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Rep Moves For 8/1/14: Gersh, WME Entertainment, APA, Management 360

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APA: British actress Tracy Ifeachor is now repped by Shelsea Jacobs and Jim Osborne. Ifeachors currently a series regular on the NBC summer pirate drama Crossbones. Previously, she was probably best known for her role as Abigail Naismith on the Doctor Who Christmas special “The End of Time.” Beginning her acting career with London’s Royal Shakespeare Company, Ifeachor landed her first television spot on the BBC series Casualty and soon after appeared on the series Jo and Strike Back, which aired later on Cinemax in the US. Next up, Ifeachor is set to appear in the feature film Take Down. She continues to be repped by United Agents in the U.K. and NB Management. APA: Actress Kate Lambert is now repped by John Griffin. Lambert’s currently shooting the TV Land pilot Teachers, which is based on the web series of the same name. The new series will be written, performed and executive produced by The Katydids, a comedy group that Lambert belongs to. Prior to Teachers, Lambert trained at Second City in Chicago and then joined the iO theater, where she’s worked as a regular performer. Lambert has also done voice over work and been featured in viral comedy videos on such sites as The Huffington Post, MoveOn.Org, MTV, Cosmopolitan, Feministing, LaughSpin, College Humor, and Italy's Vanity Fair. In 2013, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Gold Coast Film Festival for her work on the Teachers web series. Gersh: Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr has signed for representation in all areas. Barr is currently appearing as a judge alongside Keenan Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters on Last Comic Standing. Starting her career in stand-up comedy, Barr’s still probably best known for the landmark sitcom Roseanne, which ran for nine seasons and racked up numerous awards, including Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe wins. In addition to countless film and television appearances, Roseanne also notably hosted the daytime talk show The Roseanne Show in 1998 and starred in the Lifetime reality series Roseanne’s Nuts in 2011 about her family’s macadamia nut farm. In 2012, Barr even ran for President under the Peace and Freedom Party, finishing sixth overall with 50,000 votes. Filmmaker Eric Weinrib’s documentary on the campaign, Roseanne for President!, will be released later this year. Gersh: Actor and comedian Andrew Dice Clay is now repped by Allison Band. Clay will soon be seen as a cast member in HBO’s untitled rock ‘n’ roll pilot, which will be produced by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter. He also recently had a guest spot on The Blacklist. These new moves all mark a comeback for Clay, who’s been on a roll since a career-changing performance in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine last year. Starting out in Manhattan comedy clubs, Clay’s career hit its stride in the late eighties, leading to his starring role in 1990’s The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. After a long lull, Clay’s luck began to change in 2012 when appeared in an arc on the final season of Entourage in 2012 and he filmed his first stand-up special in 17 years. Next up, Clay is set to publish his first memoir, The Filthy Truth, on November 11. WME Entertainment: Oscar and Emmy-winning writer, director and producer James L. Brooks is now a client. Starting off his career in television, the prolific writer and director has created numerous iconic series including Room 222, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Phyllis, Lou Grant, Taxi, The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons. Altogether, he has received a total of 47 Emmy nominations and won 20 of them. In 1983, Brooks moved into the world of features as well, winning three Academy Awards for producing, writing and directing the classic film Terms of Endearment. Brooks has received 10 Academy Award nominations for his work on such films as Broadcast News, Jerry Maguire and As Good As It Gets. In 1984, Brooks founded the television and film company Gracie Films. His producing credits have included such features such as Big, Say Anything…, The War of the Roses, Bottle Rocket and The Simpsons Movie. WME Entertainment: Actress and comedian Kathy Griffin is now a client. Griffin is returning to WME after a four-month absence. She was previously with CAA. Griffin recently hosted the Daytime Emmy Awards. She also won a Grammy award in January for her comedy album Calm Down Gurrl. Griffin began her career in stand-up comedy, starting off as a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings appearing in small roles in film and television. After a supporting turn Suddenly Susan, Griffin got her big break with the Bravo reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, which earned two Emmy awards for Outstanding Reality Program. Up next, Griffin is in talks to return to CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live special, which she has co-hosted with Anderson Cooper for the past seven years.

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Management 360: Actor Theo Rossi is now repped by Beau Swayze and Dean Schnider. Rossi currently stars as series regular Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz on FX’s Sons of Anarchy. Starting his career in the late nineties, Rossi appeared in several national commercials before landing guest spots on such series as Veronica Mars, Bones, Boston Public, Lost, Las Vegas and Hawaii Five-0. He’s also recurred on Heist, American Dreams, Grey’s Anatomy and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Feature-wise, Rossi’s credits include Cloverfield, Kill Theory and The Informers, as well as the television movie Code Breakers. In 2011, Rossi founded the company Dos Dudes Pictures with several of his friends and they are currently in development on several film and television productions.  

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