Notes from the Rep Biz - 6-1-2018

A BlacKkKlansman star to CAA, a controversial star is dropped by her agency (you know who), rising music stars get new reps, and a Fast and the Furious star gets a new agency. All this and more in today’s edition of Notes from the Rep Biz!
 
At CAA:
 
Actor Corey Hawkins has signed with Elan Ruspoli. Hawkins was a Tony nominee in 2017 for Best Actor in Six Degrees of Separation. He is also one of the stars of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, which just won the Grand Prix at Cannes and will be released in August.
 
Country music star Jackie Lee has signed with Michael Bryan. Lee is a star on the rise. Last week he debuted his latest single “Comeback” following his previous single, “Long Year,” which details the singer’s struggles fighting cancer and the loss of his mother. Lee remains managed by Andrew Cohen and Jerrod Holley at Suit Management.
 
Actress Teyonah Parris has signed with Peter Levine, Shauna Perlman, and Zach Kaplan. Parris has been generating lots of buzz through her career, as she’s had memorable series regular roles on Mad Men, Survivor’s Remorse, and Empire. She’ll next be seen in Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk.
 
At ICM:
 
It was like watching dominoes fall on Tuesday morning as Roseanne Barr let loose a racist tweet, and subsequently lost her show and was dropped by her agency, ICM Partners. As of this writing she remains repped by publicist James Moore at Full Moon and Hightide Productions.
 
At UTA:
 
Rapper Dave East has signed with Peter DeSantis. East’s tracks “Paranoia: A true story” and “Paranoia 2” debuted at number one on iTunes. His album “Wrote my Way Out,” with Lin Manuel Miranda, went gold last month.
 
Other Notes From the Rep Biz
 
Fast and the Furious star Tyrese Gibson has signed with Jim Osborne at APA. Gibson is a musician and an actor who is a mainstay in the Fast and Furious franchise and will next be appearing in the ninth entry. He also appears in the Transformers films. Gibson remains repped by manager Joanne Horowitz at Joanne Horowitz Management.
 
Americans star Costa Ronin has signed with Paradigm. The Russia born actor has played Oleg since season 2 of the critically acclaimed FX show. He also has been seen in a recurring role on Showtime’s Homeland. He continues to be managed by Kimberly Hines at Framework Entertainment.
Manager Ellen Drantch-Billet has joined Media Artists Group as an agent. Her client list includes: Eva LaRue, Nikki Leigh, Drew Seeley, and Jason-Shane Scott, among others.
 
Management Notes:
 
Director Stephen Hopkins has signed with managers Ashley Berns, David Engel, Elana Berry, and Frank Frattaroli at Circle of Confusion. Hopkins has directed films such as Predator 2 and The Ghost and the Darkness. Recently he’s been directing TV, directing pilots and EPing shows like 24, House of Lies, and Californication. He remains agented by Fred Specktor at CAA.

Sources: Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline, Billboard