Almost nine months to the day after the surprise Deadline scoop that CAA would acquire ICM Partners, the deal finally got government approval and closed. This creates a mega agency in the biggest linkup in the space since the Wma-Endeavor merger. Sources close to the situation said the Department of Justice finally approved the deal late last night or this morning, and it closed. It is valued around 750 million, and a combined enterprise value around 5 billion. The merged company’s leadership is expected to address staff at a town hall Thursday, with the newly combined departments set to begin their integration process with get-togethers on July 11, we hear.
First, though, comes the pain.
Around 105 positions will be eliminated, all from ICM, and coming from all areas. There will be 425 ICM agents and staffers from the agency joining CAA, meaning around 80 will be retained by CAA. These conversations will happen quickly.
First, though, comes the pain.
Around 105 positions will be eliminated, all from ICM, and coming from all areas. There will be 425 ICM agents and staffers from the agency joining CAA, meaning around 80 will be retained by CAA. These conversations will happen quickly.
- 6/28/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva and Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Marvin Josephson, founder of ICM Partners, died Tuesday in New York. He was 95 years old.
A cause of death was not immediately available.
“We mourn the loss of Marvin Josephson, one of the founders of ICM, who was universally respected as an agent, a leader and a man,” ICM Partners said in a statement. “We send our heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Born on March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J., Josephson was raised by immigrant parents. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the twilight of World War II, Josephson returned to the United States to attend Cornell University and then night law school at New York University School of Law. Upon receiving his degree in 1962, Josephson started a job in the CBS legal department.
In 1955, Josephson began his own personal management company, drawing clients such as “Captain Kangaroo” producer and star Bob Keeshan. Josephson would convert his management company...
A cause of death was not immediately available.
“We mourn the loss of Marvin Josephson, one of the founders of ICM, who was universally respected as an agent, a leader and a man,” ICM Partners said in a statement. “We send our heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Born on March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J., Josephson was raised by immigrant parents. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the twilight of World War II, Josephson returned to the United States to attend Cornell University and then night law school at New York University School of Law. Upon receiving his degree in 1962, Josephson started a job in the CBS legal department.
In 1955, Josephson began his own personal management company, drawing clients such as “Captain Kangaroo” producer and star Bob Keeshan. Josephson would convert his management company...
- 5/19/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Thirty-five years ago, before L.A.’s homelessness epidemic exploded into a humanitarian crisis, the vast divide separating the city’s haves from its have-nots was skewered in a very progressive studio comedy.
In 1984, just a few days after taking over as CEO of the then-floundering Disney, former Paramount chief Michael Eisner got a call from ICM’s Sam Cohn on behalf of his client, director Paul Mazursky (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice). Mazursky had adapted the 1932 Jean Renoir satire Boudu Saved From Drowning — about a bourgeois Parisian who rescues a tramp who tries to ...
In 1984, just a few days after taking over as CEO of the then-floundering Disney, former Paramount chief Michael Eisner got a call from ICM’s Sam Cohn on behalf of his client, director Paul Mazursky (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice). Mazursky had adapted the 1932 Jean Renoir satire Boudu Saved From Drowning — about a bourgeois Parisian who rescues a tramp who tries to ...
- 3/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thirty-five years ago, before L.A.’s homelessness epidemic exploded into a humanitarian crisis, the vast divide separating the city’s haves from its have-nots was skewered in a very progressive studio comedy.
In 1984, just a few days after taking over as CEO of the then-floundering Disney, former Paramount chief Michael Eisner got a call from ICM’s Sam Cohn on behalf of his client, director Paul Mazursky (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice). Mazursky had adapted the 1932 Jean Renoir satire Boudu Saved From Drowning — about a bourgeois Parisian who rescues a tramp who tries to ...
In 1984, just a few days after taking over as CEO of the then-floundering Disney, former Paramount chief Michael Eisner got a call from ICM’s Sam Cohn on behalf of his client, director Paul Mazursky (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice). Mazursky had adapted the 1932 Jean Renoir satire Boudu Saved From Drowning — about a bourgeois Parisian who rescues a tramp who tries to ...
- 3/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lily Tomlin received her fourth consecutive Emmy nomination this year for Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie,” which she generously calls “very much an ensemble” show. The half-hour has been renewed for a fifth season, which starts next year. The actress is also set to appear in the recently announced “9 to 5” movie sequel, with Dolly Parton and “Grace” co-star Jane Fonda.
Tomlin drew her first Variety mention on July 1, 1964, in a review of the New York stage show “World of Illusion.” Her stage success led to TV work, and her big breakthrough came when she joined NBC hit “Laugh-In” in 1969.
She has won a Grammy Award, two Tonys and five Emmys (out of 25 Emmy nominations), and she received an Oscar nom for her film debut in the 1975 movie “Nashville.” She still performs regularly onstage, and her work for Actors & Others for Animals is among her many charitable pursuits.
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Tomlin drew her first Variety mention on July 1, 1964, in a review of the New York stage show “World of Illusion.” Her stage success led to TV work, and her big breakthrough came when she joined NBC hit “Laugh-In” in 1969.
She has won a Grammy Award, two Tonys and five Emmys (out of 25 Emmy nominations), and she received an Oscar nom for her film debut in the 1975 movie “Nashville.” She still performs regularly onstage, and her work for Actors & Others for Animals is among her many charitable pursuits.
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- 8/24/2018
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
Charlie's Angels. We said, "Sooner or later, they are going to make it impossible." We looked at other people, and some were wonderful and some were adequate. Then Sam Cohn, my agent, said, "Would you do me a favor and see Meryl Streep?" I said, "I saw her [onstage] in The Cherry Orchard and she was wonderful, but we need somebody who has an enormous presence and skill." He...
- 1/6/2017
- by Robert Benton, as told to Stephen Galloway
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Two of Hollywood’s favorite concepts — mash-up and reboot — converge with the Christmas Eve opening of Into The Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s big-screen, bold-face transformation of their great Broadway show featuring Rapunzel, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Red Ridinghood, Beanstalk Jack, the Giant and, of course, a Witch, played by Meryl Streep.
For producer Marc Platt and director Rob Marshall, the premiere comes five years to the day since the equally starry unveiling of Nine, their last Broadway-to-film adaptation, with Daniel Day-Lewis playing a celebrated film director based on Federico Fellini. That did not have a happy outcome (budget: $80 million; box office gross: $20 million) but early indications suggest that Into The Woods will provide vindication for Platt, a risk-taker who has been working both coasts as Hollywood and Broadway producer after stints as president of production at Universal, TriStar and Orion. Platt is deep into work on several other films,...
For producer Marc Platt and director Rob Marshall, the premiere comes five years to the day since the equally starry unveiling of Nine, their last Broadway-to-film adaptation, with Daniel Day-Lewis playing a celebrated film director based on Federico Fellini. That did not have a happy outcome (budget: $80 million; box office gross: $20 million) but early indications suggest that Into The Woods will provide vindication for Platt, a risk-taker who has been working both coasts as Hollywood and Broadway producer after stints as president of production at Universal, TriStar and Orion. Platt is deep into work on several other films,...
- 12/22/2014
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
Even though he's the beloved Saul on Homeland, and will always be Inigo Montoya to Princess Bride fans, Mandy Patinkin has sort of a checkered past when it comes to quitting — or being fired — from TV and movies. And it's something that apparently still weighs on him today, he explains in a thorough New York Times Magazine profile.Back in 1986, Patinkin was cast in Heartburn, opposite Meryl Streep. It didn't go so well. "I'm ambivalent about doing Heartburn,but my agent, Sam Cohn, pushes Mike Nichols to hire me. We're at the table read, and Mike leans in and says, 'How do you feel about blue contact lenses?' And I was like, 'What?' We got to the first shot, which was on 81st Street at Pizzeria Uno, the cameras were across the street, Meryl and I were in the window playing the scene, and I remember Mike said,...
- 8/21/2013
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Legendary Hollywood talent agent Sam Cohn has died aged 79.
The New York-born showbusiness mogul passed away at the city's Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday following a brief illness.
Cohn was responsible for the careers of movie stars including Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Woody Allen during his stint at the International Creative Management (Icm) agency, which he co-founded in the mid 1970s.
The former lawyer was the most powerful rep in New York for over 25 years and his roster of clients also included Kathleen Turner, Vanessa Redgrave, Arthur Miller, Robert Altman, Bob Fosse and Sigourney Weaver.
Cohn retired from Icm in February. He is survived by his wife, Jane Gelfman; son Peter Cohn; daughter Marya Cohn; and four grandchildren.
The New York-born showbusiness mogul passed away at the city's Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday following a brief illness.
Cohn was responsible for the careers of movie stars including Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Woody Allen during his stint at the International Creative Management (Icm) agency, which he co-founded in the mid 1970s.
The former lawyer was the most powerful rep in New York for over 25 years and his roster of clients also included Kathleen Turner, Vanessa Redgrave, Arthur Miller, Robert Altman, Bob Fosse and Sigourney Weaver.
Cohn retired from Icm in February. He is survived by his wife, Jane Gelfman; son Peter Cohn; daughter Marya Cohn; and four grandchildren.
- 5/7/2009
- WENN
By Wrap Staff
Legendary agent Sam Cohn, who cast a large shadow over the agency business as a whole and Icm in particular, died Wednesday in New York following a brief illness. He was 79.
Cohn, who retired from Icm in February, had a list of clients over the years that was unmatched. Names included Meryl Streep, Woody Allen, Susan Sarandon, Robert Altman, Paul Newman, Mike Nichols and Sigourney Weaver.
His role on Broadway was also significant, having represented influential stage talent like Bob Fosse, Arthur Miller and Arthur Penn.
Coh...
Legendary agent Sam Cohn, who cast a large shadow over the agency business as a whole and Icm in particular, died Wednesday in New York following a brief illness. He was 79.
Cohn, who retired from Icm in February, had a list of clients over the years that was unmatched. Names included Meryl Streep, Woody Allen, Susan Sarandon, Robert Altman, Paul Newman, Mike Nichols and Sigourney Weaver.
His role on Broadway was also significant, having represented influential stage talent like Bob Fosse, Arthur Miller and Arthur Penn.
Coh...
- 5/6/2009
- by Michael Speier
- The Wrap
Sam Cohn, the legendary talent agent who joined Icm at its inception, died Wednesday following a brief illness in New York, five days shy of his 80th birthday.
Cohn was with Icm from 1975 until February. A tried and true New Yorker, he chose to remain on the East Coast during his career, heading the agency's Big Apple office for almost 25 years.
Cohn's clients included Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Marshall Brickman, E.L. Doctorow, Nora Ephron, Bob Fosse, Jackie Gleason, John Guare, Kander & Ebb, Peter Maas, Arthur Miller, Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Arthur Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan Sarandon, Peter Stone, Meryl Streep, Steve Tesich, Lily Tomlin, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver and Dianne Wiest, among many others.
Cohn was often referred to as "the most difficult man in the business to get on the phone."
In 1982, the New Yorker observed that in the previous year, there were "10 feature films and nine Broadway or...
Cohn was with Icm from 1975 until February. A tried and true New Yorker, he chose to remain on the East Coast during his career, heading the agency's Big Apple office for almost 25 years.
Cohn's clients included Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Marshall Brickman, E.L. Doctorow, Nora Ephron, Bob Fosse, Jackie Gleason, John Guare, Kander & Ebb, Peter Maas, Arthur Miller, Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Arthur Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan Sarandon, Peter Stone, Meryl Streep, Steve Tesich, Lily Tomlin, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver and Dianne Wiest, among many others.
Cohn was often referred to as "the most difficult man in the business to get on the phone."
In 1982, the New Yorker observed that in the previous year, there were "10 feature films and nine Broadway or...
- 5/6/2009
- by By Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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