Bernie brillstein biography

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Bernie Brillstein

American producer (1931–2008)

Bernie Brillstein
Born	Bernard Jules Brillstein (1931-04-26)April 26, 1931 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 7, 2008(2008-08-07) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Alma mater	New York University
Spouses	Laura Smith (m. 1967) Deborah Ellen Koskoff (m. 1975) Carrie Winston (m. 1998)

Bernard Jules Brillstein^[1] (April 26, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an American film and television producer, executive producer, and talent agent.

He began his career in the 1950s at the William Morris Agency before founding his own company in 1969 and later joining forces with Brad Grey to helm Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (now Brillstein Entertainment Partners), one of the most important and influential Hollywood talent managemen

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Bernard J. "Bernie" Brillstein (April 26, 1931 – August 7, 2008) was an American film and television producer, executive producer and talent agent.

Life and career[]

Brillstein was born in Manhattan to Moe and Tillie Brillstein, who all shared the Manhattan home of his uncle, the vaudeville and radio performer Jack Pearl.

Brillstein attended Stuyvesant High School, graduated from New York University, and later served in the military. Brillstein earned his way into show business in the mailroom at the William

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R.I.P. Bernie Brillstein

The 77-year-old Hollywood manager and movie/TV producer died tonight from complications when his kidneys failed after a long illness stemming from heart disease. Bernie Brillstein’s longtime partner Brad Grey and his longtime client Lorne Michaels made arrangements for a memorial service Monday at 6 PM at UCLA. I’m told his funeral will be private. Like most everyone in Hollywood, I loved Bernie. Because he was that rarity in showbiz, an astute lärling of Hollywood history who also learned from it. And he understood the proper use of power in this town, as opposed to the abuse of power, in a way most did not.

Though his father was in the millinery business in New York, Brillstein majored in advertising and marketing in college. He scored two interviews at Madison Avenue agencies thanks to the influence of his uncle, Jack Pearl, an ex-Ziegfield Follies comedian who had become a radio star doing the röst of Baron Munchau