Bruce Tufeld (July 28, 1952 – January 15, 2019) was an American talent agent and manager. He was the founder of the Tufeld Entertainment Group.

Early life

Tufeld was born on July 28, 1952, in

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. His father, Dick Tufeld, was an actor. Tufeld was educated at the Rexford School in

. He graduated from

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's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Television, Radio & Film.

Career

Tufeld began his career by working as an assistant to

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at ICM Partners. He became a talent agent in his own right in 1978, and he represented Laura Dern, Kelsey Grammer, Rob Lowe, and Ralph Macchio. He worked for the Writers & Artists Agency from 1984 to 1989, and for the Artists Agency from 1989 to 2009, when he founded the Tufeld Entertainment Group. He represented Jim Beaver, Leslie Easterbrook, Charles Robinson, and William Allen Young. He was a member of the

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Personal life and death

With his wife Emily, Tufeld had a son, Jason, and a daughter, Amanda. Tufeld died of liver cancer on January 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. He was 66.

References

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