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Mandy Del Rio and Citizen Skull Management (Csp Management) have signed award-winning Actor and Filmmaker Carolyn Bridget Kennedy to theatrical and commercial representation. Carolyn, a comedy and improv maven, appears in the 4th season of the Award-winning Netflix original series “The Umbrella Academy” and in ABC Studios comedy series “How to Die Alone”. Her own projects have garnered over 150 awards from film festivals around the globe, including wins for Leading Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy.

“I am thrilled to expand my representation with Citizen Skull across the board by adding Mandy to my incredible team. She is industrious, tireless and enthusiastic – all wonderful traits to have in a manager”, said Kennedy.

Del Rio is a talent manager with over 10 years of industry experience, including 6 years in casting. Her work spans both sides of the camera giving her a deep understanding of the creative process.

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Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 2024 – Jonathan Reiner and Citizen Skull Management (Csp Management) have signed award-winning Actor and Filmmaker Carolyn Bridget Kennedy for voice over representation. Carolyn, a comedy and improv maven, appears in the 4th season of the Award-winning Netflix original series “The Umbrella Academy” and in the upcoming ABC Studios comedy series “How to Die Alone”. Her own projects have garnered over 150 awards from film festivals around the globe, including wins for Leading Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy.

“Jonathan’s diverse industry experience and intuitive management skills are an important addition to my stellar team. I am delighted to be working with Citizen Skull”, said Kennedy.

Jonathan Reiner is an Emmy-winning writer and producer whose credits include “The Bachelorette” (ABC), “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome” (ABC), and “Gene Simmons: Family Jewels” (A&e). He has a wealth of experience running field and post for major production companies, cable networks,...

Murray Gershenz, whose credits as a character actor ranged from Todd Phillips’ The Hangover to The Sarah Silverman Program, died after a heart attack on August 28. He was 91. Gershenz passed away in Los Angeles, where he’d also owned and operated music store “Music Man Murray” for over 50 years. The late bloomer began his acting career at age 80 with a role on Will & Grace as Uncle Funny; his film highlights include I Love You, Man, Smashed, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. His resume also included episodes of Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, House M.D., Modern Family, Raising Hope, NCIS, Kickin’ It, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show. He recently completed work on Sullivan & Son. Gershenz is survived by his children Irving, Norman and Nada, his grandchildren Sarah and Carmela, his great grandchildren Vincent and Mila. He was repped by close friend and manager Corey Allen Kotler and agent Theo Caesar.

When movie lovers think of a lone hero trapped in a high-rise controlled by bad guys, the classic Bruce Willis actioner Die Hard comes to mind. Released in 1988, the film made Willis more than just that guy from Moonlighting and started a new genre, the contained space action movie. Soon other films were copying Die Hard's spatial premise with thrillers of their own that became “Die Hard on a _____”. Die Hard wasn't the first film to have this premise – The Big Clock (1948) later remade as No Way Out (1987) comes to mind – just the first to do it really well. About a year prior, Charlie Band, who would strike gold with the Dtv Puppet Master horror films, produced a small action movie set in New York about an insurance salesman who finds himself in a Die Hard situation with a local gang. Garry Frank plays Barry, an insurance salesman who's...