Jeremy Zimmer
| Jeremy Zimmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1958 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | United Talent Agency |
| Title | CEO of United Talent Agency |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
| 👪 Relatives | Dore Schary (grandfather) |
Jeremy Zimmer is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and serves as the chief executive officer of United Talent Agency (UTA).
Early life and education
Zimmer is the son of novelist Jill Schary Robinson and stockbroker Jon Zimmer,[1] and the grandson of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio chief Dore Schary.[2][3] He was raised on the West Coast of the United States, but relocated during his senior year of high school so Robinson could focus on her career.[4] Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, Boston University.[5]
Career
In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the William Morris Agency mailroom.[4][2][6] After transferring to Los Angeles,[4] he joined ICM Partners in 1984.[5] There, Zimmer became a talent agent, representing clients such as Mel Gibson and Tom Schulman, and working on films such as Die Hard (1988), The Fisher King (1991), and In the Line of Fire (1993).[4] He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions.[5] In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner.[4][5] During a rafting trip, he and Jim Berkus, founder of Leading Artists Agency, first discussed forming a new company. In 1991, their two firms combined to form United Talent Agency (UTA).[4][5][7]
Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006.[8][9][10] He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program.[5] Zimmer became a partner and managing director, and was named the agency's chief executive officer in 2012.[5][11] Throughout his career as an agent, Zimmer has represented Mariah Carey, Bryan Cranston, DJ Khaled, Chelsea Handler, Kevin Hart, Anthony Hopkins, Marc Lawrence, Brian Robbins,[4][12] M. Night Shyamalan,[13][14] and YG.[5]
Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in Vanity Fair's 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History".[2] Zimmer, along with three members of UTA's "Music Leadership Team" (Ken Fermaglich, Jbeau Lewis, and Natalia Nastaskin), ranked number 48 on Billboard's "Power 100" list in 2017.[15] Billboard also included Zimmer and UTA agent Brittany Balbo in their 2017 list of "Branding Power Players",[16] and the New York Observer included him, along with David Kramer and Jay Sures, in their 2017 list of "Content Kings".[17] Zimmer, Kramer, and Sures ranked number 33 on The Hollywood Reporter's 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".[18][19]
In December 2017, following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Zimmer attended a meeting to form the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace, chaired by Anita Hill, which aims to make workplaces within the entertainment industry safer and more equitable for women and minorities.[20][21]
Personal life
Zimmer is married and has four children.[4] He is also an art collector. Some pieces from his private collection, including works by Gregory Crewdson, Andreas Gursky, David Levinthal, Sally Mann, Jon Rafman, Edward Ruscha, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Pae White, are displayed at UTA's offices.[4][22][23]
References
- ↑ Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. January 1, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Calautti, Katie (September 20, 2017). "The 25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History". Vanity Fair. ISSN 0733-8899. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Purdum, Todd (February 12, 2009). "Children of Paradise". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Garrahan, Matthew (October 19, 2014). "Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency: movie dealmaker goes digital". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "UTA: Jeremy Zimmer, CEO". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Kubey, Robert (May 20, 2004). Creating Television: Conversations With the People Behind 50 Years of American TV. Taylor & Francis. p. 395. Retrieved February 16, 2018. Search this book on
- ↑ Goodyear, Dana (January 1, 2018). "Can Hollywood Change Its Ways?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. OCLC 320541675. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "The Well-Written Blockbuster: An Impossible Mission? Hollywood Writers Lament Dumbing Down of Screenplays Special Effects". Los Angeles Daily News. Digital First Media. June 17, 1997. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ Waxman, Sharon (October 6, 1999). "Ready for Takeoff in Hollywood; Movie Parodies Give a Boost to Young Filmmakers' Careers". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ McNary, Dave; Fleming, Michael (August 29, 2006). "UTA agent joins Rudin. (Scott Rudin Productions appoints Geoff Morley)". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "LA 500: Jeremy Zimmer". Los Angeles Business Journal. August 14, 2017. ISSN 0194-2603. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ LaPorte, Nicole (March 18, 2013). "Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, And The Rebels Saving Hollywood". Fast Company. ISSN 1085-9241. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ Padmanabhan, Anil (July 24, 2006). "Unbreakable Spirit After an acrimonious split from longtime producers Disney, the quirky director whose four movies have made a collective $2 billion at the box office, looks all set to bounce back with a new thriller woven from a bedtime story he told his children". India Today. Living Media. ISSN 0254-8399. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ Fleming, Michael (November 16, 2006). "CAA works night shift. (Creative Artists Agency signs with M. Night Shyamalan)". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "No. 48: Jeremy Zimmer, Ken Fermaglich, Jbeau Lewis & Natalia Nastaskin". Billboard. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard's 2017 Branding Power Players List Revealed, Led by Citi's Jennifer Breithaupt". Billboard. June 9, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Jones, Oliver (November 7, 2017). "Observer's 2017 Content Kings". New York Observer. ISSN 1052-2948. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "The THR 100: Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. June 21, 2017. ISSN 0018-3660. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Shanley, Patrick (July 5, 2017). "Hollywood Power Players Get Candid About Trump". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Haring, Bruce (December 15, 2017). "Commission on Sexual Harassment Formed By Hollywood Heavyweights; Anita Hill Will Chair". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Sun, Rebecca (December 15, 2017). "Top Hollywood Execs Unveil Anti-Sexual Harassment Commission Chaired by Anita Hill". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Chagollan, Steve (May 11, 2013). "UTA Fosters Culture of Creativity". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Scott, Andrea (January 13, 2016). "The Studio System". W. ISSN 0162-9115. OCLC 1781845. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
External links
- Bryant, Adam (December 14, 2013). "Jeremy Zimmer of United Talent Agency, on Accepting Ideas". The New York Times.
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