Comedian and box office powerhouse Kevin Hart and his Hartbeat production banner have signed with WME for representation in all areas.
The signing comes as Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, TV series, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat as it expands its portfolio of multiplatform IP. WME had been representing Hart for comedy touring and is now expanding its relationship. Hartbeat was created in 2022 when Hart merged his existing entertainment companies Hartbeat Productions and Laugh Out Loud.
The company now consists of three divisions: Hartbeat Studios, which finances, develops and produces IP; Hartbeat Media, which distributes content through channels including the Lol! Network; and Pulse, a brand-funded entertainment studio and marketing consultancy. Hartbeat released 23 projects across TV, film, digital and audio last year and opened a new headquarters in Los Angeles.
The company boasts strategic partnerships with NBCUniversal, Netflix, SiriusXM, Sundance Institute, P&g, Walmart, Chase,...
The signing comes as Hart continues to develop, star in and produce feature films, TV series, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat as it expands its portfolio of multiplatform IP. WME had been representing Hart for comedy touring and is now expanding its relationship. Hartbeat was created in 2022 when Hart merged his existing entertainment companies Hartbeat Productions and Laugh Out Loud.
The company now consists of three divisions: Hartbeat Studios, which finances, develops and produces IP; Hartbeat Media, which distributes content through channels including the Lol! Network; and Pulse, a brand-funded entertainment studio and marketing consultancy. Hartbeat released 23 projects across TV, film, digital and audio last year and opened a new headquarters in Los Angeles.
The company boasts strategic partnerships with NBCUniversal, Netflix, SiriusXM, Sundance Institute, P&g, Walmart, Chase,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Hart and his global entertainment company Hartbeat have signed with WME for representation in all areas.
Hart will continue to develop, star in and produce feature films, television, commercials, and podcasts via Hartbeat. Hart was represented by WME for comedy touring, and is now expanding his relationship with the agency. The move to WME comes as Hart and Hartbeat continue to expand their portfolio of multi-platform IP.
Hart, who was named by Billboard as the highest grossing comedian in 2023, recently announced his “Acting My Age” tour.
Last month, he received the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy, as the 25th recipient and the youngest honoree to date. Hart has received multiple Grammy and Emmy award nominations over his decades-spanning career and is also a two-time New York Times best selling author.
A successful entrepreneur, Hart is chairman of Hartbeat, which develops, creates, distributes, and markets...
Hart will continue to develop, star in and produce feature films, television, commercials, and podcasts via Hartbeat. Hart was represented by WME for comedy touring, and is now expanding his relationship with the agency. The move to WME comes as Hart and Hartbeat continue to expand their portfolio of multi-platform IP.
Hart, who was named by Billboard as the highest grossing comedian in 2023, recently announced his “Acting My Age” tour.
Last month, he received the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy, as the 25th recipient and the youngest honoree to date. Hart has received multiple Grammy and Emmy award nominations over his decades-spanning career and is also a two-time New York Times best selling author.
A successful entrepreneur, Hart is chairman of Hartbeat, which develops, creates, distributes, and markets...
- 4/18/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Hart and his entertainment company Hartbeat have signed with WME for representation in all areas. Hart continues to develop, star, and produce feature films, television, commercials and podcasts via Hartbeat. The move to WME comes as Hart and Hartbeat continue to expand their portfolio of multi-platform IP.
Hart, named by Billboard as 2023’s highest-grossing comedian — recently announced his Acting My Age tour, with tickets going on general sale Friday. Last month, he received the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy, as the 25th recipient and the youngest honoree to date.
Hart has received multiple Grammy and Emmy nominations over his 25-plus-year career. He is also a two-time New York Times bestselling author.
Hart is chairman of Hartbeat, which develops, creates, distributes and markets entertainment and experiences at the intersection of comedy and culture. The company released 23 projects last year across TV, film, digital and audio,...
Hart, named by Billboard as 2023’s highest-grossing comedian — recently announced his Acting My Age tour, with tickets going on general sale Friday. Last month, he received the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy, as the 25th recipient and the youngest honoree to date.
Hart has received multiple Grammy and Emmy nominations over his 25-plus-year career. He is also a two-time New York Times bestselling author.
Hart is chairman of Hartbeat, which develops, creates, distributes and markets entertainment and experiences at the intersection of comedy and culture. The company released 23 projects last year across TV, film, digital and audio,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The most revealing part of Kevin Hart’s new Netflix series is not his Oscar contrition, marital drama or struggles with ego — it’s the rare glimpse at the nail-biting business of celebrity crisis management.
The six-part documentary “Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up” premiered last Friday, and offers access to the turbulent 2019 the top comic suffered (largely at his own hands). On the edges of his outsized personality, however, is a team of communications experts, producers and media executives walking tightropes as Hart makes bad problems worse.
Much speculation and deep reporting goes into uncovering emergency board meetings, panicked conference calls and the fraught business of crafting and pitching media strategies when Hollywood PR disasters hit. The moments are fantasized about in scripted shows, from the luxurious viper pit of “Succession” to the soapy playground of “Scandal.” The industry also loves to talk about crisis work gone wrong,...
The six-part documentary “Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up” premiered last Friday, and offers access to the turbulent 2019 the top comic suffered (largely at his own hands). On the edges of his outsized personality, however, is a team of communications experts, producers and media executives walking tightropes as Hart makes bad problems worse.
Much speculation and deep reporting goes into uncovering emergency board meetings, panicked conference calls and the fraught business of crafting and pitching media strategies when Hollywood PR disasters hit. The moments are fantasized about in scripted shows, from the luxurious viper pit of “Succession” to the soapy playground of “Scandal.” The industry also loves to talk about crisis work gone wrong,...
- 12/31/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Publicist Erica Gray has left Slate PR to join Jennifer Allen and Melissa Kates’ Viewpoint Public Relations. At the two-and-a-half-year-old Viewpoint, Gray will work alongside publicists Ruth Bernstein, Mandi Warren, Lindsey Ludwig and Haley Urman. She is bringing with her many of her clients, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jon Hamm, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Elisabeth Moss, Ari Graynor, Lauren Cohan, Justin Chatwin, Gabriel Mann, Scott Porter, Gina Torres, Bitsie Tulloch, KaDee Strickland, Lindsey Broad, Brian Geraghty and Thomas Sadoski among others. “Erica’s approach and philosophies toward personal publicity are very much in line with our own,” Allen and Kates said. Gray began her career at Huvane Baum Halls in 2001 and moved with them to what became Pmk/Hbh, where she was promoted to VP in 2009. She most recently worked for Slate PR having opened the company’s New York office in January 2010.
- 6/28/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Ruth Bernstein, who has been with B|W|R for 11 years, has decided to join Viewpoint Public Relations, a smaller firm whose principals Melissa Cates and Jennifer Allen began their careers at B|W|R. As the B|W|R principals emailed me; "We wish her only the best, as we do her assistant Haley Urman who will be accompanying her." Now let's all sing kumbaya.
- 4/19/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
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