From Sports to Hollywood With Casey Wasserman

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Matt is joined by Casey Wasserman, chairman and CEO of Wasserman and chairperson of the LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They discuss Casey’s jump into the traditional entertainment business after purchasing Brillstein Entertainment Partners and what it means for the future of Wasserman, if we will continue to see consolidation in the management field, his thoughts on the ongoing strikes, as well as his vision for the L.A. Olympics in 2028. For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Casey Wasserman Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.3	Hollywood community hasn't really been involved in Hollywood that much at all, at least not directly.
1:11.1	He's Casey Wasserman, founder of the Wasserman Agency and Marketing Firm, which has become a big
1:15.8	player in sports, branding, music. They've got clients like Ed Shearren, Billy Eilish, Brandy Carlisle.
1:21.6	He's also the chair of the 2028 Olympics Committee, and he was instrumental in bringing
1:26.1	the games back to L.A. All of that was great, but Casey had avoided the traditional film and television talent.
1:32.3	Perhaps because he wanted to do something different than his grandfather, the legendary Lou Wasserman,
1:36.3	probably one of the top five most powerful people in the history of entertainment.
1:40.3	Lou ran the MCA agency, then merged it into Universal and owned the studio for about 30 years as one of the town's all-time power brokers.
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