Michael Green (agent)

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Michael Green is an American talent manager, entrepreneur and movie producer.[1]

Career[]

Green began his career as a personal appearance agent in the early 1990s at Irvin Arthur Associates representing stand up comedians. He then moved to talent management at Gallin-Morey Associates, where he eventually became a Senior Manager.[2]

In 1997, he co-founded The Firm, a music and talent management agency, with Jeff Kwatinetz.[3] The company grew rapidly, eventually managing Backstreet Boys, Korn,[4] Limp Bizkit, Pamela Anderson and others. The Firm’s clients were responsible for more than $1.5 billion in business and the business was valued at more than $250 million.[1] Expanding beyond the representation business, The Firm also acquired and sold the shoe brand Pony, and controlled an equity position in Build-A-Bear Workshops.[1][5] In 2002, Green sold his interests in the company to spend time with his family.[2]

In 2005, he founded a new management company, The Collective.[6] The Collective continued to represent Green’s longtime clients like Martin Lawrence, and also signed Linkin Park, Counting Crows, Enrique Iglesias, Slash, Alanis Morissette, and Emile Hirsch, among others.[7][8] As CEO, Green expanded The Collective outside simple talent management, acquiring the horror movie site Bloody-Disgusting.com and popular YouTube accounts and personalities like Fred and Annoying Orange under Collective Digital Studio.[7][9]

Filmography[]

Year Film Notes
2000 Big Momma's House Producer
2001 Black Knight Producer
2003 National Security Producer
2006 Big Momma's House 2 Producer
2007 Katt Williams: American Hustle Executive Producer
2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Executive Producer
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Producer
2012 This Means War Executive Producer

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Pomerantz, Dorothy. Dog-and-Pony Show. Forbes. December 10, 2001.
  2. ^ a b Partners: Michael Green. The Collective.
  3. ^ The Firm Company Profile. Yahoo! Finance.
  4. ^ Sandler, Adam (September 9, 1998). "Zomba packs Korn". Variety. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Lieberman, Allyson. Taking a Ride on Pony - Firm Aims to Bring Back Sneaker Brand. The New York Post. February 27, 2001.
  6. ^ Donahue, Ann. 'Mad' Men. Billboard. June 14, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Hey Apple... Knife! Annoying Orange Kitchen Carnage Slices Through the App Store. Digital Journal.
  8. ^ Mitchell, Gail. Exclusive: Godsmack, Counting Crows Sign With the Collective. Billboard. March 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Graser, Marc. Collective nabs Bloody-Disgusting. Variety. September 12, 2007.

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