Erol Alkan Whereas William Morris had always operated behind the scenes, keeping its clients center stage, CAA came out from behind the curtain to promote itself as well as its star-studded clientele. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo The Mighty, the Fallen : The story of the William Morris Agency : THE AGENCY: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business, <i> By Frank Rose (HarperBusiness: $30; 416 pp. Kimbra [71] On November 19, 2021, South Korean conglomerate CJ ENM reached a deal to acquire the stake for $775 million. Ben Lee Robin Guthrie William Morris Endeavors list of current and former agents with agents clients includes (but is not limited to): Source: https://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/talent-managers/patrick-whitesell-net-worth, Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-patrick-whitesell-lauren-sanchez-husband-hollywood-agent-2019-1. Zhu Katy Tiz [50][51][52] Also included in the filing was the statement that subsidiary WME Dragon Holdings LLC, which bought 49 percent of advertising agency Droga5 in 2013, agreed to sell its interest in Droga5 to Accenture Interactive for $233 million. John Ferriter: Former WMA EVP/Worldwide Head of Non-Scripted TV. At 100 years old in 1998, the agency appeared to have been taken off life support and was breathing on its own. 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Address: 151 El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, California 90212 U.S.A. Telephone: (310) 274-7451 Fax: (310) 786-4462 Statistics: Private Company Incorporated: 1898 as William Morris, Vaudeville Agent Employees: 600 Sales: $150 million (1997 est.) Zara Larsson Groove Armada Rozzi Crane Underworld Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear Mr. Bungle Russell Crowe and the Ordinary Fear of God Black Pistol Fire Dinosaur Jr. Since the 1970s the program has been replicated at other . Over the decades, the agency established and nurtured the careers of some of the entertainment industry's brightest stars. Zero 7 Them Crooked Vultures The Dead Weather Blue October Modestep Seth McFarlane Empire of the Sun A sampling of the talent repped by agencies. Red Hot Chili Peppers Echo & the Bunnymen Night Ranger WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY FILM Actors: Tim Allen, Kate Bosworth, Josh Brolin, Russell Crowe, Brendan Fraser, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Tyler Perry,. [6] On July 19, 2021, Ursula Burns joined the board of directors. John Rzeznik For while the agency's corps of young, eager talent brokers multiplied, positions at the top remained filled by sexagenarians. Damian Jr. Gong Marley During its 109-year tenure[1] it came to be regarded as the "first great talent agency in show business".[2]. Massive Attack APA Size: 3,400 clients; 325 employees (210 agents, 15 managing partners); offices in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville Origin story: Founded in 1962 by former MCA agents David Baumgarten, Roger. Steve Earle He is a qualified Agency Administrator and Incident Commander - Type 1. [14] Endeavor executives Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell were widely recognized as the architects of the deal and ultimately took the roles of WME Co-CEOs. He is a partner at WME. Just A Gent The Whip The super-agency ranks in size and scope with the Creative Artists Agency, a leader in the talent representation industry. [5], In December 1949, the William Morris Agency acquired the Berg-Allenberg Agency (founded by Phil Berg and Bert Allenberg). Basement Jaxx Norah Jones It was not exactly an influx of new blood, however; not one director was under the age of 50. Kina Grannis Lapsley Down The senior agent in the motion picture department during the 1950s was Mike Zimring. During that period five executives--and more important, several marquee celebrities--defected to found the Creative Artists Agency. [19]:464. (Nashville, TN__April 15, 2010)__ William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) has acquired Joey Lee's 360 Artist Agency. Mike Scott This site owned and operated by W.R. Hammons. Fitz And The Tantrums In 2016, he joined WME a partner in the Motion Picture Literary department. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. [10], On April 27, 2009, WMA and the Endeavor Talent Agency announced that they were forming William Morris Endeavor, or "WME". The Little Willies feat. Murder City Devils [68][69][70] On October 28, 2021, Endeavor started to solicit second-round bids for more than $750 million, with three equity firms and two strategic companies among those in the running. The acquisition of the Jim Halsey Co. boosted the agency's penetration of the reinvigorated country music industry, and the purchase of Charles Dorris and Associates made Morris a leader in the growing field of contemporary Christian music. Sidney Samson We want to hear from you! Blaqk Audio Savoy 2ManyDJs Sebastian Ingrosso That's when former head of television Jerry Katzman ascended to Morris's presidency in 1991 with a mandate to breathe new life into the agency. [16], After the merger, WMA relocated its offices to the Endeavor building at 9601 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California.[17]. Kyp Malone Abe Lastfogel organized USO shows featuring more than 7,000 entertainers, including such luminaries as Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Clark Gable, and Humphrey Bogart. Weird Al Yankovic [17] Emanuel had previously been recognized as a 21st-century "super agent" by both The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, as well as an Advertising Age "Influencer. [8], The Endeavor Talent Agency launched in 1995. Hugh Jackman Find an Agent View Music Roster SPORTS. Bag Raiders The WME talent agency represents leading music artists including: 1-800-Dinosaur Better Than Ezra [3] William Morris Endeavor was renamed WME-IMG in 2013, then Endeavor in October 2017. Duffy Department of Eagles On January 21, 2015, it was announced that WME had acquired Global eSports Management (GEM), an international agency representing various esports and professional video game players and personalities. Leftfield Backstreet Boys Chief Morris began his career in the fire service in 1996 as a Firefighter I in the Butte Unit . Morris's link to the entertainment world's "software"--the actors and actresses--rendered his livelihood impervious to "hardware upgrades." "[citation needed] Graduates from the Training Program were perceived at a high level of prestige within the entertainment industry, because of the caliber of notable alums that have graduated from the program. Public Access T.V. CAA Fracture in 1970s and Decline in 1980s. Founder & Partner at Forefront Partners, Steven Selikoff (Lit) Manager at the Shuman Company, Joanne Roberts Wiles (Lit, Talent) Went to ICM; founding partner of ICM Partners, Cassian Elwes, Rena Ronson (WMA Independent co-heads) Elwes is a producer, Ronson is partner and head of UTA independent Film Group). Jake Bugg One of those leaving was Jim Wiatt, who came to WMA in 1999 from International Creative Management, where he was vice-chairman. Hurts TV on the Radio Mark Knopfler Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. Elijah Blake The organization sells television rights to the pageants in other countries. William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is one of the worlds largest music talent agencies with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, London, Miami, Nashville, and Dallas. Trans-Siberian Orchestra Ryuichi Sakamoto Jennifer Rudolph Walsh: Former EVP and Co-Head of the WMAs Worldwide Literary Department. [9] By 2009, it was one of the fastest-growing Hollywood talent agencies, with The New York Times singling out its reputation for "quick thinking, ferocity and barely bridled ambition". Justin Timberlake Soulsavers She did a stint at Anonymous Content and is currently at Circle of Confusion. [37], On July 9, 2016, Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship, was sold to a group led by WME-IMG, its owner Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and MSD Capital, for $4.025 billion, the largest-ever acquisition in the sports industry. Roxy Music James Murphy Motion City Soundtrack The Morris stable has included vaudevillians George Burns and Gracie Allen, movie industry pioneers Al Jolson and Charlie Chaplin, trailblazing television personalities like Milton Berle, rock-and-roll king Elvis Presley, and scores of celebrities in between. Feeder In fact, Morris lived long enough to see his agency establish offices in London, Chicago, and perhaps most important, Los Angeles. 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Coasts Peter Tosh Billy Idol Eric Prydz Rage Against The Machine Gareth Emery As the prototypical agency, Morris metamorphosed through technological and geographical transitions that left other entertainment magnates behind, deftly easing from vaudeville to radio and film in the 1920s and 1930s, to TV in the 1950s, and from New York to Hollywood in the meantime. In his current role, he works across WME's country roster to book large venues in the Western region, working with clients such as Lindsay Ell, LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Mitchell Tenpenny and Tyler Rich. Trade rags like Los Angeles Magazine and Variety sounded the death knell with headlines like "Whither William Morris?" Spookyland The Bravery hitRECord The Waterboys Hugh Laurie Keziah Jones It wasnt a marriage of equals, with 14-year-old Endeavor, then valued at $100 million-plus, joining forces with a Hollywood royalty, the 111-year-old WMA valued at more than twice as much. As consumers, we often take for granted all the hard work that goes into building a great company. often referred to as the "mailroom", was established in the 1940s and is well known for its roster of successful alumni. The WME Legends team is already developing multiple projects for the estate such as a biopic and stage musical, documentary, podcast, fashion collaborations, endorsement and sponsorship opportunities, the re-publication of her autobiographies and synchronization opportunities of her music masters. Aaron Kaplan: Former WMA worldwide head of scripted television. Before long, it had become the butt of an oft-quoted joke: "How do you commit the perfect murder? The Killers Firekid Frontier Ruckus Buzzcocks Do not use this site to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, or any . SICs: 7922 Agents, Talent: Theatrical Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1998, the William Morris Agency, Inc. is America ' s oldest and largest . Bo Ningen Indeed, WMA was supposed to control five of WMEs nine board seats versus four for Endeavor, with WMA CEO Jim Wiatt leading WME as chairman and WMA president Dave Wirtschafter as co-CEO alongside Endeavor toppers Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell. KNaan Mord Fustang Clare Maguire Refused The Bunny Gang The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger . Stray Cats Chris Malinchak WMAs David Lonner and Steve Rabineau, who had left partnership positions at Endeavor in 2003 to join WMA, opted not to transition to WME post-merger. Quicksand Bryan Ferry Yusuf/Cat Stevens Glasser Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as William Morris Endeavor and WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Since the 1970s the program has been replicated at other talent agencies and studios, many of which were headed by former mailroom trainees. [29][30] In July 2013, WME acquired a minority stake in the creative agency Droga5. [7] In 1976, Nat Lefkowitz was named as co-chairman of the firm[8] (he later hired his nephew, Ted Ashley who would go on to found the Ashley-Famous talent agency). [47], Third Coast Content, a faith and family audiences production and publishing company, was founded in February 2018 by veteran film executive Ben Howard as CEO with Endeavor Content as an investor and as its provider of sales and advisory services. [21], Shortly after the merger, WME helped launch the investment group Raine,[22] which aligned the company with properties like Vice Media and Zumba Fitness. Slash Astro At launch, WME Legends has signed the estates of: performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman (Saturday Night Live, Taxi); acclaimed singer, actress (and early television Catwoman), dancer, comedian and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt; The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh, who went on to become a staunch anti-apartheid, criminal justice and Pan-African activist; the influential New York landmark CBGB; and Ram Dass Love Serve Remember Foundation, which manages Dass intellectual property and his seminal book on Eastern philosophy and spirituality, Be Here Now.. [13], On April 27, 2009, WMA and the Endeavor Talent Agency announced that they were merging to form William Morris Endeavor. LL Cool J In 1938 the agency moved its West Coast office to posh Beverly Hills. Weisbord went into semi-retirement in 1984 and was succeeded by Lee Stevens, who guided the company until his death in February 1989. Ice Cube William Williams in Hemet, CA 84 results - William Williams may also have lived outside of Hemet, such as Cathedral City, Riverside and 2 other cities in California. Tyler The Creator When Mike Ovitz left the upstart agency in 1995 to head entertainment powerhouse Disney, the older talent broker snapped up several big-name clients, including comedienne Whoopi Goldberg. He also was let go by the new leadership shortly after the merger. Dozens of WMA agents transitioned to WME. Tom Waits Prior to Twitch, Morris was the Co-Founder and CEO of HIT COMMAND, a leading boutique agency focused on pioneering the space between music, culture, and gaming. Gary Clark Jr. Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 04:15, The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up, "Company Overview of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC", "A Charmed Life, or a Thirty-Six Short Makes It Big", "Nat Lefkowitz, a former co-chairman of the William Morris Agency, the theatrical talent agency with which he was associated for 56 years, died Sunday in New York University Medical Center, where he had undergone heart surgery. [63], In 2019, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) filed a lawsuit against the four major Hollywood talent agencies, including WME, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), United Talent Agency (UTA) and ICM Partners, over their usage of packaging deals (under which a talent agency offers a production utilizing its represented writers, directors, and/or actors as a "package" to prospective studios),[64] which the WGA asserted to be an illegal conflict of interest under state and federal law. Mercury Rev Fortune named co-CEOs Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell to their 2010 "Businessperson of the Year" list, acknowledging their corporate growth strategies. Run by Phil Sandhaus, a veteran estate manager and consultant to late icons like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly and Whitney Houston, the new WME shingle will bring trailblazing artists and iconic brands into the modern business landscape. Nostalghia [12] Following the official announcement of the merger, nearly 100 WMA employees and former board members were let go. Mark Lanegan Beady Eye [61] On September 27, 2021, Endeavor announced that it would acquire OpenBet for $1.2 billion in cash and stock. Juanes He is currently a talent agent and co-ceo of the William Morris Agency where he began working in 2009 when his previous company, Endeavor Agency merged with Morris. Leading athletes, broadcasters, institutions and personalities responsible for keeping sports a point of engagement and conversation every day around the world. Miranda Cosgrove Nervo Ciara Bruce Gersh (SVP, Strategy and Operations, Intellectual Property): Was Co-Founder, President and CEO of FishBowl Worldwide Media and EVP & Head of Digital, Strategy and Branded Entertainment, ITV Studios America. Leighton Meester Mystery Skulls Minus The Bear Other agents booked comedy and variety acts to the nightclubs and casinos springing up in Las Vegas. Vicky Cryer Tenacious D Yanni Chris Cornell [46] On December 4, 2017, lawyers acting on behalf of Terry Crews filed suit against WME and Venit stating "It is now time to hold Venit accountable for his sexual predatory behavior and to hold WME accountable for its conduct in condoning, ratifying, and encouraging Venit's sexual predatory behavior". He and Wiatt orchestrated the merger. Robert Rodriguezs Chingon Band The Chemical Brothers The general talent agency retained the WME name as the sports agency retained the IMG name. Childrens Hospital EarlWolf Though Morris would continue to battle power-hungry theater owners through the 1920s, his control over popular talent always gave him the upper hand. Peter Frampton Godsmack FKA Twigs Jeff The Brotherhood The form detailed Endeavor's revenue was $3.61 billion in 2018 with a net income of $100.1 million after adjustments, and potential risks involved of being potentially sued over alleged long-term neurocognitive impairment arising from concussions, "collective bargaining to unionize the MMA athletes", and "five related class-action lawsuits filed against it alleging that UFC violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 by monopolizing the alleged market for elite professional MMA athletes' services". Biffy Clyro But it was television that became William Morris's biggest moneymaker in the 1960s, contributing around 60 percent of revenues or more than $7 million by the end of the decade. Les Rythmes Digitales And others. Other high-profile WMA agents who left as part of the massive post-merger layoffs: Alan Gasmer (MP lit): Principal in entertainment management company Alan Gasmer & Friends and Veritas Entertainment Group. Shamir Steve Aoki Morrissey The boy soon Anglicized his name to William Morris and quit school to clerk at a local grocery. William Morris Agency, Inc.. 151 El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, California 90212 U.S.A. (310) 274-7451 Fax: (310) 786-4462. Adele For not only did the agency represent well-established stars but it also nurtured what it called "the stars of the future." Dan Norton (TV Lit): Went to ICM Partners, where he is now a partner. St. Lucia Nine Inch Nails In 1932, five years after his retirement, William Morris, Sr. died from heart failure. Lastfogel, who like his predecessor was a Jewish immigrant, had joined the talent brokerage in 1912 at the age of 14. 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Paolo Nutini By 1930, Morris had turned over leadership of the agency to his son and Lastfogel. He and his wife were set to take the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912, but canceled the trip so that he could clear up a theater booking snafu. Banks Joe Banfi Transitioned to WME, where she serves as board member and head of Worldwide Literary, Lectures, and Conference Divisions. Iration Stephen Ragga Marley The Young Evils Lonner (MP Lit) founded and owns Oasis Media Group. Soundgarden By the time WMA formally incorporated in New York State on January 31, 1918, Morris' son William Morris Jr. and his assistant Abraham Lastfogel, who started out as an office boy and after becoming a talent agent in his own right, entered into a business partnership with Morris Sr. As silent film grew into widely viewed entertainment, Morris encouraged his clients to experiment in the new medium. 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