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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.