Scott Manners, a veteran talent agent who co-founded Artists & Representatives, died Friday, Jan. 19. He was 68.
He died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family, after a bout of Als.
The partners at Artists & Representatives announced Manners’ passing in a statement, writing, “Through the years, we have each been moved by his commitment and mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love. It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners’ work in Hollywood extends as far back as 1978, when he landed an acting role in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” He co-founded the boutique talent agency Stone Manners with Tim Stone nearly four decades ago. In 2010, after Glenn Salners was promoted to partner, the agency rebranded to Stone Manners Salners. And the company was renamed again in 2019, to Artists & Representatives, as...
He died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family, after a bout of Als.
The partners at Artists & Representatives announced Manners’ passing in a statement, writing, “Through the years, we have each been moved by his commitment and mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love. It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners’ work in Hollywood extends as far back as 1978, when he landed an acting role in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” He co-founded the boutique talent agency Stone Manners with Tim Stone nearly four decades ago. In 2010, after Glenn Salners was promoted to partner, the agency rebranded to Stone Manners Salners. And the company was renamed again in 2019, to Artists & Representatives, as...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Longtime talent agent Scott Manners, known for his founding and development of the Artists & Representatives talent agency, has died. He was 68.
Manners died on Friday, surrounded by family in Los Angeles, after a brief battle with Als, according to a statement from Artists & Representatives.
“Through the years, we have all been moved by his mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love,” the statement continued. “It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners founded his agency, then called Stone Manners, more than three decades ago. It was renamed twice; first to Stone Manners Salners after Glenn Salners became a partner in 2010, and then to Artists & Representatives in 2019 when the company added more partners and expanded to New York City.
“The people who succeed and do not push on to a greater failure are the spiritual middle class,...
Manners died on Friday, surrounded by family in Los Angeles, after a brief battle with Als, according to a statement from Artists & Representatives.
“Through the years, we have all been moved by his mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love,” the statement continued. “It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners founded his agency, then called Stone Manners, more than three decades ago. It was renamed twice; first to Stone Manners Salners after Glenn Salners became a partner in 2010, and then to Artists & Representatives in 2019 when the company added more partners and expanded to New York City.
“The people who succeed and do not push on to a greater failure are the spiritual middle class,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran talent agent Scott Manners, who most recently was partner at Artists & Representatives, died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with Als. Manners, who was 68, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, the agency said.
Manners, a well liked and respected agent who represented top actors throughout his career, had a couple of acting credits himself in the late 1970.
He co-founded with Tim Stone boutique talent agency Stone Manners 37 years ago. The agency renamed itself as Stone Manners Salners after Glenn Salners was upped to partner in 2010, and then as Artists & Representatives in 2019 when the company named more partners and added agents in New York, expanding its footprint to the East Coast.
“Through the years, we have all been moved by his mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love,” Artists & Representatives said in a statement. “It was his life’s work to...
Manners, a well liked and respected agent who represented top actors throughout his career, had a couple of acting credits himself in the late 1970.
He co-founded with Tim Stone boutique talent agency Stone Manners 37 years ago. The agency renamed itself as Stone Manners Salners after Glenn Salners was upped to partner in 2010, and then as Artists & Representatives in 2019 when the company named more partners and added agents in New York, expanding its footprint to the East Coast.
“Through the years, we have all been moved by his mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love,” Artists & Representatives said in a statement. “It was his life’s work to...
- 1/20/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Frances Turner (The Man In The High Castle), Kristin Booth (The Hot Zone: Anthrax) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) are set to join Season 3 of The Boys in recurring roles. They will appear opposite series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Anthony Starr and more.
The third part of the series will tell the story of Vought’s first superhero, Soldier Boy (played by Jensen Ackles) and his Payback team, focusing on his WW II exploits and more.
Turner will recur as Monique, wife of Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso).
Booth and Doolan will play supe siblings Tessa and Tommy, aka the TNT Twins.
Turner is best known for her role in the fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle and can currently be seen as Dr. Lyn Malvo in NBC’s New Amsterdam. Her additional work includes Quantico, Blue Bloods, Time After Time, Lethal Weapon and Powerless.
The third part of the series will tell the story of Vought’s first superhero, Soldier Boy (played by Jensen Ackles) and his Payback team, focusing on his WW II exploits and more.
Turner will recur as Monique, wife of Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso).
Booth and Doolan will play supe siblings Tessa and Tommy, aka the TNT Twins.
Turner is best known for her role in the fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle and can currently be seen as Dr. Lyn Malvo in NBC’s New Amsterdam. Her additional work includes Quantico, Blue Bloods, Time After Time, Lethal Weapon and Powerless.
- 10/5/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Rita Vennari has been elected president of the Association of Talent Agents, the trade organization that has been locked in a battle with the Writers Guild of America for nearly a year.
Vennari is president of Sbv Talent, a commercial and voiceover agency that she founded in 1978. She will serve a two-year term as president of the Ata. She succeeds Jim Gosnell, CEO of Apa, in the role. Rick Levy of ICM, Harry Gold of TalentWorks, Shelly Sroloff of CAA and Pearl Wexler of Kohner Agency were also elected to officer posts.
“I congratulate President Vennari and the newly elected board of directors and officers. President Vennari’s 15-year dedication to Ata has been evidenced by her volunteer service on dozens of Ata’s committees and industry events,” said Karen Stuart, executive director of Ata. “Congratulations to Rick Levy, 1st VP, Harry Gold, 2nd VP, Glenn Salners, 3rd
VP, Shelly Sroloff,...
Vennari is president of Sbv Talent, a commercial and voiceover agency that she founded in 1978. She will serve a two-year term as president of the Ata. She succeeds Jim Gosnell, CEO of Apa, in the role. Rick Levy of ICM, Harry Gold of TalentWorks, Shelly Sroloff of CAA and Pearl Wexler of Kohner Agency were also elected to officer posts.
“I congratulate President Vennari and the newly elected board of directors and officers. President Vennari’s 15-year dedication to Ata has been evidenced by her volunteer service on dozens of Ata’s committees and industry events,” said Karen Stuart, executive director of Ata. “Congratulations to Rick Levy, 1st VP, Harry Gold, 2nd VP, Glenn Salners, 3rd
VP, Shelly Sroloff,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Rita Vennari has been elected president of the Association of Talent Agents, which has been locked in a battle with the Writers Guild for the past nine months. Vennari, who is president of the Sutton Barth Vennari talent agency, had been the Ata’s 2nd vice president.
She is the first female president of the Ata, succeeding Apa CEO Jim Gosnell in the post.
“I am very grateful to the Ata membership and the Ata board of directors to be elected president – and the first woman president,” Vennari said. “It is both humbling and gratifying. I vow to continue my long-standing commitment to this association. I take my role and the trust the membership puts in me very seriously and I promise to continue my service on critical committees and use my voice to represent the needs of the Ata members.”
Said Ata executive director Karen Stuart: “I congratulate...
She is the first female president of the Ata, succeeding Apa CEO Jim Gosnell in the post.
“I am very grateful to the Ata membership and the Ata board of directors to be elected president – and the first woman president,” Vennari said. “It is both humbling and gratifying. I vow to continue my long-standing commitment to this association. I take my role and the trust the membership puts in me very seriously and I promise to continue my service on critical committees and use my voice to represent the needs of the Ata members.”
Said Ata executive director Karen Stuart: “I congratulate...
- 1/15/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“When They See Us” star Marsha Stephanie Blake has joined the cast of “How to Get Away With Murder’s” final season, ABC announced on Thursday.
The actress will appear as a guest star in the legal drama’s upcoming sixth and final season, which is set to premiere on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Led by Emmy winner Viola Davis, the final 15-episode season follows Professor Annalise Keating’s class as they complete their final semester in law school, “while the deception, fear and guilt binding Professor Keating to her students prove deadlier than ever.”
Also Read: 'How to Get Away With Murder' to End With Season 6
Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Conrad Ricamora, Rome Flynn and Amirah Vann also star.
For Blake, the role is her follow-up to her Emmy-nominated turn in the Ava DuVernay Netflix miniseries examining the case of the Central Park Five,...
The actress will appear as a guest star in the legal drama’s upcoming sixth and final season, which is set to premiere on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Led by Emmy winner Viola Davis, the final 15-episode season follows Professor Annalise Keating’s class as they complete their final semester in law school, “while the deception, fear and guilt binding Professor Keating to her students prove deadlier than ever.”
Also Read: 'How to Get Away With Murder' to End With Season 6
Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Conrad Ricamora, Rome Flynn and Amirah Vann also star.
For Blake, the role is her follow-up to her Emmy-nominated turn in the Ava DuVernay Netflix miniseries examining the case of the Central Park Five,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The Stone Manners Salners Agency has renamed itself as Artists & Representatives. The new moniker comes as the talent agency has promoted veterans Ben Sands and Adrian Pellereau to partner and has added agents Abigail Berger and Alice Skiba in New York.
Founded by Scott Manners and Tim Stone as Stone Manners 32 years ago, the agency upped Glenn Salners to partner in 2010. With Stone retiring last year, Sands, who runs the company’s New York office, and Los Angeles-based Pellereau will be partners alongside Manners and Salners.
The hires of Berger and Skiba is part of an expansion of the bi-coastal agency’s New York office, originally opened 16 years ago, which has moved into a new space in Manhattan’s Film Center Building.
“In building this company during the past 30+ years, I’ve learned we must employ ever deeper resources to support our skill sets in finding work for artists,” Manners said.
Founded by Scott Manners and Tim Stone as Stone Manners 32 years ago, the agency upped Glenn Salners to partner in 2010. With Stone retiring last year, Sands, who runs the company’s New York office, and Los Angeles-based Pellereau will be partners alongside Manners and Salners.
The hires of Berger and Skiba is part of an expansion of the bi-coastal agency’s New York office, originally opened 16 years ago, which has moved into a new space in Manhattan’s Film Center Building.
“In building this company during the past 30+ years, I’ve learned we must employ ever deeper resources to support our skill sets in finding work for artists,” Manners said.
- 2/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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