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UTA has signed businesswoman, philanthropist and entrepreneur Paris Hilton in all areas. Hilton is known for being in the public eye, specifically in the late ’90s and early ’00s. She is one of today’s most recognizable figures. In 2006, she created Paris Hilton Entertainment, a multi-billion-dollar company consisting…

UTA agents and recently elevated partners David Kirsch and Geoff Suddleson have been appointed as co-heads of the agency's unscripted television department as part of a restructure of its alternative division. The move will see partner and agent Brett Hansen, who was previously head of Alternative TV, "remain in a…

Talent and lit Andrea Nelson Meigs is joining UTA as a Partner following her 14-year run at ICM Partners. Nelson Meigs, who was a Los Angeles-based lawyer before beginning her career in entertainment, has over the years worked with a number of influential filmmakers and storytellers, helping to build her clients'…

United Talent Agency today named its largest partner class in its 30-year history with 19 agents and executives across 14 divisions promoted into the partnership. With the recent appointment of Samantha Kirby Yoh as Co-Head of UTA Music, UTA has named a total of 22 new partners this year—more than half of whom are…

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from securing a directing gig on HBO/Sky drama Landscapers, actor and director Will Sharpe has signed with UTA. Sharpe, who is replacing Alexander Payne in the four-part Sister-produced crime drama, has signed with the agency in all areas. In addition to directing – he also helmed Channel 4 comedy Flow…

EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Leake, the spoken-word poet who won the 2020 edition of America’s Got Talent, has signed with UTA for all areas. Leake was crowned AGT Season 15 champion last month after becoming the first spoken-word poet to be on the talent-competition series. He also was the first poet to advance to the finals…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Grammy winner, actress and singer Eva Noblezada in all areas. Noblezada can be seen next starring in Sony's musical drama, Yellow Rose, marking her feature film debut this Friday, October 9, when the project will be released theatrically worldwide. She plays the titular role of 'Rose,' a…

EXCLUSIVE: Former UTA talent agent Trent Hubbard is heading to Echo Lake Entertainment’s talent department where he’ll be a manager and producer at the firm. Hubbard will rep a diverse range of stand up comedians. A Dallas, Texas native and UCLA graduate, Hubbard previously worked in management at both Anonymous…

UTA said Tuesday that it has hired music agents Jeffrey Hasson and Matt Meyer, who both had been at Paradigm. Hasson will join the leadership of the agency’s Nashville office, while Meyer will be based in Los Angeles. The latest moves in UTA Music’s ranks come less than two weeks after former WME Head of East Coast…

EXCLUSIVE: Gemma Burgess, author of hit twenty-something novel Brooklyn Girls, is developing two projects at Amazon and has signed with UTA. The author is working on a half-hour espionage comedy, Friends Like These, for the streamer, while her adaptation of historical fantasy adventure My Lady Jane is also in the…

UTA said Friday that its has promoted 35 staffers to agent, executive or associate levels across 20 divisions. The moves come after last month the company reinstated full pay for employees after having to cut back because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has chilled the Hollywood deal business. It was part of a downs…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed writer and producer Cheryl Guerriero and will rep the Girls on Point novelist in all areas worldwide. Guerriero most recently produced and wrote Apple’s drama Palmer, which is set to star Justin Timberlake, Fisher Stevens, Juno Temple, June Squibb, Alisha Wainright and Ryder Allen. The writer…