Brillstein-Grey Entertainment is a film and television production company formed by the 1991 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969.

Contents 1 The Brillstein Company 1.1 Film productions 2 Brillstein-Grey Entertainment 2.1 Film productions 2.2 Television productions 3 Client List 4 Miscellaneous 5 References

[edit] The Brillstein Company

Bernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969. There, he continued to manage stars and develop television programming, a career he began in the fabled mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He produced such popular television hits as Hee Haw, The Muppet Show^[1] and Saturday Night Live.^[2]

Brillstein managed Saturday Night Live cast members Gilda Radner , John Belushi and Lorne Michaels, as well as Jim Henson (of Muppets fame) and Paul Fusco (voice and operator of ALF). Productions for television included Alf: The Animated Series, and Normal Life.

[edit] Film productions

The Blues Brothers Dragnet

Ghostbusters Ghostbusters II

[edit] Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

In 1984, Brillstein met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco, California. In 1986,^[3] the two formed a production company, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, which packaged programming and managed talent.

[edit] Film productions

Bulletproof The Cable Guy Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler)

The Replacement Killers Scary Movie Screwed

The Wedding Singer What Planet Are You From?

[edit] Television productions

For American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher For Home Box Office (HBO) The Larry Sanders Show (Garry Shandling, Larry David, Jeffrey Tambor) The Sopranos (James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco) Mr. Show

For National Broadcasting Company (NBC) NewsRadio (Phil Hartman) Just Shoot Me (David Spade) For Showtime It's Garry Shandling's Show (Garry Shandling)

For WB Television Network (WB) The Steve Harvey Show (Steve Harvey)

• For CBS
  • Good Sports (Ryan O'neal,Farrah Fawcett)

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• For PBS
  • Postcards from Buster
  • Between the Lions

[edit] Client List

The company is largely regarded as the premier entertainment management group in the world. Brillstein Entertainment Partners represents stars such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Orlando Bloom, Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Brendan Fraser, Natalie Portman, Bill Maher, Courtney Cox, and many others.

[edit] Miscellaneous

The new management company Eric Murphy joins in HBO's Entourage is based on Brillstein Entertainment, as well as the character Murray Berenson based on the company's founder Bernie Brillstein

Brillstein sold his shares in the company to Grey, his one time protégé, in 1996, giving Grey full rein over operations; the company's television unit was subsequently rechristened Brad Grey Television. Grey sold his interest in the company in 2005^[2] due to his succeeding Sherry Lansing as Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures, which created a conflict of interest.

A TV series on Twitter used to track down celebrities will be in production soon.^[4]

Several shows by the company now have ancillary rights owned by NBC Universal Television. Some of these shows are owned by Sony Pictures Television in North America.

[edit] References

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967299.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

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