Exclusive: Veteran UTA film literary agent Bill Zotti has joined Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment as manager. Zotti has spent the last five years at his UTA, and before that he was at CAA, representing a noted writer, director and producer. & Doug Mand (Naked Gun), Gemma Burgess (My Lady Jane), Leah McKendrick (Scrambled), Flora Greeson (The High Note), Carrie Solomon (Ocean’s Prequel), Amy Aniobi (Insecure), Tess Morris (Sooner Or Later) , Darren Lemke (Kung Fu Panda), Dave Green (Coyote vs Acme), Mike Mitchell (Kung Fu Panda), Yasir Lester (War Machine), Rodney Burns (Winning Time), Ryan Kalil & Blake Griffin (Hello, Tomorrow). Zotti said he was with CAA for 12 years before joining UTA.
They’re trying to figure out which customers he’ll manage as a manager, but by all accounts it’s a friendly move.
“Bill is a wonderful person who has always represented artists with passion and integrity. “He has been a great colleague over the past few years and as he joins our friends at Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, I am excited to be working with him in his new role. We look forward to working together.”
“This move came after many years of working closely with Kaplan/Perrone and a long-time admirer of the company and its culture,” said Zotti. ”
A KPE partner said: He will undoubtedly be an exceptional manager and I am very pleased that he has chosen KPE as his new home.”
