Media Artists Group

MAG:
Media Artists Group or MAG is one of the oldest talent and literary agencies in Hollywood with their franchise dating back to 1945. MAG has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London and Las Vegas. MAG Talent is the division dedicated to representing both new and celebrity talent for commercial and theatrical projects including: motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, concerts, commercials, sports, digital media, and video games.


Beginnings:
Raphael Berko purchased the Leonetti Talent Agency from Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson in 1987 and renamed it Media Artists Group. Since then, Raphael Berko has remained the President and CEO of MAG Worldwide to date.


Clients:
MAG has represented a number of stars along the way including: Danny Aiello, Kim Novak, Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Tippi Hedren, Jared Leto, Jean Claude Van Damme, Kimbo Slice to Pitbull, Vanilla Ice, Fat Joe, The Game and Ja Rule to name a few.


Theatrical Management:
In addition to representing actors and celebrities, MAG also represents various theatrical shows including one of Off-Broadway's longest and most successful running shows Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Tony n' Tina's Wedding opened in 1988 Off-Broadway, and has been deemed the longest running Off-Broadway show in history. Raphael Berko has successfully produced productions in New York, Las Vegas, Alaska, California and Florida.


New York Division:
Raphael Berko hired production coordinator Drew Elliot to manage the Times Square production in 2004. After 5 successful years with Tony n' Tina's Wedding, Drew Elliot changed his name to Drew Elliot Ness and was hired to help Raphael Berko form the New York branch of MAG Talent. The name "Ness" was branded to Drew after the famous Untouchable legend "Elliot Ness". The name was given to Drew by his Hiphop and UFC fighter clients for his cutthroat reputation in contract negotiations. 

 

Agents:
Current agents for the company are: Raphael Berko, Jeff Fisher, Nicole St. John, Tanya Westbrook, Ruby Martin, Steven Erdek, Staceyy Robinson, Carmen Aiello, Jeff Leavitt, Barbara Alexander and Steve Levy.


 
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