of country music artists, including Johnny Horton, David Houston, Webb Pierce, Claude King and the Carlisles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tillman Franks"
"Colonel" Tom Parker ( June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), the pseudonym of Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk, was best known as the manager for Elvis Presley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tom Parker"
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