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In his nearly four-hour interview, Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008) talks about his experiences growing up in the entertainment world of New York City, and how he eventually landed a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency. He discusses his meeting with WMA client Elvis Presley, and fondly remembers his first meeting with eventual client, puppeteer Jim Henson. He explains his reasons for ...
Brillstein Entertainment Partners (formerly known as Brillstein/Grey Entertainment and Brillstein/Grey Communications) is a talent management firm and television production company formed by the 1986 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969. On September 18, 2023, it was announced that a company ...
Aug 10, 2008 · VIDEO: Bernie Brillstein, who worked his way up from the WMA mailroom to become one of the most powerful and respected talent brokers, has died. By Ray Richmond, The Associated Press.
Aug 13, 2008 · Aug. 12, 2008. LOS ANGELES You knew this was no ordinary memorial service when Jon Lovitz prayed that God should exchange the deceased Bernie Brillstein for his own former manager. A roster of ...
Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008) was Jim Henson's manager and close friend throughout most of Henson's career. Brillstein was working as an agent in 1960 at the New York offices of William Morris Agency when he became Henson's first talent agent. At William Morris, Brillstein sold Rowlf the Dog (puppeteered by Henson) as a regular guest on The Jimmy Dean Show. When Brillstein left William Morris ...
Jan 1, 2008 · David Rensin is the coauthor of show business legend Bernie Brillstein’s widely lauded memoir, Where Did I Go Right, as well as Olympian Louis Zamperini’s World War II survival saga, Devil At My Heels and composer/performer Yanni’s memoir, Yanni: In Words.
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Aug 7, 2008 · Read More. 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. In his heyday, Brillstein had a myriad of clients that ranged from soft-spoken muppeteer Jim Henson to hedonistic John Belushi.
