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Emmy- and DGA Award-winning actor, director, writer and producer Ben Stiller, and his production company Red Hour have inked with UTA in all areas. Stiller was previously with WME. This marks a return for Stiller to UTA, the firm having repped him earlier in his career. The actor and filmmaker counts $3 billion at the…

(Updated with more from Code Conference) "No," a blunt Ari Emanuel told the Code Conference on Tuesday when asked whether he would buy UTA now that CAA has acquired ICM Partners. "We don't need it," the Endeavor CEO told conference attendees at the Beverly Hilton, stressing that WME is still “the largest agency in the…

UTA is expanding to Atlanta, billing its full-service presence in the burgeoning entertainment and sports market as a first for any major Hollywood agency. Klutch Sports Group, as part of the move, will continue to have its NFL representation business based in Atlanta, and enlarge its operations there. UTA bought a sta…

Yasmine Pearl has joined UTA as an agent in the Talent division. She will be based in Los Angeles, and will report to Partners and Co-Heads of Motion Picture Talent, Chris Hart and Jay Gassner. “Yasmine is a highly respected agent with a fantastic eye for talent. We have admired her approach to representation and…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first look at Beba, Rebeca Huntt's debut feature that is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 11. The coming-of-age documentary / cinematic memoir sees Huntt reflect on her childhood adolescence in New York City as the daughter of a Dominican father and Venezuelan mother…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor, writer, and producer X Mayo in all areas. Most recently, The Daily Show writer shared a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.” As an actress, Mayo will next appear in the upcoming NBC comedy series, American Auto. On the big screen, she played…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed writer and emerging actress Camilla Blackett in all areas. Blackett has multiple projects in development including her most recent, the dark comedy Max for HBO Max which she created as a potential starring vehicle for herself. She will showrun the series with Don Cheadle and Radicle Act's…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed filmmaker Rebeca Huntt, whose debut feature documentary Beba will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month. UTA Independent Film Group will be rep the film as an acquisition title. Directed, written and produced by Huntt, Beba explores historical, societal and…

EXCLUSIVE: In its latest push into the fast growing, red-hot crypto/NFT space, UTA has signed new client Rally and is working "to educate and inspire" creators, artists, celebrities and athletes to connect with fans on the platform. Rally, a fan engagement and monetization toolkit, is looking to expand more broadly in…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed director, writer and producer Jonah Feingold for worldwide representation in all areas. Most recently, Feingold's feature film debut Dating & New York premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and has already been acquired by IFC Films for domestic distribution in fall 2021. Blue Fox…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed South Korean actress Minha Kim in all areas. This is the first U.S. role for the newcomer, who is fluent in English and Korean. Kim recently nabbed the leading role of Sunja in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko, based on the New York Times bestselling book from Min Jin Lee. She’ll…

UTA has signed Alexis Ohanian, founder of Seven Seven Six and former executive chairman of Reddit, in all areas. The agency said it will “help magnify Ohanian's business across speaking, books, podcasts, television, film, brand partnerships” and elsewhere. Ohanian, who is married to tennis star Serena Williams…