Katcy Stephan Thirteen-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum has signed with Paradigm for representation. Javerbaum spent 11 years at “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” as a writer (1999-2002), head writer (2003-2006) and executive producer (2007-2010).
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Katcy Stephan Neuroscientist and Stanford School of Medicine tenured professor Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., has signed with WME. The agency will work with Huberman to continue to grow his successful podcast, “Huberman Lab,” in addition to brand partnerships, talent ventures and overarching business and brand building.
Launched in 2021, “Huberman Lab” is the #1 Health & Fitness podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and is frequently ranked in the top 10 overall. The podcast explores science and science-based tools to help listeners live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Huberman boasts millions of fans on social media, including 5.4 million YouTube subscribers, 6.3 million Instagram followers and 1.3 million X (formerly Twitter) followers. His email newsletter, Andrew’s Daily Blueprint, where he breaks down his daily routine and shares tools to stay focused, healthy and productive has over 500 thousand subscribers.
Huberman is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Biomedical Foundation Scholar and was awarded the Cogan Award in 2017, which is given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision. Huberman has served as the Director of the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine and has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire to learn new cognitive and physical skills.
Huberman has also led clinical trial research on novel respiration tools to offset anxiety. Huberman is also the co-founder of Scicomm Media, the parent company of the “Huberman Lab” podcast, and invests in and advises a handful of businesses.
.Katcy Stephan Thirteen-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum has signed with Paradigm for representation. Javerbaum spent 11 years at “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” as a writer (1999-2002), head writer (2003-2006) and executive producer (2007-2010).
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Adi Shankar and his Bootleg Universe Media Productions have signed with WME for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be repped by Chris S. Lee at B&C Content and Scott Sims at Ziffren Brittenham.
Katcy Stephan UTA has signed Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón for representation. Gascón plays the title role in Jacques Audiard’s film “Emilia Pérez,” for which she made history at the Cannes Film Festival in May as the first transgender woman to win the award for best actress. She shared the honor with co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz.
EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has signed actor, writer and producer Steve Zissis (Togetherness) for representation in all areas.
Katcy Stephan UTA has signed award-winning author and screenwriter Dolly Alderton. She will continue to be represented by the Curtis Brown Group in the U.K. for screenwriting and media rights and C&W for U.K.
EXCLUSIVE: Gena McCarthy and her UNConventional Entertainment banner has new representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Winston Duke has signed with M88 for representation.
Steven Littles (The Prisoner’s Daughter) has signed with Bailey Rae Harrison at Exclusive Artists Agency.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Black Bear’s management arm has signed Swedish creator, writer and showrunner Oskar Söderlund for international representation. Söderlund is best known for creating the Swedish crime thriller, “Snabba Cash,” which was a hit series for Netflix.
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress Sharon Stone has inked with Independent Artist Group.
Katcy Stephan Rudy Reyes and New War Productions have signed with CAA for representation. Reyes is a former Force Reconnaissance Marine, American conservationist, writer, actor and motivational speaker.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Katherine Mallen Kupferer, one of the breakout stars of “Ghostlight,” has signed with Fusion Entertainment for management. “Ghostlight” premiered at Sundance and will be released across the country this summer by IFC Films and Sapan Studios.
EXCLUSIVE: Chuti Tiu, who has acted in CSI: Vegas, Expats and Yellowstone, has signed with The Luedtke Agency in New York.
Katcy Stephan Chelsea and Cole DeBoer have signed with CAA for representation. The DeBoers star in the HGTV series “Down Home Fab,” which is now airing its second season. In the show, Chelsea and Cole remodel homes together, with Chelsea leading the design plans and Cole serving as the hands-on project manager.
EXCLUSIVE: Syrian actor Samer Ismail, whose international roles include Darren Lynn Bousman’s Saudi shot horror movie The Cello, has signed with talent management and promotional agency MAD Celebrity.
EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Isaac Jones has signed with Inspire Entertainment. The in demand actress, who had been taking a ton of meetings with other reps, can currently be seen as the lead in season three of Neil Forsyth’s BBC series Guilt alongside Emun Elliott, Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives. The series is currently airing on PBS here in the US.
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based creator, comedian, actor, writer Kyle Gordon has signed wtih CAA for representation.
Katcy Stephan Director James McTeigue has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. McTeigue is the filmmaker behind several major features and series, including his 2005 directorial feature debut “V for Vendetta,” the cult favorite dystopian comic book adaptation starring Natalie Portman, John Hurt and Hugo Weaving.
Naman Ramachandran Japanese director Miike Takashi, who is known for slasher film “Ichi the Killer” and stomach-churning “Audition,” has signed with CAA for representation. Miike who is also a film producer and screenwriter, is one of Japan’s most prolific and bold directors, with more than 100 feature film credits, spanning genres, including horror, comedy and action. “Ichi The Killer” and “Audition” enjoy cult followings globally.
Christina Aguilera has officially signed to 5020 Records, leaving her longtime label RCA Records of 26 years, Variety can confirm. Fans have been speculating over the past few months that the powerhouse singer had parted ways with RCA, the label that she’s called home for the entirety of her career, after 5020’s logo appeared on her official website.