Brillstein Entertainment Partners (formerly known as Brillstein/Grey Entertainment and Brillstein/Grey Communications) is a talent management firm and television production company formed by the 1986 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969.
In 1986, Lorimar-Telepictures bought out The Brillstein Company, whereas they would have to transform it into an independently operated and management unit of the studio.[3]
The company became Brillstein Entertainment Partners when Brad Grey left the company to become the head of Paramount Pictures. It is now[when?] headed by Jonathan Liebman, Marc Gurvitz, and Cynthia Pett.
In 1984, Brillstein met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco. In 1986,[4] the two formed a production company, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, which packaged programming and managed talent.
In 1994, Brillstein-Grey had reached a deal with Capital Cities/ABC to start Brillstein-Grey Communications.[5]
The new management company Eric Murphy joins in HBO's Entourage is based on Brillstein Entertainment, as well as the character Murray Berenson based on the company's founder Bernie Brillstein.
Brillstein sold his shares in the company to Universal Pictures in 1996, giving Grey, his one time protégé, full rein over operations. In 1999, Universal sold Brillstein's shares to Grey, and the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened Brad Grey Television as a result. Also, Brad Grey Television struck a deal with Columbia TriStar Television to produce and distribute TV shows.[6] Grey sold his interest in the company in 2005[2] due to his succeeding Sherry Lansing as Chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures, which created a conflict of interest. Briefly, it became Basic Entertainment,[7] before reverting to its original name in 2000.[8]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brillstein Entertainment Partners news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brillstein Entertainment Partners formerly known as Brillstein Grey Entertainment and Brillstein Grey Communications is a talent management firm and television production company formed by the 1986 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969 Brillstein Entertainment PartnersIndustryTalent and Literary AgenciesPredecessorThe Brillstein Company 1969 1992 Founded1986 37 years ago 1986 FoundersBernie BrillsteinBrad GreyHeadquartersBeverly Hills California U S Key peopleJon Liebman Marc Gurvitz Cynthia PettMembers200 clientsWebsitebepmedia wbr com Contents 1 The Brillstein Company 1 1 Film productions 2 Brillstein Grey Entertainment 2 1 Film productions 2 2 Television productions 3 Miscellaneous 4 References 5 External linksThe Brillstein Company EditBernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969 where he continued to manage stars and develop television programming a career he began in the fabled mailroom of the William Morris Agency He produced such popular television hits as Hee Haw The Muppet Show 1 and Saturday Night Live 2 Brillstein managed Saturday Night Live cast members Gilda Radner John Belushi and Lorne Michaels as well as Jim Henson of The Muppets fame and Paul Fusco voice and operator of ALF Productions for television included ALF The Animated Series and Normal Life In 1986 Lorimar Telepictures bought out The Brillstein Company whereas they would have to transform it into an independently operated and management unit of the studio 3 The company became Brillstein Entertainment Partners when Brad Grey left the company to become the head of Paramount Pictures It is now when headed by Jonathan Liebman Marc Gurvitz and Cynthia Pett Film productions Edit The Blues Brothers Dragnet Ghostbusters Ghostbusters IIBrillstein Grey Entertainment EditIn 1984 Brillstein met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco In 1986 4 the two formed a production company Brillstein Grey Entertainment which packaged programming and managed talent In 1994 Brillstein Grey had reached a deal with Capital Cities ABC to start Brillstein Grey Communications 5 Film productions Edit Bulletproof The Cable Guy Happy Gilmore Adam Sandler The Replacement Killers Scary Movie 2 Screwed The Wedding Singer What Planet Are You From The Black Prince Television productions Edit For American Broadcasting Company ABC Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher The Dana Carvey Show For Home Box Office HBO The Larry Sanders Show Garry Shandling Rip Torn Jeffrey Tambor The Sopranos James Gandolfini Edie Falco Lorraine Bracco Mr Show with Bob and David Def Comedy Jam 1991 1997 For NBC and ABC The Naked Truth The Jeff Foxworthy Show Jeff Foxworthy For National Broadcasting Company NBC NewsRadio Phil Hartman Jon Lovitz Just Shoot Me David Spade The Awesome Show Chris Hardwick Black Tie Affair For Showtime It s Garry Shandling s Show Garry Shandling For WB Television Network WB The Steve Harvey Show Steve Harvey Alright Already For Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Good Sports Ryan O Neal Farrah Fawcett Normal Life For Disney The Mighty Ducks Game Changers 2021 For Apple TV Central ParkMiscellaneous EditThe new management company Eric Murphy joins in HBO s Entourage is based on Brillstein Entertainment as well as the character Murray Berenson based on the company s founder Bernie Brillstein Brillstein sold his shares in the company to Universal Pictures in 1996 giving Grey his one time protege full rein over operations In 1999 Universal sold Brillstein s shares to Grey and the company s television unit was subsequently rechristened Brad Grey Television as a result Also Brad Grey Television struck a deal with Columbia TriStar Television to produce and distribute TV shows 6 Grey sold his interest in the company in 2005 2 due to his succeeding Sherry Lansing as Chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures which created a conflict of interest Briefly it became Basic Entertainment 7 before reverting to its original name in 2000 8 Several shows by the company now have ancillary rights owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Some of these shows are distributed by Sony Pictures Television in North America References Edit Rose Frank 1995 The Agency William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business New York Harper pp 261 415 a b Brillstein Grey Entertainment Hoover s Retrieved 2007 11 01 Bierbaum Tom 1986 05 14 Brillstein Becoming A Lorimar Division Variety p 4 Bernie Brillstein Biography PDF Wma com Retrieved 2007 11 01 Lowry Brian 1994 02 03 ABC inks prod n duo Variety Retrieved 2021 08 17 Hontz Jenny 1999 05 11 BGTV ups Reilly and Traugott Variety Retrieved 2021 08 28 Inside Moves Variety 1999 11 16 Retrieved 2020 09 22 Schneider Michael 2000 08 16 Grey finds Basic plain changes it Variety Retrieved 2020 09 22 External links EditOfficial website Variety com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brillstein Entertainment Partners amp oldid 1107990700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
