Tom Hiddleston (Lucky 13) (1000)

820 Name: Anon : 2016-09-21 21:59 ID:2N6FC+ZQ

>>819 I have to say I have always been bemused by what a "manager" does in this context. Agent I can see, publicist just about (though I read in the context of the Brangelina divorce that AJ hasn't got one, or seemingly anyone else in her teeny entourage except her agent and her lawyer. Which makes me think that a B list star like TH could possibly, just possibly, manage with a smaller crew). What does a manager do? What is there to "manage" if you have a publicist, an agent and a PA?

821 Name: Whatsinaname : 2016-09-21 22:57 ID:/dRQNS9U

>>820 Great question. Everything I've read on agent vs. manager makes it out to be that a manager is an extra suit to find work and negotiate contracts. Used to be a time where the agent did that, and creative agencies had lawyers on staff. Apparently that's changed because an agent has may have as many as 150 clients, while a manager has at most 20-25 and can give more person attention.

Personally, I think managers handle things that weren't as prominent 30 years ago, like endorsements, appearances on talk shows and reality shows, anything where you meet fans (conventions, meet & greets), and nowadays, navigating social media more personally. And, being a fixer. The Ray Donovans of showbiz.

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