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Ashley Hamilton
Host, "Extra"

On submission: His memoir "Living with the Devil:
A Junkie’s Journey through Heroin, Hollywood and Hell"

Lionsgate is coming on board "What To Expect When You're Expecting," acquiring feature rights to Heidi Murkoff's bestseller. Heidi and Erik
Murkoff will exec produce alongside Murkoff's literary rep Alan Nevins of Renaissance Management, who brokered
the deal with Phoenix Pictures.
Variety article.

Renaissance is a Los Angeles based management company, headed by Alan Nevins, representing writers, speakers, print & media talent, as well as, film, television and intellectual rights properties. The company is the successor of the entity owned by infamous super-agent, Irving "Swifty" Lazar, giving Renaissance the enviable legacy of one of Hollywood's most colorful literary representatives.

Nevins has been associated with Renaissance for over sixteen years and is one of its founding members. Among his accomplishments, while representing the literary endeavors of some of Hollywood's most iconic names such as Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway and Goldie Hawn, was the orchestration of one of the biggest deals in publishing history while, in the television arena, Nevins received a Christopher Award and an Emmy Nomination for his work as an Executive Producer on the Lifetime Event movie, Homeless to Harvard.

The art of spotting and developing new talent for television and film commands a specialized eye. Renaissance has made a formal alliance with Jackson-Medavoy Entertainment, headed by partners Brian Medavoy and Devon Jackson, to help manage talent in al areas. Medavoy has discovered and guided the careers of some of Hollywood's most recognizeable faces and names including the early careers of major talents like Jason Bateman, Ryan Reyolds, Jenna Elfman, Josh Brolin, Maria Bello and Tobey Maguire. He earned an Emmy Award for American High and also Executive Produced the hit television shows Dharma and Greg and Just Shoot Me. Jackson began his career at the United Talent Agency and then moved to Handprint Entertainment before starting his own firm, Trademark Talent, in 2003.

With an homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood, Renaissance nurtures celebrated personalities with the style and sophistication of a bygone era. In the literary division, we represent a broad spectrum of up-market and commercial fiction and non-fiction. Among our classic list of authors are the Estates of James Jones (From Here to Eternity and Thin Red Line) and Cornell Woolrich (Rear Window). Renaissance also represents the intellectual rights to our client's properties as well as those of agencies and publishers in New York, London and beyond.

In the talent division, through the formal association with Jackson-Medavoy, we nurture clients who show exceptional promise in either film or television. Among our talent list is a host on the daily news show, Extra; a legendary rock musician; and one of Hollywood's best known actresses whose family has become Hollywood royalty.

In our speakers division, Renaissance represents a small, elite list of world renown, iconic personalities who are available for appearances and speaking engagements on an international basis. We handle all aspects of a professional appearance including negotiations, contracts, travel and accommodations, presentation development and venue presence.

Jackson-Medavoy & Renaissance is a new breed of management bringing together intellectual properties, talent, and creative and specialized content creation for clients that desire a more individualized and sophisticated approach to career development.

Just Published
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Let It Bleed:
The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties
by Ethan Russell

American Rebel:
The Life of Clint Eastwood
by Marc Eliot

Some Like It Hot:
My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie
by Tony Curtis