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Freddy DeMann

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Frederick "Freddy" DeMann is a film producer, music executive, and co-founder of Maverick Records.

During his music career, he managed Michael Jackson,[1] Madonna[2] and Shakira. During DeMann's tenure, Michael Jackson's albums Off the Wall and Thriller were recorded and released. DeMann managed Madonna from 1983 through 1997. He is also the former manager of Lionel Richie and Billy Idol, among others. After selling his interest in Maverick in 1999, he managed Shakira.

As a producer, he bought the rights to the book The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and turned it into a movie for HBO, which earned eight Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Broadway productions include Proof, Topdog/Underdog, Take Me Out, Dear Evan Hansen[3] and Spring Awakening;[4] each play won the Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, or both. Also: West Side Story, and A Chorus Line.


References

  1. ^ "Freddy DeMann Hopes BevHills Mansion Is in Demand". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Happy 60th Birthday, Madonna! Inside Her Forbes Cover Story". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Tony Awards Nominations – 'Natasha, Pierre' & 'A Doll's House, Part 2". Deadline. Deadline. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Sex and Rock? What Would the Kaiser Think?". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2018.