EXCLUSIVE: Every week after veteran expertise agent Jed Abrahams resigned as KMR Talent’s SVP and head of the company’s New York workplace, he has joined L.A.-based administration and manufacturing firm, The Rosenzweig Group (aka The Rose Group), as a expertise supervisor. He will open and head an workplace in New York, making The Rosenzweig Group — based in 2018 by Marni Rosenzweig — formally bi-coastal.
After a quick profession as an actor, Abrahams transitioned to expertise illustration, spending the final 20 years as an agent. He began at Henderson/Hogan Agency, Stewart Talent and The Talent House earlier than his 10-year run as SVP and Head of New York at KMR Talent.
Clients becoming a member of Abrahams at The Rosenzweig Group embody Broadway actors Eden Espinosa (Lempicka), Tony-nominee Robyn Hurder (Chicago) and Kecia Lewis (The Passage, The Blacklist), presently starring in Alicia Keys’s musical Hell’s Kitchen. Also becoming a member of Abrahams at TRG is Aaron Serotsky (Julia, Dopesick, City On A Hill) and Jay Wilkison (Younger), a sequence common on the upcoming Amazon sequence, Clean Slate.
“After 20 years of agenting, I am thrilled to discover a newfound passion and excitement, as I begin to zoom in and have a more hands-on approach to a small, select list of uniquely talented artists,” Abrahams stated. “When presented the opportunity to join forces with Marni Rosenzweig, I was over the moon at the prospect of collaborating with an undeniably seasoned and accomplished manager, leader of such a respected company.”
The Rosenzweig Group purchasers embody Alex Borstein, Sandra Bernhard, Miranda Rae Mayo, Patrick J. Adams and Glynn Turman, amongst others.
“Jed is the perfect fit for our company,” Rosenzweig stated. “He is a well-respected, veteran talent agent who will excel as a manager. His work ethic and passion for actors and all creatives is unparalleled and we are excited to welcome his impressive clients to our now bi-coastal company.”
KMR Talent’s March 22 transfer to droop its SAG-AFTRA franchise has triggered an exodus of brokers who’ve since joined different corporations or opened their very own retailers.