Brillstein Entertainment Partners
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Brillstein Entertainment Partners (formerly known as Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and Brillstein-Grey Communications) is a talent management film and television production company formed by the 1991 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969.
Contents
[hide] 1 The Brillstein Company 1.1 Film productions
2 Brillstein-Grey Entertainment 2.1 Film productions
2.2 Television productions
3 Client List
4 Miscellaneous
5 References
[edit] The Brillstein Company
Bernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969. There, he continued to manage stars and develop television programming, a career he began in the fabled mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He produced such popular television hits as Hee Haw, The Muppet Show[1] and Saturday Night Live.[2]
Brillstein managed Saturday Night Live cast members Gilda Radner , John Belushi and Lorne Michaels, as well as Jim Henson (of Muppets fame) and Paul Fusco (voice and operator of ALF). Productions for television included Alf: The Animated Series, and Normal Life.
The company became Brillstein Entertainment Partners when Brad Grey left the company to become head of Paramount studios. It is now headed by Jonathan Liebman, Marc Gurvitz, and Cynthia Pett-Dante.
[edit] Film productions
The Blues Brothers
Dragnet
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
[edit] Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
In 1984, Brillstein met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco, California. In 1986,[3] the two formed a production company, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, which packaged programming and managed talent.
[edit] Film productions
Bulletproof
The Cable Guy
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler)
The Replacement Killers
Scary Movie
Screwed
The Wedding Singer
What Planet Are You From?
[edit] Television productions
For American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
For Home Box Office (HBO) The Larry Sanders Show (Garry Shandling, Larry David, Jeffrey Tambor)
The Sopranos (James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco)
Mr. Show
For National Broadcasting Company (NBC) NewsRadio (Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz)
Just Shoot Me (David Spade)
For Showtime It's Garry Shandling's Show (Garry Shandling)
For WB Television Network (WB) The Steve Harvey Show (Steve Harvey)
For CBS Good Sports (Ryan O'neal, Farrah Fawcett)
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[edit] Client List
The company is largely regarded as the premier entertainment management group in the world by many within the industry. Brillstein Entertainment Partners represents stars such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Rashida Jones, Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Brendan Fraser, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Chloe Sevigny, Timothy Olyphant. Aaron Johnson, Zach Galifinakis Bill Maher, Courteney Cox, Micaela Johnson, Nicola Peltz, Anton Yelchin, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Epic Meal Time, Charlie Hunnam and many others.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The new management company Eric Murphy joins in HBO's Entourage is based on Brillstein Entertainment, as well as the character Murray Berenson based on the company's founder Bernie Brillstein.
Brillstein sold his shares in the company to Grey, his one time protégé, in 1996, giving Grey full rein over operations; the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened Brad Grey Television. Grey sold his interest in the company in 2005[2] due to his succeeding Sherry Lansing as Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures, which created a conflict of interest.
A TV series on Twitter used to track down celebrities will be in production soon.[4]
Several shows by the company now have ancillary rights owned by NBC Universal Television. Some of these shows are owned by Sony Pictures Television in North America.
[edit] References
1.^ Rose, Frank (1995). The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business. New York: Harper. pp. 261, 415.
2.^ a b "Brillstein-Grey Entertainment". Hoover's. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
3.^ "Bernie Brillstein Biography" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-11-01.
4.^ >"Twitter to be featured in celebrity-tracking reality TV show". Brand Republic. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967299.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Jump to: navigation, search
Brillstein Entertainment Partners (formerly known as Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and Brillstein-Grey Communications) is a talent management film and television production company formed by the 1991 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969.
Contents
[hide] 1 The Brillstein Company 1.1 Film productions
2 Brillstein-Grey Entertainment 2.1 Film productions
2.2 Television productions
3 Client List
4 Miscellaneous
5 References
[edit] The Brillstein Company
Bernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969. There, he continued to manage stars and develop television programming, a career he began in the fabled mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He produced such popular television hits as Hee Haw, The Muppet Show[1] and Saturday Night Live.[2]
Brillstein managed Saturday Night Live cast members Gilda Radner , John Belushi and Lorne Michaels, as well as Jim Henson (of Muppets fame) and Paul Fusco (voice and operator of ALF). Productions for television included Alf: The Animated Series, and Normal Life.
The company became Brillstein Entertainment Partners when Brad Grey left the company to become head of Paramount studios. It is now headed by Jonathan Liebman, Marc Gurvitz, and Cynthia Pett-Dante.
[edit] Film productions
The Blues Brothers
Dragnet
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
[edit] Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
In 1984, Brillstein met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco, California. In 1986,[3] the two formed a production company, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, which packaged programming and managed talent.
[edit] Film productions
Bulletproof
The Cable Guy
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler)
The Replacement Killers
Scary Movie
Screwed
The Wedding Singer
What Planet Are You From?
[edit] Television productions
For American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
For Home Box Office (HBO) The Larry Sanders Show (Garry Shandling, Larry David, Jeffrey Tambor)
The Sopranos (James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco)
Mr. Show
For National Broadcasting Company (NBC) NewsRadio (Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz)
Just Shoot Me (David Spade)
For Showtime It's Garry Shandling's Show (Garry Shandling)
For WB Television Network (WB) The Steve Harvey Show (Steve Harvey)
For CBS Good Sports (Ryan O'neal, Farrah Fawcett)
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[edit] Client List
The company is largely regarded as the premier entertainment management group in the world by many within the industry. Brillstein Entertainment Partners represents stars such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Rashida Jones, Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Brendan Fraser, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Chloe Sevigny, Timothy Olyphant. Aaron Johnson, Zach Galifinakis Bill Maher, Courteney Cox, Micaela Johnson, Nicola Peltz, Anton Yelchin, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Epic Meal Time, Charlie Hunnam and many others.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The new management company Eric Murphy joins in HBO's Entourage is based on Brillstein Entertainment, as well as the character Murray Berenson based on the company's founder Bernie Brillstein.
Brillstein sold his shares in the company to Grey, his one time protégé, in 1996, giving Grey full rein over operations; the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened Brad Grey Television. Grey sold his interest in the company in 2005[2] due to his succeeding Sherry Lansing as Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures, which created a conflict of interest.
A TV series on Twitter used to track down celebrities will be in production soon.[4]
Several shows by the company now have ancillary rights owned by NBC Universal Television. Some of these shows are owned by Sony Pictures Television in North America.
[edit] References
1.^ Rose, Frank (1995). The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business. New York: Harper. pp. 261, 415.
2.^ a b "Brillstein-Grey Entertainment". Hoover's. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
3.^ "Bernie Brillstein Biography" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-11-01.
4.^ >"Twitter to be featured in celebrity-tracking reality TV show". Brand Republic. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967299.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
