Latest Rep Moves and Signings

Agency Notes

• At CAA
  • Hollywood legend John Travolta has signed with Josh Lieberman. He was previously with WME.
  • Actress/producer Jennifer Garner has also traded WME for CAA, signing with Kevin Huvane.
  • Theo Rossi, one of the stars of Sons of Anarchy, has signed with Cameron Mitchell, Michael Cooper and Jaime Feld.
  • Filmmaker Mohamed Diab, as well as his co-producer (and wife) Sarah Goher, have signed with a team that will be headed up by Maha Dakhil and Ida Ziniti. 
  • In other news, CAA promoted five trainees to agent this week: Zach Kaplan, Sue Carls and Pete Stein in LA, and Sabrina Butera and Sam Forbert in the Nashville music division.
• At ICM Partners:
  • Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn has signed with Sean Liebowitz, Andrea Nelson-Meigs and Craig Shapiro.
  • Other new signs include international up-and-comers Irene Escolar, who will be repped by April King, and Simona Brown, whose team includes Andrea Nelson-Meigs and Craig Shapiro.
• At UTA:
  • One of the stars of Warcraft, Rob Kazinsky, has signed with a team that includes Steve Cohen and Mike Jelline.
• At WME:
  • Actor, musician, and one of the heirs to the Pinkett-Smith fortune, Jaden Smith, has signed with James Farrell.
  • ESPN commentator Louis Riddick is now a client of Jim Ornstein.
  • Oscar-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams has signed with Alexis Garcia.
• At Abrams Artists Agency:
  • Actress Laura San Giacomo is now a client of Evan Miller.
  • Actress Morgan Grace Jarrett has signed with Marni Rosenzweig.
• At APA:
  • MMA champ (and Ronda Rousey arch-nemesis) Holly Holm has signed with Jeff Witjas.

Management Notes

• Iris Grossman, who has had a long and storied career as an agent, is moving over to management, joining Echo Lake Entertainment. When the story first broke, it was reported that a number of her longtime clients, including Mandy Patinkin, Craig Bierko, Frances Conroy and Patti LuPone, would remain with her.

PR Notes

• Actress Kiersey Clemens is a new client for BWR.
• Actors Carlie Craig, Shaun Brown, Meagan Holder and Currie Graham have signed with Platform PR.
• Publicists Ashton Lunceford and Mia Hansen have opened a new shop, Portrait PR.