ICM Partners Signs ‘We’re Here’ Star Bob The Drag Queen

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Renowned award-winning film and television director Peter Segal has signed with A3 Artists Agency.

Peter White Television EditorHarry Bradbeer is the latest member of the Fleabag family to partner with Amazon after striking a first-look deal with the streamer.Bradbeer, who directed both seasons of the BBC/Amazon comedy co-pro, won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the second season.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: WME has inked Emmy and Tony nominated actor David Harbour for representation in all areas.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked Emmy-nominated and BAFTA TV Award-winning actress Vanessa Kirby.The Wimbledon, London native began her career in the theater at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Off Broadway, starring in such notable productions as Polly Stenham’s Miss Julie, Robert Icke’s Uncle Vanya and Benedict Andrews’ A Streetcar Named Desire. She starred early on in her career on the BBC Abi Morgan Emmy winning drama series The

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Osi Umenyiora, who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants, has signed with ICM Partners as he looks to further his second career in the entertainment business.The former defensive end moved back to his native London in 2015 and has been a fixture on the BBC’s NFL coverage, including headlining NFL This Week and The NFL Show.Umenyiora has won two Royal Television Society awards for his punditry and established his company, Uprise, in 2017 to

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAt first glance, HBO’s We’re Here can be categorized as a makeover show that aligns with the 1995 cult classic To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Three drag queens come into a small town, teach cisgender people how to be more fabulous, and then leave knowing that they have taught a lesson of acceptance.Although all of that is included in We’re Here, it barely scratches the surface as to what the reality series does.

Seeing drag queens make inroads into mainstream culture is “really cool”, a former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant said.

Queen Elizabeth II is confident that Prince William and Duchess Kate will be able to successfully rule as the King and Queen of England, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.“Queen Elizabeth finds it refreshing that there’s never any drama or scandal surrounding Kate and William. In her eyes, they’re the perfect suitors for the position.

CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan has signed with CAA. Duncan's reporting appears on CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, 48 Hours and CBS Sunday Morning.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVICM Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in the Stockholm, Sweden-based boutique Lit agency Albatros. ICM partner Pete Stone will move to Sweden where he will work closely with Albatros managing partners Martina Österling and Elin Sandström Lundh on opportunities for Albatros clients in Europe and in the U.S.

Shawn Ashmore is about to bring some fire to season 2 of “The Boys“.

Amy Hart pulled out all of the stops to celebrate her birthday on Saturday, despite the ongoing lockdown. Celebrating her 28th birthday, Amy put on an extravagant party in her back garden and even entertained her friends and family with some singing.The Love Island star took to the stage with a drag performer to sing a duet of Joseph's Coat (The Coat of Many Colours) from musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin’s memoir which details Logelin’s life after his high school sweetheart passed away after giving birth to their daughter.

Netflix’s “Ratched,” a Murphy-produced “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” prequel show in which Paulson plays a young Nurse Ratched. “Can I say that? I can say that.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJake Gyllenhall and his Nine Stories production company signed a first-look feature film production deal with New Republic Pictures, the company headed by Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer.Gyllenhaal has previously collaborated with Oliver on “Everest” and Fischer on David Fincher’s “Zodiac.”Gyllenhall and Riva Marker launched Nine Stories in 2015 and have teamed on “Stronger,” “Wildlife” and the upcoming “The Devil All the Time,” launching on Netflix on Sept. 16.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmCAA tonight signed David Leitch, the former stuntman who co-directed John Wick, and helmed  Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and Atomic Blonde. Agency also signed his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick.Leitch had been repped by WME and just recently was set to direct Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie that will star Brad Pitt.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Alexa Mansour, one of the stars of the upcoming zombie spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, has signed with UTA. The agency will represent the newcomer in all areas.This comes as it emerged that The Walking Dead: World Beyond will premiere on AMC on October 4.The Walking Dead: World Beyond delves into new TWD mythology to follow the first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world.

Drake’s no stranger to suggestions that he’s drawn inspiration from the work of up-and-coming artists, and this time it’s that of high-pitched melodic rapper TiaCorine. Known for her viral SoundCloud hit ‘Lotto’, the North Carolina native has claimed that Drake emulated her April single ‘Stylist’ on his new DJ Khaled collaboration ‘Popstar’.

Fans of Counting On know that Duggar family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar has some very strict rules. Not only does he and his wife Michelle enforce an extremely conservative dress code, but they also don’t let their 19 kids go swimming when they live at home.