Begho Ukueberuwa, the director of development at Fat City, died May 7 in Providence, R.I., after suffering complications from heat stroke while running a half-marathon. He was 27.
As a passionate film fan, Ukueberuwa began his career in entertainment as an agent in Creative Artists Agency’s Motion Picture Literary department. In August 2022, he was then appointed as the director of development at Sara Murphy and Ryan Zacarias’ production company, Fat City.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” said Murphy and Zacarias in a joint statement. “More than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho. Our thoughts go out to all of these people...
As a passionate film fan, Ukueberuwa began his career in entertainment as an agent in Creative Artists Agency’s Motion Picture Literary department. In August 2022, he was then appointed as the director of development at Sara Murphy and Ryan Zacarias’ production company, Fat City.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” said Murphy and Zacarias in a joint statement. “More than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho. Our thoughts go out to all of these people...
- 5/10/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Begho Ukueberuwa, a director of development at Sara Murphy and Ryan Zacarias’ production company Fat City, has died. He was 27.
Ukueberuwa died Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island, of complications from heat stroke while running a half-marathon.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” Murphy and Zacarias said in a joint statement. “And, more than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho.”
Ukueberuwa began his career in entertainment as an agent in CAA’s motion picture literary department. He joined the newly launched Fat City in August.
Ukueberuwa was raised in West Windsor, New Jersey, and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. He then attended NYU.
Ukueberuwa died Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island, of complications from heat stroke while running a half-marathon.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” Murphy and Zacarias said in a joint statement. “And, more than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho.”
Ukueberuwa began his career in entertainment as an agent in CAA’s motion picture literary department. He joined the newly launched Fat City in August.
Ukueberuwa was raised in West Windsor, New Jersey, and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. He then attended NYU.
- 5/10/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated throughout: This is news that has come as a shock to many. Begho Ukueberuwa, an executive and former agent, died May 7. He was just 27. Ukueberuwa died of complications from heat stroke while running a half-marathon in Providence, Ri, according to his family.
Last fall, Ukueberuwa was appointed to head up development across film and television for Fat City, the then-newly launched production company of Sara Murphy and Ryan Zacarias based at Anonymous Content with a first-look deal.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” said Murphy and Zacarias in a joint statement. “And, more than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho. Our...
Last fall, Ukueberuwa was appointed to head up development across film and television for Fat City, the then-newly launched production company of Sara Murphy and Ryan Zacarias based at Anonymous Content with a first-look deal.
“We are utterly heartbroken by the recent passing of our friend and colleague. He was joyful, insightful, wonderfully disruptive. He was kind,” said Murphy and Zacarias in a joint statement. “And, more than anything, he loved people and brought them together. Everyone who knew him felt special for the simple fact of knowing him. He was Begho. And there was an immediate camaraderie if you met someone else who knew Begho. Our...
- 5/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Licorice Pizza and If Beale Street Could Talk producer Sara Murphy and War Pony producer Ryan Zacarias have launched their own TV and film production company and have struck a deal with Anonymous Content.
The pair have launched Fat City, which has a first-look deal with Anonymous Content’s AC Studios.
Begho Ukueberuwa, formerly of CAA, will head up Fat City’s development across film and television.
In addition to producing Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, Oscar-nominated producer Murphy has produced films including Eliza Hittman’s Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Anima, starring Thom Yorke.
Zacarias’s most recent film was Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s debut feature War Pony and has also produced Jonas Carpignano’s A Chiara. His next project is John Trengove’s Manodrome, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, and Odessa Young,...
The pair have launched Fat City, which has a first-look deal with Anonymous Content’s AC Studios.
Begho Ukueberuwa, formerly of CAA, will head up Fat City’s development across film and television.
In addition to producing Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, Oscar-nominated producer Murphy has produced films including Eliza Hittman’s Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Anima, starring Thom Yorke.
Zacarias’s most recent film was Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s debut feature War Pony and has also produced Jonas Carpignano’s A Chiara. His next project is John Trengove’s Manodrome, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, and Odessa Young,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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