Representation
Kevin Hart and His Hartbeat Banner Signs With WME
Comedian and box office powerhouse Kevin Hart and his Hartbeat production banner have signed with WME for representation in all areas. The signing comes as Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, TV series, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat as it expands its portfolio of multiplatform IP. The production banner was created […]
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‘American Gladiators’ Creator Johnny Ferraro Signs With Range Sports (Exclusive)
Get ready for more Gladiators. Range Sports has signed American Gladiators creator Johnny Ferraro for representation, with plans to revitalize the reality competition franchise. Range plans to work with Ferraro and his partners “on the development of the American Gladiators IP across TV, film, attractions, merchandise and live events.” Ferraro and Range “are in active development […]
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Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Andrew Bachelor has signed with CAA as the social media star-turned-actor and producer partners with the talent agency for representation. The Canadian-born comic and actor, also known as “King Bach,” has in all around 75 million fans online, especially on Vine, the shortform video-sharing platform. Vine’s limit of six seconds per-movie makes for creative challenges, but […]
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‘Southern Charm’ Star Madison LeCroy Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The reality TV celebrity and entrepreneur is best known as a castmember of the Bravo series, having joined in season six as a “friend of” ahead of becoming a narrator of the unscripted show about private U.S. Southern wealth from season […]
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Social Media Star Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou Signs With WME
Social media influencer Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou has signed with WME for representation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 26-year-old Los Angeles-based social media personality boosts a large following across social – with approximately 10 million followers on Instagram and 4 million followers on TikTok. The creator mainly posts content about fashion and beauty and daily […]
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‘Karate Kid’ Writer Rob Lieber Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Rob Lieber, the writer of the latest Karate Kid movie that is currently in production, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The writer was previously at Verve. That agency, however, underwent an internal battle amongst partners that went public, leading to the ouster of one of the founding partners. Several literary clients […]
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Author Jennifer Weiner Signs With Verve (Exclusive)
Jennifer Weiner, the author of the Good in Bed novel being produced by Mindy Kaling for Max, has signed with Verve for film and TV representation. The bestselling author, backed by Verve, will look to future screen adaptations of her library titles as they find new audiences. In all, she has written 21 books, with 11 […]
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‘Masters of the Air’ Co-Creator John Orloff Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
John Orloff, the co-creator of Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The move comes after Orloff signed with Verve for representation in January, the same month his high-profile and high-priced war drama launched. However, in February, the agency became embroiled in an internal battle amongst […]
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Barbara “Babs” Costello, Cookbook Author and TikToker, Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
Barbara Costello, the TikTok star behind Brunch With Babs, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas after building a giant social media following with cooking videos and lifestyle advice. Costello has over 8 million followers across social media platforms, and 3.9 million followers alone and 50.5 million likes on TikTok for her short “Brunch […]
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Animation Studio Titmouse Signs With WME
Titmouse, the busy animation studio behind projects including Netflix’s Big Mouth and Paramount+’s Star Trek: Lower Decks, has signed with WME for representation. The talent agency will partner with the L.A.-based studio — which also has locations in New York City and Vancouver and employs over 1,000 people — as it is working with CBS […]
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‘Deadpool’ Actor Stefan Kapicic Signs With CESD Talent Agency
Stefan Kapicic, the actor known for playing the mutant hero Colossus in the Deadpool films, has signed with CESD Talent Agency. He will be repped by Pedro Tapia out of Los Angeles and New York-based agent Mallory Tucker. The move comes as Kapicic is preparing for the July 26 launch of Deadpool & Wolverine, which […]
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Kenny Ortega Returns to Paradigm (Exclusive)
Kenny Ortega, the director of Disney Channel franchises High School Musical and Descendants, has returned to Paradigm for representation. Previously at A3 Artists Agency, Ortega found his way back to the Hollywood talent agency by way of Paradigm partner and head of the New York office Jack Tantleff, and Paradigm managing partner Andrew Ruf. Ortega’s […]
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