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Born | April 17, 1958 |
Employer | United Talent Agency |
Title | CEO of United Talent Agency |
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Children | 4 |
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Relatives | Dore Schary (grandfather) |
Jeremy Zimmer (born April 17, 1958) is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and the chief executive officer of United Talent Agency (UTA).
Zimmer is the son of novelist Jill Schary Robinson and stockbroker Jon Zimmer, [1] and the grandson of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio chief Dore Schary. [2] [3] His family was Jewish. [4] 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. [5] Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, Boston University. [6]
In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the William Morris Agency mailroom. [5] [2] [7] After transferring to Los Angeles, [5] he joined ICM Partners in 1984. [6] 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). [5] He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions. [6] In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner. [5] [6] In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form United Talent Agency (UTA). [5] [6] [8]
Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006. [9] [10] [11] He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program. [6] Zimmer was named the agency's chief executive officer in 2012. [6] [12] 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, [5] [13] M. Night Shyamalan, [14] [15] and YG. [6]
Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in Vanity Fair's 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History". [2] 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". [16] [17]
Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in Brentwood, California. [18] Her father co-founded the Miller's Outpost retail chain of stores. [19] He has four children. [5]
Jeremy Zimmer | |
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![]() Zimmer in 2023 | |
Born | April 17, 1958 |
Employer | United Talent Agency |
Title | CEO of United Talent Agency |
Spouses |
|
Children | 4 |
Parents |
|
Relatives | Dore Schary (grandfather) |
Jeremy Zimmer (born April 17, 1958) is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and the chief executive officer of United Talent Agency (UTA).
Zimmer is the son of novelist Jill Schary Robinson and stockbroker Jon Zimmer, [1] and the grandson of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio chief Dore Schary. [2] [3] His family was Jewish. [4] 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. [5] Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, Boston University. [6]
In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the William Morris Agency mailroom. [5] [2] [7] After transferring to Los Angeles, [5] he joined ICM Partners in 1984. [6] 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). [5] He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions. [6] In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner. [5] [6] In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form United Talent Agency (UTA). [5] [6] [8]
Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006. [9] [10] [11] He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program. [6] Zimmer was named the agency's chief executive officer in 2012. [6] [12] 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, [5] [13] M. Night Shyamalan, [14] [15] and YG. [6]
Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in Vanity Fair's 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History". [2] 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". [16] [17]
Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in Brentwood, California. [18] Her father co-founded the Miller's Outpost retail chain of stores. [19] He has four children. [5]