Jeremy Zimmer

Jeremy Zimmer (born April 17, 1958)[1] is an American entertainment industry executive who serves as the executive chairman of the board of directors of United Talent Agency (UTA). He co-founded the agency and served as the CEO from 2012 to 2025.

Early life and education

Zimmer is the son of novelist Jill Schary Robinson and stockbroker Jon Zimmer,[2] and the grandson of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio chief Dore Schary.[3][4] His family was Jewish.[5] He was raised on the West Coast of the United States, but relocated during his senior year of high school so Robinson could focus on her career.[6] Zimmer attended, but did not graduate from, Boston University.[7]

Career

In 1979, at the age of 19, Zimmer left college to work in the William Morris Agency mailroom.[6][3][8] After transferring to Los Angeles,[6] he joined ICM Partners in 1984.[7] There, Zimmer became a talent agent, working on films such as Die Hard (1988), The Fisher King (1991), and In the Line of Fire (1993).[6] He later ran the agency's Motion Picture Literary and Motion Picture Packaging divisions.[7] In 1989, Zimmer left ICM for Bauer/Benedek Agency, where he became a partner.[6][7] In 1991, the firm combined with Leading Artists Agency to form United Talent Agency (UTA).[6][7][9]

Zimmer headed UTA's literary department from 1997–2006.[10][11][12] He has been credited with creating the agency's branding, licensing, and endorsements division, as well as UTA's agent training program.[7] Zimmer was the agency's chief executive officer from 2012 to 2025 when he was named the executive chairman of the board of directors.[7][13][14] Throughout his career as an agent, Zimmer has represented Mariah Carey, Bryan Cranston, DJ Khaled, Chelsea Handler, Kevin Hart, Anthony Hopkins, Marc Lawrence, Brian Robbins,[6][15] M. Night Shyamalan,[16][17] and YG.[7]

Schary and Zimmer ranked number eight in Vanity Fair 2017 list of the "25 Most Important Families in Hollywood History".[3] Zimmer, along with United Talent Agency Managing Directors David Kramer and Jay Sures, ranked number 33 on The Hollywood Reporter 2017 list of the 100 "most powerful people in entertainment".[18][19]

Personal life

Zimmer has been married twice. In 2004, Zimmer married his second wife, Marisa Lynn Miller, in a civil ceremony in Brentwood, California.[20] Her father co-founded the Miller's Outpost retail chain of stores.[21] He has four children.[6]

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