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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>In other Strand Entertainment<\/a> news, longtime agent Ali Benmohamed<\/a> is negotiating to join the company, in a transition to management following 16 years at United Talent Agency.<\/p>\n \n\tBenmohamed will start at Strand in November. It\u2019s a big move for Benmohamed, who has essentially been at UTA for his entire career. He officially launched his journey as a trainee at WMA in 2008, after graduating from USC with his BA in International Relations and Economics. He remained there through the transition to WME, before joining UTA in 2009. <\/p>\n \n\tKnown for his global perspective shaped by his French Algerian heritage and upbringing in Paris, Benmohamed has, over the course of his career, repped some of the industry\u2019s most celebrated talents, including BAFTA winner John Boyega, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Coolidge, Tiller Russell, Joel McHale, Sebastian Maniscalco, Randall Park, George Lopez, Craig Robinson, Charlotte Le Bon, Jay Ellis,\u00a0Timothy Simons, Phoebe Robinson, Guz Khan, Dali Bensallah, Baloji, Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, Travis Bennett and David Gyasi. <\/p>\n \n\tClients confirmed to be joining Benmohamed in his next chapter, as of now, include Boyega, Russell, Hardwick, Simons, Khan, Benssalah and Baloji.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Ali to Strand Entertainment,\u201d said the partners of the firm. \u201cHe\u2019s been a longtime friend and collaborator whose deep industry relationships, exceptional taste, and global perspective will be invaluable to our team. We\u2019ve long admired his producorial and creative instincts, as well as his ability to guide talent with both vision and care. Ali\u2019s collaborative spirit and commitment to empowering artists align perfectly with our culture and our mission to foster long-term, meaningful careers.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs we told you less than an hour ago, Strand Entertainment has just signed Lizzy Mathis, the multi-hyphenate best known for executive producing, co-creating and co-hosting Roku\u2019s #1 rated home series, Honest Renovations<\/em>, alongside Jessica Alba. Recently, the company also inked Jeannie Mai, the host and executive producer of Amazon cooking competition series America\u2019s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tOther notable clients of the management company include Wilmer Valderrama, Jason Isaacs, Katherine Waterston, Mike Colter, Matthew Lillard, Rosie Perez, Derek Hough, Nicholas Pinnock, Margarita Levieva, Leila George, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Holland, Angela Sarafyan, and Sandrine Holt, among others. Its roster of emerging talent includes Meg Donnelly (Zombies<\/em>), Jess Hong (3 Body Problem<\/em>), Luke Newton (Bridgerton<\/em>), Cooper Koch (Monsters: Menendez Brothers<\/em>), Aurora Perrineau (Kaos<\/em>), Daisy Jelley (How to Have Sex<\/em>), Ella Newton (Mosquito Bowl<\/em>), AmyBeth McNulty (Stranger Things<\/em>), Ella Stiller (The Comeback<\/em>) and Keen Ruffalo (Sterling Point<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: In other Strand Entertainment news, longtime agent Ali Benmohamed is negotiating to join the company, in a transition to management following 16 years at United Talent Agency. Benmohamed will start at Strand in November. 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