UPFRONTS 2013: The Overachievers 
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Bruce Rosenblum Bids Classy Goodbye 
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SPOILER ALERT! NBC’s ‘The Office’ Finale 
‘Modern Family’ Gets Cable Makeover For Launch … EXCLUSIVE: Directors Michael Watkins, Rob Bailey and Tawnia McKiernan have signed with APA. Watkins has served as
producer and director on shows such as Prison Break, Las Vegas, Smallville, Law & Order and The X-Files. Most recently, he directed the season finale of Justified, and the indie feature, Knucklehead, due out later this year. He was formerly with CAA. Bailey was the producer/director of CSI: New York for five seasons. Other directing credits include Treme and The Wire for HBO. He has also directed multiple episodes of the BBC’s MI-5 and Glasgow Kiss. Bailey is also repped by Protocol and Independent Talent Group in the U.K. He was formerly with CAA. McKiernan has directed multiple episodes of Burn Notice, Fairly Legal and Leverage. She also just completed directing John Stamos in the Lifetime movie, Secrets Of Eden. She is managed by Andrea Simon and was formerly with CAA.
APA Signs Three Directors
APA, Gotham Group Sign Animation Director Timothy Reckart
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated director and animator Timothy Reckart has signed with APA and The Gotham Group. Reckart specializes in stop-motion animation and gained acclaim earlier this year for Head Over Heels. The only Oscar-nominated animated short that was a student film, it examines a marriage from a unique perspective where the wife lives on the ceiling and the husband on the floor. It was his student thesis at the National Film & Television School in the UK. Reckart has a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MA in directing animation from the National Film & Television School.
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APA Signs ‘Cougar Town’ Actor Brian Van Holt
Brian Van Holt, who plays Courteney Cox’s good-natured ex-husband on Cougar Town, has signed with APA in all areas. He had been with Paradigm. Van Holt’s TV credits include starring in David Milch’s HBO series John From Cincinnati. … Read More »
APA’s Melissa Orton To Join ICM Partners
Young TV lit agent Melissa Orton is leaving APA to join ICM Partners. Rumors about Orton’s move surfaced late last year but she couldn’t leave before the end of her current contract, which is up at the end of April. Orton joined APA from Metropolitan in 2006 and … Read More »
UPDATE: APA Talent Agent Everly Lee Joins Resolution
UPDATED: Everly Lee, agent in APA‘s talent department, has left the agency after a four-year stint to join Jeff Berg‘s Resolution Agency. Her APA contract was up and the two parties opted not to renew it. Lee’s clients have included Bow Wow, Brandy and Malinda Williams. … Read More »
APA Signs Five Directors
Directors Jeff Melman, Ted Kotcheff, Jeremiah Chechik, Leslie Libman and Lee Rose have signed with APA.
Veteran Jeff Melman, a six-time Emmy nominee, recently has directed episodes of Modern Family, Animal Practice, Happy Endings and Community. He was formerly with ICM Partners.
Ted Kotcheff has served as director/executive producer on Law & Order: SVU for the past 12 seasons. His feature directorial credits include Weekend At Bernie’s, Switching Channels and First Blood. He continues to be managed by Craig Baumgarten. He was with ICM. Read More »
APA Signs ‘Reykjavik’ Scribe Kevin Hood
EXCLUSIVE: APA has signed UK screenwriter and playwright Kevin Hood. He most recently scripted Reykjavik, the Cold War drama that Participant Media has slated for production early this year with Ridley Scott producing, and Mike Newell directing Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz. Hood also co-wrote Girl’s Night Out, a romantic comedy directed by Michael Hoffman, which is scheduled to start lensing this year. In addition to a long list of credits in British television, Hood co-created the BBC’s longest-running primetime crime drama Silent Witness. He also created and executive produced the network’s drama In A Land Of Plenty, based on the novel by Tim Pears. Hood is also known for his rewrite on the Miramax feature Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway. Read More »
Rob Kim Leaves Untitled Entertainment, Joins APA As VP
EXCLUSIVE: Former UTA agent Rob Kim is joining APA as a VP after a five-month stint at Untitled Entertainment. At Untitled, Kim served as a literary and talent manager, and … Read More »
APA Signs ’30 Days Of Night’ Author Steve Niles
EXCLUSIVE: Horror author and screenwriter Steve Niles has signed with APA for film, publishing and TV. The creator of the 30 Days Of Night comic, Niles wrote the screenplay for the 2007 movie adaptation and its … Read More »
Top Agency Count: Primetime Emmys 2012
Summary
WME – 30 Winners
CAA – 29 Winners
UTA – 15 Winners
ICM - 10 Winners
APA – 4 Winners
Paradigm – 2 Winners
Gersh – 2 Winners
Innovative Artists – 1 Winner
Names of Winners
WME - 30
Writing For A Drama Series: Homeland
Written by Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Directing For a Miniseries Or A Movie
Jay Roach, Game Change
Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Miniseries or Movie: Game Change
Jay Roach, Executive Producer
Outstanding Drama Series: Homeland
Alex Gansa, Executive Producer
Howard Gordon, Executive Producer
Michael Cuesta, Executive Producer
Gideon Raff, Executive Producer
Avi Nir, Executive Producer
Ran Telem, Executive Producer
Alexander Cary, Co-Executive Producer
Meredith Stiehm, Consulting Producer
Cindy Chupack, Co-Executive Producer
Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS)
Kevin Clash, Producer
Outstanding Nonfiction Special: George Harrison: Living In The Material World (HBO)
Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Executive Producer For Sikelia Productions
Produced by Martin Scorsese
Outstanding Special Class: Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: Children’s Hospital (Cartoon Network)
Rob Corddry, Executive Producer
David Wain, Executive Producer
Outstanding Variety Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jill Katz, Producer
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Kevin Bleyer, Writer
John Oliver, Writer
Jason Ross, Writer
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APA Signs ‘The Deep’ Star Olafur Darri Olafsson
EXCLUSIVE: APA has signed Icelandic actor Olafur Darri Olafsson, who stars in the Baltasar Kormakur-directed The Deep as a fisherman who becomes the remarkable lone survivor after the ship went down miles off Iceland in the middle … Read More »
APA Signs Bow Wow
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift star had been with UTA. Bow Wow, whose real name is Shad Moss, also starred in Tyler Perry’s 2011 film Madea’s Big Happy Family, 2010’s The Lottery Season and 2009’s … Read More »
TV Agent Brian Speiser Moves To APA
Brian Speiser has joined APA. Speiser’s addition to the company will be as agent in APA’s Alternative and International Television division. He was previously a VP at Octagon, helping to launch the company’s entertainment division in 2009. Speiser was also an executive producer on MTV’s It Get … Read More »
TV Talent Agent Todd Eisner Exits APA
Veteran TV talent agent Todd Eisner has left APA. His contract was coming up and he and the agency decided to part ways. Eisner has been at APA for eight years. Before that, he spent a decade at Writers & Artists.
‘Tinker Tailor’s David Dencik Inks With APA
David Dencik has signed with APA. The Swedish actor, most recently seen alongside Gary Oldman and Colin Firth in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and in Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, will be represented in all areas by the agency. Denick, who starred in different roles in both the original Swedish version … Read More »
Ashton Holmes Signs With APA
Ashton Holmes, who played Tyler Barrol on ABC’s Revenge, has signed with APA. The 34-year old actor, who was previously with UTA, will be represented by the agency in all areas. As well as his role on … Read More »
‘Huck’ Scribe Signs With APA
Andy Burg has signed with APA. The writer, previously at ICM, has two scripts currently at Paramount: Huck, a contemporary take on Mark Twain’s classic characters of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, with Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark producing; and … Read More »
APA Re-Signs Comedian Ron White
Comedian Ron White has returned to APA after a three-month stint at UTA. The Blue Collar Comedy member is among the top-grossing touring comedians. He recently sold out his upcoming April 21 performance at Radio City Music Hall. White’s latest … Read More »
APA Signs ‘Detachment’ Scribe Carl Lund
Writer/producer Carl Lund has signed with APA. Lund most recently wrote and produced Detachment, the just released film that stars Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks and Bryan Cranston. Inspired by Lund’s work as a substitute teacher, the film chronicles three weeks in the lives of several … Read More »
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