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TPG, the private-equity firm that had a majority stake in CAA before selling it to Francois-Henri Pinault last year, said Friday that it has formed a new talent management company whose first investment will be in Hollywood management biggie Untitled Entertainment. The new TPG company, which will…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Singaporean writer and director Nelicia Low ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature Pierce at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The thriller will be the first ever Singaporean feature to compete in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Sam Waterston has signed with Paradigm for representation.  It was the end of an era for NBC’s Law & Order earlier this year when Waterston said goodbye to his longtime character District Attorney Jack McCoy, whom he portrayed in more…

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh announced on Thursday that Catherine Benoit Masraff has been hired as Head of Human Resources. The agency has also promoted Kenji Shishido to the role of agent in the Below the Line/Production department, as well as nine others to coordinator in various departments. Promotees to…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress Cree for representation in all areas. Currently, Cree can be starring alongside Isabela Merced in Turtles All the Way Down, Hannah Marks’ adaptation of John Green’s beloved New York Times bestseller for Max. Adapted for the screen by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac…

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed actor Lyon Daniels (The Spiderwick Chronicles) for representation in all areas. Currently, Daniels can be seen starring opposite Christian Slater and more in The Roku Channel’s adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, the bestselling fantasy book series by Tony DiTerlizzi…

EXCLUSIVE: Sosie Bacon, most recently seen starring as Rose Cotter in Paramount/Temple Hill’s Smile, has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Prior to Smile, Bacon starred in Jason Katims’ Amazon series As We See It and had a major role opposite Kate Winslet in HBO’s…

EXCLUSIVE: After nearly five years at Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Adam Segal has departed to launch his own shop, Strig Artist Management, Deadline has learned. In addition to Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Quinta Brunson, the creator, showrunner, writer, producer and star of…

EXCLUSIVE: Kristy Woodson Harvey, the New York Times, USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of eleven novels including The Summer of Songbirds and Under The Southern Sky, has signed with Rain for representation. Harvey’s most recent novel, A Happier Life, which just hit the market…

Fresh off the success of her Star Wars series, The Acolyte, director Leslye Headland has found new agents as she has signed with CAA for representation. Headland created the series starring Lee Jung-Jae and Amandla Stenberg. The Acolyte reached 4.8 million views in its first day of streaming, marking…

EXCLUSIVE: Max Miller, the New York Times bestselling personality known for his hit culinary YouTube show Tasting History with Max Miller, has signed with CAA. On his show, which premieres new episodes weekly, Miller recreates dishes from the past and explores their history. What began as a passion…

EXCLUSIVE: The Lego Group, the company behind the toys and all your favorite Lego-themed entertainment, has signed with WME for representation. As The Lego Group’s agency, WME will advise the Lego team across the entertainment industry and provide insight and support on strategies to optimize the…