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“Huckelberry Finn” is behind the 2011 Hollywood Hot Assistants List. Turns out it’s an assistant at RKO who asked that I not post his name. “The list started as a practical joke and then just kind of blew up,” he emails me. “People actually started voting from across the tracking boards and tons of votes came in.” The purpose is to name who’s most promising career-wise (and looks-wise, which Deadline will ignore) and to “aid executives in the hiring process” for film/TV. Take up any corrections with Huck:
Sierra Nelson – Fremantle Media
Chloe Yellin – Donna Langley, Universal
Samantha Goettlich – Open Road Media
Deb Macintosh – WME
Malcolm Gray – Spyglass
Zander Lehmann – Di Bonaventura
Trey Pool – Strange Weather
Natalie Hayden – Adam Goodman, Paramount
Kevin Hussey - Michael Kives, CAA
Michael Wilson – Dan Erlij, UTA
Larrison Campbell – Kelly Lugenbiehl, ABC
Renee Kurland – FTVS
Elizabeth Allison – Alan Berger, CAA
Jared Negron – Bella Bajaria, CBS
Brandon Meyer – Lindsay Howard, APA
Gideon Anstey – Erwin More, Paradigm
Garrett Kemble – Jeff Wachtel, USA
Sarah Gardner – SonyRunners Up:
Nicole Iizuka – Spyglass
Kelly Pennino – Benderspink
Jack Shannon – Blair Kohan, UTA
Jeff White – Allan Haldeman, UTA
Steve Rubinshteyn – HBO
Jonas Wadler – Marc Korman, WME
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this is the biggest crock of sh*t i have ever seen. pathetic. Assistants who are desperately trying to get their names on deadline…”voting from tracking boards all over” seriously? I would be wary to hire any of the people listed on here as it’s obvious they have WAY too much time on their hands.
Hello friend, I really don’t mean to write this as an argumentative comment, but I’m afraid it might come off this way. I think this list was initially intended to bring some cheer to the assistant world. I’m not sure if you’ve ever worked as one, but I do, and a good friend of mine is on this list. We work long hard hours, and sacrifice a big part of our lives towards the better good of the companies that employ us. I just don’t think you should be so harsh. I think you should let us have our fun where we can get it. I just keep on thinking about that saying…”If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.”
Just think about it.
Any list without Adam Borba in Jim Whitaker’s office is incomplete. Just wish he’d call me back. =)
Let me get this straight: An Assistant is putting together a list of Hot Assistants to help “aid executives in the hiring process.” An anonymous assistant, no less.
Gee, I don’t see any room for shenanigans here. No room for self-interest or nepotism or cronyism here!
Publish away, Nikki!
No list of up and comers is complete without a mention of Vlad Kvitch! A development assistant who raises the bar…
“and looks-wise” HAHAHAHAHA. I love you Nikki.
This is the list of “career” assistants not future executives
AGREED!
This is exactly why Hollywood is terrible.
Enough with these lists already
dumb. as. hell.
Amanda Miller at WME is the best. Any list without her name is simply wrong. And, that guy that sits next to her is pretty cool too.
Awesome. As if this industry isn’t shallow enough already. Although I must say I’m glad Rubinshteyn made the list. That kid is a G.
“The Career Assistant List” is a joke.
Zander L and Nicole I were both with Ava Jamshidi at ICM. Someone knows talent! Both are great. Congrats!
I don’t get it. How is anyone supposed to respond to this information? Is there a calendar forthcoming? If not, what’s the point of this list? This claim of “hotness” (either physical or career-wise) is totally unsubstantiated, as far as I can tell. Are we just supposed to accept it and pursue these people for jobs and/or dates?
It’s great to see that Hollywood assistants are getting the recognition they deserve. However, its almost too little too late. With lack of opportunity to become full fledged producers and executives, the Hollywood assistant sub-culture that pervaded Hollywood in the 90′s and early Millennium has all but died.
This list is BS without the inclusion of the Queen of Hollywood Assistants… Steven Spielberg’s right-hand gal Samantha Becker!
Is this like American Idol voting here? Who made this list up? Good for them if they can make it past age 27 or survive a stapler being thrown at their head.
It’s funny that the fellow in charge said ‘tons of votes came in’. Perhaps it’s true, and perhaps a good portion of votes are from all the assistants ‘new’ to town but I’m on a few tracking boards and a good chunk of people on those boards scoffed at the person who reposted that votes were needed for this list. Not sure how seriously I, or anyone in the business, would take this list but I truly hope these people advance in the industry based on their knowledge and talents and not their looks. Lord knows we don’t need any more cute idiots running around Hollywood.
you don’t make 500 million friends without making a few enemies…
I believe Connor Robinson was robbed.
I love Connor!!!!
and Jonas W. on here was some sort of joke.
D.Mcintosh is smart AND nice to look at.
What a dumb list. Who decides who’s on the list? What’s the criteria? Very incestuous. And what’s the point? This is about as credible as the Oscars.
Wow. Another great way to make Hollywood lame, corporate, square and like a high school. I had fun in high school, I don’t have to keep making up for it. I don’t know any of these people or have anything against them. But this town’s supposed to be about wild cards, artists and fun personalities.
I’m social and like meeting people but the Hollywood assistant scene, (as a whole not as individuals )is one of the most boring and lamest things I’ve ever had to endure. I wanted to throw up at every mixer I’ve ever been too. Its all these insecure people, lifelong nerds doing power plays. Like Hi, my name is… yeah you f’ing moron we’ve met five times.
If you’re secure with yourself and friendly you’re done.
The favorite strategy of a hollywood assistant is to act aloof, somehow getting people to mistake your aloofness to being interesting. Here’s what they do. It’s like hi, I’m gonna talk a little but not too much just so you think I’m mysterious. Then in a few months when I meet you again I’ll say a little more but not too much because I have to be mysterious still. Then finally after a few years of working in the same industry with you I’ll finally be okay, and have a normal interaction with you but then you’ll find out I’M BORING!
We as an industry have to stop embracing these square superlative things and people.
Here here! A life of blind dates (networking / drinks and lunches) is no life at all. Do amazing work and let that stand for itself.
There is only one proper ranking: 1) Steve Rubinshteyn; 2) Everyone else.
Where the heck is Max Aronson from Sony Pictures Television and Jonathan Gabay from the CW?
Is Jonathan Gabay still an assistant?? He’s not on that list cause I don’t think people see him as an assistant. He and my boss talk all the time, and he got one of our clients staffed.
Weird
It’s like looking into a crystal ball of hollywood’s future. Hitch your wagons to these ponies, kiddies, and you will be on an oxcart to the tip top!