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EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Shanghai and Los Angeles-based production, distribution and investment company Fundamental Films for representation. Founded by Mark Gao in 2008, Fundamental Films was one of China's biggest buyers before the pandemic, releasing films including American Hustle, Limitless, Luc…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Walter Woodman, Patrick Cederberg, Matthew Hornick and Sidney Leeder, the filmmakers behind the creative collective shy kids, for representation in all areas. A group of multi-faceted creatives based out of Toronto, shy kids has recently become synonymous with the OpenAI…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress and writer Megan Fox for representation in all areas. Fox came to international stardom in the late 2000s with her breakout starring role as Mikaela in Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Michael Bay films based on the Hasbro toys which together…

EXCLUSIVE: With his series Baby Reindeer becoming a massive hit for Netflix, Richard Gadd has signed with UTA for representation. Gadd created, wrote all episodes and stars in the new Netflix series Baby Reindeer. Based on his one-man breakout play about his complex experience with a stalker, the…

Kyle Boulia has joined The Office of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex as Deputy Press Secretary to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, and Director of Communications for Archewell in the U.S. The move follows his departure from UTA after 6 years in late March where he last served as Corporate Communications…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed comedian Matt Rife for representation in all areas, with an eye toward expanding his opportunities in film and TV and beyond. Currently on his “ProbleMATTic World Tour” — one of the largest comedy tours in over 20 years, which sold over 600,000 tickets in under 48 hours…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor and producer Robbie Amell for representation in all areas. Most recently, Amell produced and was seen starring in the Netflix sci-fi actioner Code 8: Part II, which laid claim to the #1 spot globally for 10 days. Approaching the fourth and final season of his Prime…

UTA has set the leadership team at MediaLink as the company’s legal brawl with Michael Kassan continues. The Marketing Consulting unit at MediaLink will be led by Donna Sharp, along with Andrea Kerr Redniss and Lena Petersen. Media & Tech Strategy Consulting will be headed up by Christopher Vollmer…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed popular comedy band Wolves of Glendale for representation in all areas. Founded in 2022, and boasting a sizable following on social media, the band consists of Ethan Edenburg on guitar, Eric Jackowitz on drums and Tom McGovern on keys. They got their start when McGovern…

Richard Leibner, a pioneering talent agent who represented such notable broadcast news journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Norah O'Donnell, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer and Fareed Zakaria, died today at his home in New York City. He was 85. His death was announced by UTA…

EXCLUSIVE: Nzingha Stewart has new representation. Stewart, who directed episodes of Amazon's Daisy Jones and The Six, has signed with UTA in all areas. She was previously repped by A3 Artists Agency. Stewart is currently directed the pilot episode of Amazon's We Were Liars, which stars Mamie…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed stand-up comedian, actor, and creator Frankie Quiñones (This Fool) for representation in all areas. Quiñones is perhaps best known for starring as Luis, former gang member turned Hugs Not Thugs program participant, on Hulu’s critically acclaimed series This Fool, having been…