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Bernie Brillstein, the Hollywood power broker who helped produce shows like "The Sopranos" and managed the careers of "Saturday Night Live" comedians, has died. He was 77.
Sep 18, 2023 · Just over a year ago, the leadership of Brillstein Entertainment Partners — a pioneering Hollywood company founded in 1969 by talent broker icon Bernie Brillstein, who managed names like Lorne ...
Aug 7, 2008 · R.I.P. Bernie Brillstein. By Nikki Finke. August 7, 2008 10:24pm. The 77-year-old Hollywood manager and movie/TV producer died tonight from complications when his kidneys failed after a long ...
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Bernie Brillstein is a show-business original. He's a street-smart, savvy, self-confessed "fat guy" who looks a little like Santa Claus. He began his remarkable career in 1955 ...
Aug 9, 2008 · When Brillstein initially hired him at Brillstein Co. in the ‘80s, Grey told The Times on Friday, “Bernie was an icon and one of the most successful talent managers in the business.”
At once a consummate, hard-living dealmaker and a well-loved Hollywood personality, Bernie Brillstein was a truly old-school talent manager and producer with a heart as great as his ambition.
A former agent to the likes of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, Brillstein was involved in the launch of the show that made them stars, Saturday Night Live (1975) and The Muppet Show (1976-81). He executive produced Ghostbusters (1984), and as CEO of Lorimar Film Entertainment, greenlit Dangerous Liaisons (1988). - Read Bernie Brillstein's Variety Obituary - Read Bernie Brillstein's Times Obituary
