Michael Green (agent)
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Michael Green is an American talent manager, entrepreneur and movie producer.
Career
Green began his career as a personal appearance agent in the early 1990s at Irvin Arthur Associates representing stand up comedians. He then moved to talent management at Gallin-Morey Associates, where he eventually became a Senior Manager.[1][non-primary source needed]
In 1997, he co-founded The Firm, a music and talent management agency, with Jeff Kwatinetz.[2][non-primary source needed] The company grew rapidly, eventually managing Backstreet Boys, Korn,[3] Limp Bizkit, Pamela Anderson and others. Expanding beyond the representation business, The Firm also acquired and sold the shoe brand Pony, and controlled an equity position in Build-A-Bear Workshops.[4] In 2002, Green sold his interests in the company to spend time with his family.[1]
In 2005, he founded a new management company, The Collective.[5] The Collective continued to represent Green’s longtime clients like Martin Lawrence, and also signed Linkin Park, Counting Crows, Enrique Iglesias, Slash, Alanis Morissette, and Emile Hirsch, among others.[6] As CEO, Green expanded The Collective outside simple talent management, acquiring the horror movie site Bloody-Disgusting.com and popular YouTube accounts and personalities like Fred and Annoying Orange under Collective Digital Studio.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Big Momma's House | Producer |
| 2001 | Black Knight | Producer |
| 2003 | National Security | Producer |
| 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | Producer |
| 2007 | Katt Williams: American Hustle | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Producer |
| 2012 | This Means War | Executive Producer |
References
- ^ a b Partners: Michael Green Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. The Collective.
- ^ The Firm Company Profile Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Finance.
- ^ Sandler, Adam (September 9, 1998). "Zomba packs Korn". Variety. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Lieberman, Allyson. Taking a Ride on Pony - Firm Aims to Bring Back Sneaker Brand. The New York Post. February 27, 2001.
- ^ Donahue, Ann. 'Mad' Men. Billboard. June 14, 2008.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail. Exclusive: Godsmack, Counting Crows Sign With the Collective Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. March 3, 2011.
- ^ Graser, Marc. Collective nabs Bloody-Disgusting. Variety. September 12, 2007.