: Jeremy Zimmer is an American entertainment industry executive who co-founded and serves as the

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(UTA).

Early life and education

Zimmer is the son of novelist

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and stockbroker Jon Zimmer, and the grandson of

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studio chief

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. His family was

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. He was raised on the

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, but relocated during his senior year of high school so Robinson could focus on her career. Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from,

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Career

In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the

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mailroom. After transferring to Los Angeles, he joined

ICM Partners ICM Partners is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C. and London. ICM (International Creative Management) Partners represents clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publi ...

in 1984. There, Zimmer became a

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, working on films such as ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991), and ''

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'' (1993). He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions. In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner. In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form

(UTA). Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006. He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program. Zimmer was named the agency's

in 2012. Throughout his career as an agent, Zimmer has represented

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, Marc Lawrence,

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, M. Night Shyamalan, and YG. Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in '' Vanity Fair'' 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History". Zimmer, along with United Talent Agency co-presidents David Kramer and

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, ranked number 33 on ''

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'' 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".

Personal life

Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in Brentwood, California. Her father co-founded the

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retail chain of stores. He has four children.

References

External links

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