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CAA: Host, actress, writer and comedian
Joan Rivers is now repped by
CC Hirsch, Nick Khan, Ari Levin, Christopher Till, Simon Green and
Nick Nuciforo. Rivers currently hosts E!'s
Live From the Red Carpet, alongside her daughter Melissa, as well as E!’s
Fashion Police. She also stars in the WEtv reality series
Joan and Melissa: Joan knows Best? Rivers’ five-decade long career has seen such highlights as becoming the first permanent guest host of
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, hosting both
That Show with Joan Rivers and
The Late Show with Joan Rivers, and earning a Tony nomination for her performance in
Sally Marr… and Her Escorts. More recently, Rivers starred in the documentary
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. The Penguin Group will publish River's 12th book
Diary of a Mad Diva this July.
ICM Partners: Actress
Veerle Baetens is now repped by
Lorrie Bartlett, Carter Cohn and
Joanne Wiles. Baetens most recently starred in the Belgium feature
The Broken Circle Breakdown, which has been nominated for Best Foreign Language at this year’s Academy Awards. Acting since the early 2000s, Baetens has appeared in numerous Flemish productions. Prior to
The Broken Circle Breakdown, she was probably best known for her starring role on the telenovela
Sara. She also appeared in the Starz/BBC drama
The White Queen. For her performance in
The Broken Circle Breakdown, Baetens has won the Best Actress award at both the 2013 European Film Awards and the Tribeca Film Festival.
ICM Partners: Tessanne Chin is now repped by
Ari Bernstein, Craig Bruck, April King and
Scott Mantell. Chin is the reigning champion of NBC’s
The Voice, winning season five of the hit singing competition in December. Prior to
The Voice, Chin spent the earlier portion of her career opening for such acts as Patti Labelle, Peabo Bryson and Gladys Knight. She also toured for three years with Jimmy Cliff. Currently, Chin’s recording her debut album, due out from Universal Republic Records later this year.
Innovative Artists: Actress
Katrina Law is now repped by
David Lederman and
Josiah Akinyele. Law most recently appeared as Nyssa al Ghul, the daughter of villain Ra’s al Ghul, on the CW series
Arrow. She is probably best known, however, for starring as Mira on Starz’s hit series
Spartacus. Law has also appeared on the series
The Resistance, Legend of the Seeker, Chuck and
Third Watch. Outside of acting, Law got her start representing New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA pageant. She’s also the lead singer and bass player in the band Soundboard Fiction.
Paradigm: Actress and singer
Edda Magnason is now repped by
Nick LoPiccolo, Ken Stovitz and
Stephanie Ramsey. Magnason recently won the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin Film Festival, which recognizes Europe's best young talent. Maganason just made her film debut last year, starring in
Monica Z, which became one of Sweden's highest grossing films of 2013. Prior to that film, Magnason was known primarily as a singer/songwriter, releasing two albums,
Edda Magnason and
Goods, respectively. Magnason won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for her work in
Monica Z.
Paradigm: Young actor
Joshua Erenberg is now repped by
Jennifer Millar and
Wendi Green. Erenberg will soon be seen as a series regular on NBC’s upcoming series
Crisis, which will premiere next month. He also appeared opposite Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi in the 2013 feature
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Making his film debut at only eight years old in 2011’s
The Green Hornet, Erenberg has since appeared on the television series
Children’s Hospital, Franklin and Bash, Deadtime Stories and
Dads. He also played the recurring character AJ on ABC’s
Suburgatory.
WME Entertainment: Director
Luca Guadagnino is now a client. He was previously with ICM Partners. Guadagnino is currently set to direct Sony Pictures’
A Reliable Wife, which is based on the novel by Robert Goolrick. Starting out in documentaries and short films, Guadagnino first rose to prominence with 2005’s
Melissa P. However, he is probably best known for 2010’s
lo sono l’amore, which starred Tilda Swinton. That film premiered at the Venice film Festival and it was nominated for both a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, as well as an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
WME Entertainment: Director
Jennifer Kent is now a client. Kent is the writer and director of the psychological horror film
The Babadook, which was the opening movie of Sundance’s Park City at Midnight section. Originally from Australia, Kent is a longtime actress, having appeared in such feature films as
The Well and
Babe: Pig in the City. She was also a regular on the Aussie television series
Murder Call and had a recurring role on the series
All Saints.
The Babadook is an adaptation of Kent’s short film “Monster.” It marks her first full-length feature film as a writer and director.
