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Rep Moves For 6/20/14: Azoff MSG Entertainment, WME, CAA, Gersh

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CAA: Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby is now repped by Scott Greenberg, Maha Dakhil and Ali Trustman. His buzzed-about art house horror film When Animals Dream recently premiered during Critics Week at Cannes and was subsequently acquired by Radius-TWC for distribution. Starting his career in 1993, Arnby has steadily built up a directing career helming award-winning music videos, commercials and short films. Arnby’s won awards for his commercial work from such festivals as Cannes Lion, True Awards and Eurobest, and his short films have played at the LA Short Film Festival, the Palm Springs Film Festival and Portugal amongst others. Arnby is also a co-founder of the Brainstorm Club in Munich, Germany, as well as a co-founder of the commercial department of APC, Circus Alphaville. CAA: Director and producer Adrian Lyne is now repped by Fred Specktor. He was previously repped by WME. Lyne’s last helming and producing job was 2002’s hit feature Unfaithful, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Lyne originally started his career in television commercials and he first moved into features with 1980’s teen drama Foxes. His breakthrough film came three years later with the musical hit Flashdance and Lyne’s subsequent features have included 9 1/2 Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob’s Ladder, Indecent Proposal and Lolita. He also directed the music video for “Maniac,” the theme song from Flashdance. In 1988, Lyne received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for his work on Fatal Attraction. CAA: Actress Katheryn Winnick is now repped by Tracy Brennan, Josh Lieberman and Jaime Feld. Winnick currently stars as Queen Lagertha on History’s hit series Vikings. Obtaining her first black belt by age 13, Winnick had started three martial arts schools before starting her acting career in the late nineties. Since that point, Winnick has built up an impressive resume with roles in such features as Two Weeks Notice, 50 First Dates, Going the Distance, Failure to Launch, Amusement, Killers, Love and Other Drugs, Stand Up Guys and The Art of the Steal. Winnick’s television credits have included playing Hannah Burley on Season Six of Bones and appearances on Criminal Minds, Law & Order, CSI, The Glades and Nikita. Vikings will soon begin production on its third season. Equitable Stewardship for Artists (ESA): Actor Jay Paulson is now repped by Paul Alan Smith and Tyler Allen. Paulson most recently starred in the indie found footage thriller Lucky Bastard. He also appeared on the television series Longmire and The Glades. Paulson’s big break came when he landed a role as series regular Sean on Cybill. He’s since appeared on such series as Battery Park, Studio 60, The West Wing, October Road and Happy Town amongst others. He also had a recurring role portraying Don Draper’s brother Adam Whitman on Mad Men. Paulson’s feature credits have included Rolling Kansas, Go, Can’t Hardly Wait, Imaginary Heroes and Black Rock. He continues to be co-represented by Alisa Adler at Paradigm. Gersh: Actor and singer John Lloyd Young is now repped by Jason Gutman, Bob Gersh and Rachel Zeidman. Young can currently be seen starring as Frankie Valli in Clint Eastwood’s latest feature Jersey Boys. Primarily a stage actor before his breakout role, Young’s previous theatre credits have included The Drawer Boy, The Chosen, The Summer of the Swan, Spring Awakening and The Five Hysterical Girls Theorem. His film and television credits have included the feature Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!! as well as appearances on Vegas, Law & Order and Glee. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Young to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Paradigm: Actress Neve Campbell is now repped by Andrew Ruf, Scott Metzger, Christy Hall and Alisa Adler. Campbell will next be seen in the indie feature Walter, opposite Milo Ventimiglia and William H. Macy. She also recently appeared in the season opener of Mad Men. Landing her breakout role starring in the Fox drama Party of Five, Campbell is probably best known for her role as Sidney Prescott in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise. She’s also had starring roles in The Craft, Wild Things, Panic and The Company. Recent credits have included Grey’s Anatomy, Medium and The Philanthropist, as well as the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel. In addition to starring in Robert Altman’s The Company, Campbell also co-wrote and produced the film. WME Entertainment: Academy Award-winning writing team and actors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are now clients. Faxon and Rash most recently wrote, directed and acted in the feature The Way, Way Back, which starred Steve Carell and Toni Collette.The duo originally met while performing at The Groundlings and they both have led successful acting careers in addition to their writing partnership. Faxon has appeared in such features as Orange County and Bad Teacher, and he starred in the Fox series Ben and Kate. Rash has appeared in One Hour Photo and had recurring spots on That ‘70s Show, Reno 911 and Community. As writers, the two are probably best known for penning The Descendents, which won the two an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Next up, Rash will voice a character in the animated feature Yellowbird and Faxon will star in the FX series Married.

Management Companies

Azoff MSG Entertainment: Gwen Stefani and No Doubt have signed with Irving Azoff for management. They were previously with Rebel Waltz Management. Stefani is set take the place of Christina Aguilera in the upcoming season of The Voice this fall. First joining No Doubt in 1986, Stefani has sold nearly 30 million records worldwide, racking up multiple number one hits that include “Don’t Speak,” “Just a Girl” and “Hey Baby.”  In 2007, Stefani’s solo tour grossed $31.5 million and in 2009, No Doubt’s tour reported 22.6 million in grosses. Stefani’s film and television appearances have included Portlandia, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek, as well as playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator. Stefani’s also made her mark on the fashion industry, launching L.A.M.B. in 2003, Harajuku Lovers in 2005 and Gx this last March. Management 360: Actor Matthew Broderick is now repped by Eric Kranzler and Guymon Casady. Broderick recently wrapped shooting on Warren Beatty’s untitled Howard Hughes feature. He’ll also be appearing in Neil LaBute’s next feature Dirty Weekend. Starting his career in the eighties, Broderick’s resume has seen such highlights as WarGames, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Biloxi Blues, Torch Song Trilogy, Glory, The Freshman, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Election, You Can Count on Me, The Producers and voicing Simba in The Lion King. His television credits have included Modern Family, 30 Rock, Louie and Frasier. Also a prolific stage actor, Broderick has won two Tonys, for Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying respectively. Broderick will return to Broadway this fall to co-star with Nathan Lane in Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play.  

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