Jeremy Zimmer

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

United Talent Agency

THE LATEST: As the Covid-19 crisis took hold, Zimmer and UTA co-presidents David Kramer and Jay Sures announced in March that they would forgo the remainder of their 2020 salaries. The agency also said it would furlough staff during the pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Zimmer co-founded UTA in 1991, building the agency into one of Hollywood's premier behind-the-scenes brands. Zimmer began his career in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency at the age of 19. He worked as a talent agent at ICM Partners, moving up to run its Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions. He then moved to Bauer/Benedek Agency and became a partner before engineering a merger with Leading Artists Agency to form UTA. Zimmer has represented artists such as Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled and actors such as Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart.

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