Paul Bricault: Former EVP and head of the Global Marketing Practice and the Digital Media Group. Currently Managing Partner at Amplify.LA and Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners. He is a partner at WME. Endeavors staff remained virtually intact, while about 100 WMA employees were laid off in the mergers immediate aftermath, with the WMA agent exodus continuing over the following months. After retiring in 1930, he died in 1932 while playing pinochle with friends at the Friars' Club. Modestep (Nashville, TN__April 15, 2010)__ William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) has acquired Joey Lee's 360 Artist Agency. Brian Littrell Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Ram Dass Firekid William Morris Endeavor (WME) is the largest and oldest global talent agency, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York, Nashville, London and Miami. CAA Fracture in 1970s and Decline in 1980s. WME At 10: The Merger That Made Endeavor A Power Player. Suzanne Gluck: The veteran WMA lit agent works in WMEs New York office. June 1, 2019 marks the official 10-year anniversary of the William Morris Agency - Endeavor merger. Eva Simons The Morris Agency found an unlikely savior in Mae West, who went on to become the top grosser at the box office in the 1930s. Just the King of Hollywood, Baby", "Morris Stoller, 74, William Morris Agency Head, Dies", "Latest WMA-Endeavor Merger Update: Hollywood History In The Making Today: Endeavor And William Morris Vote Yes", "Layoffs in the William Morris-Endeavor Merger", "WME Will Stay In Endeavor Headquarters Instead Of Moving To New Morris Building", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Morris_Agency&oldid=1141454487, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 04:15. 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). He died in 2016. Ellie Goulding The Knocks Melody Gardot Night Ranger A$AP Rocky Serj Tankian And others. M.I.A. Norman Brokaw: The WMA veteran was Chairman Emeritus of WME. Ice Cube Skye Talent: Maria Bartiromo, Julie Chen, Jim Cramer, Giada De Laurentiis, Lou Dobbs, Bobby Flay, Whoopi Goldberg, Larry King, Emeril Lagasse, Regis Philbin, Rachael Ray, Kelly Ripa, Al Roker, Ryan Seacrest, Jerry Springer, Touring: Brooks and Dunn, Michael Buble, Eagles, Eminem, 50 Cent, Foo Fighters, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Juanes, Wynonna Judd, Alicia Keys, Killers, Luis Miguel, Nine Inch Nails, Brad Paisley, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Rascal Flatts, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Weezer, Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Authors: John Berendt, Ann Brashares, Stephen Dubner, Sue Monk Kidd, Alice Munro, Bill OReilly, Kathy Reichs, Actors: Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kevin Bacon, Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Sacha Baron Cohen, Paul Bettany, Helena Bonham Carter, Juliette Binoche, Benjamin Bratt, Toni Collette, Miranda Cosgrova, Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Jenna Fisher, Ricky Gervais, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, America Ferrera, Tina Fey, James Franco, James Gandolfini, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jennifer Garner, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Rebecca Hall, Goldie Hawn, Emile Hirsch, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Hudson, William Hurt, Hugh Jackman, Diane Keaton, Keira Knightley, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Lange, Diane Lane, Hugh Laurie, Jude Law, Denis Leary, Diego Luna, John Malkovich, Josh Lucas, Julianna Margulies, Frances McDormand, Ewan McGregor, Sienna Miller, Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, Chris ODonnell, Ellen Page, Ryan Phillipe, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Poehler, Edgar Ramirez, Alan Rickman, Adam Sandler, Jason Segel, Charlie Sheen, Patrick Stewart, Ben Stiller, Barbra Streisand, Tilda Swinton, Karl Urban, Mark Wahlberg, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Weisz, Directors: Peter Berg, Danny Boyle, Larry Charles, David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro, Scott Derrickson, Atom Egoyan, Shana Feste, Gary Fleder, Todd Field, Mike Figgis, David Frankel, Andy Fickman, Rodrigo Garcia, Terry George, Jonathan Glaser, Ted Griffin, John Hamburg, Brian Helgeland, Shawn Levy, Spike Lee, Kevin Lima, Baz Luhrmann, McG, Adam McKay, Kevin Macdonald, Fernando Meirelles, William Monahan, Michael Moore, Pierre Morel,Errol Morris, Peyton Reed, Robert Rodriguez, Walter Salles, Martin Scorsese, Kevin Smith, Michael Winterbottom, Steve Zaillian, Writer-producers/directors: Rich Appel, Greg Berlanti, Linwood Boomer, Robert Carlock, Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, David Crane, Greg Daniels, Larry David, Steve Dildarian, Ann Donahue, David Eick, Rick Eid, Doug Ellin, Brad Falchuk, Kevin Falls, Jeff and Jackie Filgo, Bob Fisher, Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider, Bryan Fuller, Howard Gordon, Glenn Gordon Caron, Davis Guggenheim, Brandon Hampton, Hart Hanson, Bruno Heller, Dave Hemingson, Tom Hertz, Silvio Horta, Al Jean, Jennifer Johnson & Greg Plageman, Marta Kauffman, David E. Kelley, Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, Tim Kring, Dave Krinsky & John Altschuler, Eric Kripke, Warren Leight, Ali LeRoi, Josh Lieb,Chris Lilley, Seth MacFarlane, Charles McDougall, Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Greg Malins, John Masius, Carol Mendelsohn, Steve Merchant, Nancy Miller, Tim Minear, Matt Nix, David Nutter, Matt Olmstead, Jeff Pinkner, Shawn Ryan, Ken Sanzel, Ken Sanzel, Stephanie Savage, Alison Schapker & Monica Breen, Paul Scheuring, Dan Schneider, Mark Schwahn, Josh Schwartz, David Semel, Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer, Aaron Sorkin, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson, Hank Steinberg, Josh Sternin & Jeff Ventimilia, Greg Walker, Mark Wilding, Craig Wright, Rob Thomas, Talent: Tyra Banks, Blue Man Group, Craig Ferguson, Kathy Griffin, Bear Grylls, Bonnie Hunt, Randy Jackson, Kim Kardashian, Conan OBrien, Rosie ODonnell, Jeff Probst, Gordon Ramsay, Kat Von D, John Walsh, Alternative: Thom Beers, Denise Cramsey, RJ Cutler, Michael Davies, Adam Divello, Glassman Media, Hat Trick, IMG, Monkey Kingdom UK, Optomen TV, Craig Piligian, Shed Group, Tiger Aspect, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Wrestling Entertainment, Related article: WMA, Endeavor approve merger. [44], On November 15, 2017, actor Terry Crews stated on Good Morning America that Adam Venit, head of WME's motion picture department, had squeezed Crews' genitals with his hand at an industry party in February 2016. Jim Griffin:The former WMA New York talent agent was pushed out several months after the merger. Birdy Brian Setzer Kaskade Chief Morris began his career in the fire service in 1996 as a Firefighter I in the Butte Unit . Matt Morris Adventure Club Big Business KNaan Collective Soul Ed Kowalczyk 2ManyDJs Julian Marley & The Uprising Transitioned to WME, where she serves as board member and head of Worldwide Literary, Lectures, and Conference Divisions. Teachers Before long, it had become the butt of an oft-quoted joke: "How do you commit the perfect murder? Madcon In 1932, five years after his retirement, William Morris, Sr. died from heart failure. My Crazy Girlfriend Robert DeLong Aretha Franklin He had joined WMA as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, and had risen to Board Chairman. Milow While big-name film and radio deals contributed two-thirds of this turnover, the other third came from lesser known departments, including vaudeville, nightclub, and literary management. Louis XIV [49], On May 24, 2019, Endeavor filed forms for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would have valued the company at $7.6 billion. Atmosphere Tenterhook The Agent Training program still exists today at William Morris Endeavor. The agency also sparked the quiz show craze with the 1955 launch of "The $64,000 Question." Carly Rae Jepsen N.E.R.D. LiveWire released its debut album, Livin ', on Way Out . But in a world driven by the vagaries of taste and image, the William Morris Agency's health could be graded no better than stable as it perched on the cusp of the 21st century. 13 results - William Morris may also have lived outside of Hemet, such as Banning, Torrance and 2 other cities in California. Duran Duran Max Schneider [60] Endeavor subsequently used some of the proceeds from the IPO to buy out Zuffa's other shareholders at a value of $1.7 billion, making Zuffa a wholly-owned subsidiary of Endeavor. [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. Let go after the merger. Gnarls Barkley William Morris cheated death on a number of occasions. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Coheed and Cambria Childrens Hospital Duffy 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. [61] On September 27, 2021, Endeavor announced that it would acquire OpenBet for $1.2 billion in cash and stock. [25] 2013 brought a strategic partnership between WME and creative music agency Jingle Punks, which creates, publishes and licenses music. Jennifer Rudolph Walsh: Former EVP and Co-Head of the WMAs Worldwide Literary Department. Rick Shipp:Former WMA Nashville office co-head. It was famously documented in David Rensin's 2003 book, The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up. Quicksand Crash Russell Crowe and the Ordinary Fear of God Pepper In the early 1990s, WMA's Literary Department announced the largest book-to-screen deal ever inked when it sold the television rights for Scarlett, the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. Frank Ocean Ed Limato (Talent; was a senior WME agent until his death in 2010), Bonnie Liedtke (Talent, left in 2011 to become a manager; currently at Authentic Talent & Literary Management), Thor Bradwell ((Talent, left in 2013 to become manager, formed Thirty Three Management), David Lubliner (MP Lit, moved to UTA earlier this year), Cliff Roberts (MP Lit, exited in 2016; runs management/production company Syndicate Entertainment), Mike Esola (lit, left in 2015 for UTA, currently CEO and Co-Founder of Fiction Riot, Troy Zien (Talent, now manager at 3 Arts), Mike Eisner (VP, MP Lit, left WME in December 2009, joined Hasbro Studios as SVP Legal and Business Affairs in August 2010; died in 2017). 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. Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals Slash He was a founding board member of WME and oversaw the Strategic Planning and Development Group until he exited In March 2011. All Rights Reserved. Gin Blossoms The William Morris Agency ( WMA) was a Hollywood -based talent agency. Trade rags like Los Angeles Magazine and Variety sounded the death knell with headlines like "Whither William Morris?" In 1938 the agency moved its West Coast office to posh Beverly Hills. Julia Stone Jeff The Brotherhood At that time, Norman Brokaw ascended to the top management position. Bjork Daisy Ridley To Star In The Better Liar Series Based On Book In Works At Amazon From Raelle Tucker, Citadel Trailer Release Delayed Following Greece Deadly Train Crash, The Day Of The Triffids TV Series In Works At Amazon With Johan Renck Directing & Angry Films Producing. Royal Blood Lee joins WME with agents Henry Glascock and Risha Rodgers, who will be based out of WME's Nashville office.They bring country music artists Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Josh Abbott Band, Keith Anderson, Wade Bowen, Lee Brice, Mark Chesnutt, Neal McCoy, Whiskey Myers . After its initial dip, entertainment proved a Depression-hardy industry. Seth McFarlane Chris Malinchak )</i> Janet Jackson Broken Bells WME responded they had suspended Venit following an internal investigation,[45] on November 27, 2017, it was announced Venit would return to work after a month's unpaid leave. Massive Attack Description: William Morris Endeavor was founded in April 2009 with the merger of the William Morris Agency and the Endeavor Agency. TV on the Radio Miguel Mike Tompkins Al Green LL Cool J EarlWolf Shamir John Ferriter: Former WMA EVP/Worldwide Head of Non-Scripted TV. The Mercy Beat Pete Tong The Mars Volta Hugh Laurie Miranda Cosgrove Soulwax Formed in 1898, WME is the longest-running talent agency. The WMA leadership was totally blindsided; they truly believed that they would be running the combined company, one insider said. Katy Tiz [62] In March 2022, Musk resigned from the board. Mystery Skulls Robin Guthrie Annie Jesse Kinch A sampling of clients represented by WMA and Endeavor. Gareth Emery SPEAKERS. Priscilla Ahn The Faint Soundgarden Blue October Nostalghia Weltman's ideas were anathema to the Morris corporate culture, which prized long-term loyalty and rewarded it with promotions, but only after decades of service. All Time Low Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1998, the William Morris Agency, Inc. is America's oldest and largest talent brokerage. Boa During its 109-year tenure[1] it came to be regarded as the "first great talent agency in show business".[2]. All Rights Reserved. The agency also discovered and launched Marilyn Monroe's steamy career. Switchfoot FKA Twigs Feeder "[18][19][20], In July 2011, the company and its foundation created Camp Summer Eagle, which provides donations and activities for schoolchildren at Foster Elementary in Compton, California. Ciara Murder City Devils Cara Stein: After a two-year stint as a partner at WME, she left in 2011 to become SVP, Chief Talent Officer for NBCUniversal. 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