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'''Jeremy Zimmer''' is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and serves as the [[chief executive officer]] of [[United Talent Agency]] (UTA).
'''Jeremy Zimmer''' (born April 17, 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meddings |first=Sabah |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Jeremy Zimmer interview: The United Talent Agency supremo who can make you a film star
|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/article/jeremy-zimmer-interview-the-united-talent-agency-supremo-who-can-make-you-a-film-star-k22mj7bwk |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref> is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and is the [[chief executive officer]] of [[United Talent Agency]] (UTA).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Zimmer is the son of novelist [[Jill Schary Robinson]] and stockbroker Jon Zimmer,<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series|date=January 1, 2004|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3415600151.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|subscription=yes|publisher=Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series}}</ref> and the grandson of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] studio chief [[Dore Schary]].<ref name="Calautti">{{cite journal|last1=Calautti|first1=Katie|title=The 25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 20, 2017|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/hollywood-family-legacies|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0733-8899}}</ref><ref name="Purdum">{{cite journal|last1=Purdum|first1=Todd|title=Children of Paradise|journal=Vanity Fair|date=February 12, 2009|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/03/hollywood-kids200903|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref> His family was [[American Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Jill Schary and Jon Zimmer get married 1956 |publisher=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date= January 9, 1956|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20729062/jill_schary_and_jon_zimmer_get_married/ |accessdate=}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Garrahan">{{cite news|last1=Garrahan|first1=Matthew|title=Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency: movie dealmaker goes digital|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3ea7bca-4d63-11e4-8f75-00144feab7de|accessdate=February 15, 2018|work=[[Financial Times]]|date=October 19, 2014|issn=0307-1766}}</ref> Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, [[Boston University]].<ref name="Variety">{{cite journal|title=UTA: Jeremy Zimmer, CEO|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/exec/jeremy-zimmer/|accessdate=February 15, 2018|issn=0042-2738|oclc=810134503|date=2017-10-04}}</ref>
Zimmer is the son of novelist [[Jill Schary Robinson]] and stockbroker Jon Zimmer,<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series|date=January 1, 2004|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3415600151.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114095657/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3415600151.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|publisher=Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series}}</ref> and the grandson of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] studio chief [[Dore Schary]].<ref name="Calautti">{{cite journal|last1=Calautti|first1=Katie|title=The 25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 20, 2017|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/hollywood-family-legacies|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0733-8899}}</ref><ref name="Purdum">{{cite magazine|last1=Purdum|first1=Todd|title=Children of Paradise|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=February 12, 2009|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/03/hollywood-kids200903|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref> His family was [[American Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Jill Schary and Jon Zimmer get married 1956 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date= January 9, 1956|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20729062/jill_schary_and_jon_zimmer_get_married/ |accessdate=}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Garrahan">{{cite news|last1=Garrahan|first1=Matthew|title=Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency: movie dealmaker goes digital|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3ea7bca-4d63-11e4-8f75-00144feab7de|accessdate=February 15, 2018|work=[[Financial Times]]|date=October 19, 2014|issn=0307-1766}}</ref> Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, [[Boston University]].<ref name="Variety">{{cite journal|title=UTA: Jeremy Zimmer, CEO|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/exec/jeremy-zimmer/|accessdate=February 15, 2018|issn=0042-2738|oclc=810134503|date=2017-10-04}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the [[William Morris Agency]] mailroom.<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Calautti/><ref name="Kubey">{{cite book|last1=Kubey|first1=Robert|title=Creating Television: Conversations With the People Behind 50 Years of American TV|date=May 20, 2004|publisher=Taylor & Francis|page=395|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeIjySvEcgMC&pg=PA395&lpg=PA395&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=February 16, 2018|isbn=9781135694289}}</ref> After transferring to Los Angeles,<ref name=Garrahan/> he joined [[ICM Partners]] in 1984.<ref name=Variety/> There, Zimmer became a [[talent agent]], working on films such as ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988), ''[[The Fisher King]]'' (1991), and ''[[In the Line of Fire]]'' (1993).<ref name=Garrahan/> He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions.<ref name=Variety/> In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner.<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Variety/> In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form [[United Talent Agency]] (UTA).<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Variety/><ref name="Goodyear">{{cite journal|last1=Goodyear|first1=Dana|title=Can Hollywood Change Its Ways?|journal=[[The New Yorker]]|date=January 1, 2018|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/can-hollywood-change-its-ways|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0028-792X|oclc=320541675}}</ref>
In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the [[William Morris Agency]] mailroom.<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Calautti/><ref name="Kubey">{{cite book|last1=Kubey|first1=Robert|title=Creating Television: Conversations With the People Behind 50 Years of American TV|date=May 20, 2004|publisher=Taylor & Francis|page=395|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeIjySvEcgMC&pg=PA395|accessdate=February 16, 2018|isbn=9781135694289}}</ref> After transferring to Los Angeles,<ref name=Garrahan/> he joined [[ICM Partners]] in 1984.<ref name=Variety/> There, Zimmer became a [[talent agent]], working on films such as ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988), ''[[The Fisher King]]'' (1991), and ''[[In the Line of Fire]]'' (1993).<ref name=Garrahan/> He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions.<ref name=Variety/> In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner.<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Variety/> In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form [[United Talent Agency]] (UTA).<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name=Variety/><ref name="Goodyear">{{cite magazine|last1=Goodyear|first1=Dana|title=Can Hollywood Change Its Ways?|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=January 1, 2018|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/can-hollywood-change-its-ways|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0028-792X|oclc=320541675}}</ref>


Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Well-Written Blockbuster: An Impossible Mission? Hollywood Writers Lament Dumbing Down of Screenplays Special Effects.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83870460.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|date=June 17, 1997|via=HighBeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="Waxman">{{cite news|last1=Waxman|first1=Sharon|title=Ready for Takeoff in Hollywood; Movie Parodies Give a Boost to Young Filmmakers' Careers|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-629454.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 6, 1999|via=HighBeam Research|issn=0190-8286|oclc=2269358}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=UTA agent joins Rudin. (Scott Rudin Productions appoints Geoff Morley)|journal=Daily Variety|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151547906.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|date=August 29, 2006|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|last2=Fleming|first2=Michael|via=HighBeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program.<ref name=Variety/> Zimmer was named the agency's [[chief executive officer]] in 2012.<ref name=Variety/><ref name="LABJ">{{cite journal|title=LA 500: Jeremy Zimmer|journal=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|date=August 14, 2017|url=http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2017/aug/14/la-500-jeremy-zimmer/|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0194-2603}}</ref> 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]],<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name="Rebels">{{cite journal|last1=LaPorte|first1=Nicole|title=Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, And The Rebels Saving Hollywood|journal=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|date=March 18, 2013|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3006690/sarah-silverman-ben-stiller-michael-cera-and-the-rebels-saving-hollywood|accessdate=February 19, 2018|issn=1085-9241}}</ref> [[M. Night Shyamalan]],<ref name="Padmanabhan">{{cite news|last1=Padmanabhan|first1=Anil|title=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|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10958228.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|work=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Living Media]]|date=July 24, 2006|issn=0254-8399|via=HighBeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="Fleming">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|title=CAA works night shift. (Creative Artists Agency signs with M. Night Shyamalan)|journal=[[Daily Variety]]|date=November 16, 2006|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155824556.html|accessdate=February 19, 2018|via=HighBeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> and [[YG (rapper)|YG]].<ref name=Variety/>
Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Well-Written Blockbuster: An Impossible Mission? Hollywood Writers Lament Dumbing Down of Screenplays Special Effects.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83870460.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119235914/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83870460.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|date=June 17, 1997}}</ref><ref name="Waxman">{{cite news|last1=Waxman|first1=Sharon|title=Ready for Takeoff in Hollywood; Movie Parodies Give a Boost to Young Filmmakers' Careers|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-629454.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119082832/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-629454.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 6, 1999|issn=0190-8286|oclc=2269358}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=UTA agent joins Rudin. (Scott Rudin Productions appoints Geoff Morley)|journal=Daily Variety|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151547906.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119053614/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151547906.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|date=August 29, 2006|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|last2=Fleming|first2=Michael }}</ref> He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program.<ref name=Variety/> Zimmer was named the agency's [[chief executive officer]] in 2012.<ref name=Variety/><ref name="LABJ">{{cite journal|title=LA 500: Jeremy Zimmer|journal=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]|date=August 14, 2017|url=http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2017/aug/14/la-500-jeremy-zimmer/|accessdate=February 16, 2018|issn=0194-2603}}</ref> 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]],<ref name=Garrahan/><ref name="Rebels">{{cite journal|last1=LaPorte|first1=Nicole|title=Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, And The Rebels Saving Hollywood|journal=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|date=March 18, 2013|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3006690/sarah-silverman-ben-stiller-michael-cera-and-the-rebels-saving-hollywood|accessdate=February 19, 2018|issn=1085-9241}}</ref> [[M. Night Shyamalan]],<ref name="Padmanabhan">{{cite news|last1=Padmanabhan|first1=Anil|title=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|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10958228.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120005130/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10958228.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|work=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Living Media]]|date=July 24, 2006|issn=0254-8399 }}</ref><ref name="Fleming">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|title=CAA works night shift. (Creative Artists Agency signs with M. Night Shyamalan)|journal=[[Daily Variety]]|date=November 16, 2006|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155824556.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119054714/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155824556.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018 }}</ref> and [[YG (rapper)|YG]].<ref name=Variety/>


Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''{{'s}} 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History".<ref name=Calautti/> Zimmer, Kramer, and Sures ranked number 33 on ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".<ref>{{cite news|title=The THR 100: Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/thr-100-hollywood-reporters-powerful-people-entertainment-1013405/item/thr-100-2017-donald-glover-1013931|accessdate=February 16, 2018|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 21, 2017|issn=0018-3660}}</ref><ref name="Shanley">{{cite news|last1=Shanley|first1=Patrick|title=Hollywood Power Players Get Candid About Trump|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-power-players-get-candid-trump-1017297|accessdate=February 16, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''{{'s}} 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History".<ref name=Calautti/> Zimmer, along with United Talent Agency Managing Directors [[David Kramer (talent agent)|David Kramer]] and [[Jay Sures]], ranked number 33 on ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".<ref>{{cite news|title=The THR 100: Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful People in Entertainment|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/thr-100-hollywood-reporters-powerful-people-entertainment-1013405/item/thr-100-2017-donald-glover-1013931|accessdate=February 16, 2018|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 21, 2017|issn=0018-3660}}</ref><ref name="Shanley">{{cite news|last1=Shanley|first1=Patrick|title=Hollywood Power Players Get Candid About Trump|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-power-players-get-candid-trump-1017297|accessdate=February 16, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in [[Brentwood, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= WEDDINGS; Marisa Miller, Jeremy Zimmer |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 25, 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/style/weddings-marisa-miller-jeremy-zimmer.html |accessdate=}}</ref> Her father co-founded the [[Miller's Outpost]] retail chain of stores.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Andrea |last= Chang|authorlink= |title= David D. Miller dies at 86; founder of the Miller's Outpost retail chain |publisher=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 16, 2010 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/16/local/la-me-david-miller-20101016 |accessdate=}}</ref> He has four children.<ref name=Garrahan/>
Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in [[Brentwood, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= WEDDINGS; Marisa Miller, Jeremy Zimmer |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 25, 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/style/weddings-marisa-miller-jeremy-zimmer.html |accessdate=}}</ref> Her father co-founded the [[Miller's Outpost]] retail chain of stores.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Andrea |last= Chang|authorlink= |title= David D. Miller dies at 86; founder of the Miller's Outpost retail chain |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 16, 2010 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-16-la-me-david-miller-20101016-story.html |access-date=}}</ref> He has four children.<ref name=Garrahan/>


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Latest revision as of 05:16, 2 December 2024

Jeremy Zimmer
Zimmer in 2023
Born (1958-04-17) April 17, 1958 (age 66)
EmployerUnited Talent Agency
TitleCEO of United Talent Agency
Spouses
  • First wife
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Marisa Lynn Miller
    ​
    (m. 2004)​
Children4
Parents
RelativesDore Schary (grandfather)
Signature

Jeremy Zimmer (born April 17, 1958)[1] is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and is the chief executive officer of United Talent Agency (UTA).

Early life and education

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Zimmer is the son of novelist Jill Schary Robinson and stockbroker Jon Zimmer,[2] and the grandson of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio chief Dore Schary.[3][4] His family was Jewish.[5] 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.[6] Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, Boston University.[7]

Career

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In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the William Morris Agency mailroom.[6][3][8] After transferring to Los Angeles,[6] he joined ICM Partners in 1984.[7] There, Zimmer became a talent agent, working on films such as Die Hard (1988), The Fisher King (1991), and In the Line of Fire (1993).[6] He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions.[7] In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner.[6][7] In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form United Talent Agency (UTA).[6][7][9]

Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006.[10][11][12] He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program.[7] Zimmer was named the agency's chief executive officer in 2012.[7][13] 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,[6][14] M. Night Shyamalan,[15][16] and YG.[7]

Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in Vanity Fair's 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History".[3] Zimmer, along with United Talent Agency Managing Directors David Kramer and Jay Sures, ranked number 33 on The Hollywood Reporter's 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".[17][18]

Personal life

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Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in Brentwood, California.[19] Her father co-founded the Miller's Outpost retail chain of stores.[20] He has four children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Meddings, Sabah (June 19, 2022). "Jeremy Zimmer interview: The United Talent Agency supremo who can make you a film star". The Sunday Times.
  2. ^ Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. January 1, 2004. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Calautti, Katie (September 20, 2017). "The 25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History". Vanity Fair. ISSN 0733-8899. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Purdum, Todd (February 12, 2009). "Children of Paradise". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jill Schary and Jon Zimmer get married 1956". The Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1956.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Garrahan, Matthew (October 19, 2014). "Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency: movie dealmaker goes digital". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "UTA: Jeremy Zimmer, CEO". Variety. 2017-10-04. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Kubey, Robert (May 20, 2004). Creating Television: Conversations With the People Behind 50 Years of American TV. Taylor & Francis. p. 395. ISBN 9781135694289. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Goodyear, Dana (January 1, 2018). "Can Hollywood Change Its Ways?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. OCLC 320541675. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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