Latest Rep Moves and Signings

Agency Notes

• At UTA:
  • Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch has signed with Jason Heyman. She was a longtime client of the late Gabrielle Krengel, one of the founders of the boutique agency Domain Talent.
• At WME:
  • Young actor J.J. Totah, one of the stars of the Sundance hit Other People, has signed with a team that includes Annabel Gualazzi.
  • TV and film director Bill Purple has signed with Richard Weitz.
• At CAA:
  • Comedian, actor and writer Ron Funches is now a client of Steve Smooke.
• At Paradigm:
  • Paradigm has signed two other young stars who had break-out moments at this year's Sundance. Markees Christmas (Morris From America) is now represented by Eric Pertilla, and Royalty Hightower (The Fits) is represented by Pertilla and a team that includes Rachel Altman and Ellen Gilbert.
• At Gersh:
  • Gersh has added two new agents to the L.A. office: below-the-line agent Laura Brokaw and alternative TV agent Stewart Cavanagh.

PR Notes

• Veteran publicist Jill Fritzo has left PMK-BNC to start her own eponymous firm. Publicist Michael Geiser has joined her in the new venture. We're still working to confirm the new company's client list.
• Publicist Annick Muller has left ID PR to join Wolf-Kasteler's New York office. Muller brings along actors Anna Chlumsky, Ben Foster, Julia Stiles and Sheila Vand, among others.