William Morris Agency

The William Morris Agency is a Hollywood talent agency, founded by the namesake individual in 1898.
Starting in September 1961, the agency took up representation of Jim Henson and Muppets, Inc. They were personally handled by Bernie Brillstein, a young executive at the agency at the time, through 1964, when Brillstein left to found his own agency and the Muppets followed.Jim Henson's Red Book: 9/1/1964 – ‘Signed Bernie as manager.’ The agency was acknowledged by the Muppets, Inc. team as they painted the pipes in their NBC dressing room in 1963, writing "Represented by William Morris"; the message was blacked over before the pipes were presented on camera soon after.Oz, Frank NBC Nightly News, 2010
==References==
*In the Muppet Babies episode "A Punch Line to the Tummy," Baby Gonzo imagines himself as "Gonzo Morris, Hollywood super agent."
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