News

Exclusive: Trip Taylor and Bobby Pura have signed with UTA. The agency will represent the duo’s company The Uprising in all areas; they were previously with Wme. Taylor was an executive producer on all the Jackass movies and a producer on the stunt-fueled TV series. He also was the Ep on MTV’s Nitro Circus and Wildboyz. A former MTV development exec, Pura was a producer on Jackass: The Movie in 2002 and exec produced the Venus And Serena: For Real series in 2005, among others. The two formed The Uprising in 2010. The company focuses on features, action sport shows, reality series and documentaries. The Uprising signing comes on the heels of Uma Thurman joining UTA this week for TV and film representation, the second new agency for the actress in as many years. Thurman joined Wme in September 2012 after leaving CAA in October 2011. She continues to also be repped by Untitled Entertainment.

New York, NY (March 20, 2012) – Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, today announced its development slate featuring a variety of comedy, documentary, animated and scripted series all rooted in music. The slate reflects Fuse’s robust development pipeline, with many more deals to come, as the network furthers its commitment to adding original programming to the existing music-focused lineup. In Development (all titles listed are working titles) “Ambassadors of Rock” “Ambassadors of Rock,” is a reality show which explores the world of music fans who are so devoted, they invite touring bands that they don’t know to crash in their homes, sleep in their beds, drink their beer and eat all of their food. “Ambassadors of Rock” is executive produced by Donita Sparks & Robert Fagan of 2 Way Mirror and Bobby Pura (“Jackass: The Movie,” “The Fabulous Life Presents”). “Blaze Studios” This half-hour scripted musical comedy,...