The William Morris Endeavor agency has launched a new division for representing and servicing celebrity and brand estates.
Run by Phil Sandhaus, a veteran estate manager and consultant to late icons like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly and Whitney Houston, the newAt launch, WME Legends has signed the estates of: performance artist and comedian; acclaimed singer, actress , dancer, comedian and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt; The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh, who went on to become a staunch anti-apartheid, criminal justice and Pan-African activist; the influential New York landmark; and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember...
The agency is already in advanced discussions about merchandising, live events, podcast slates, stage musicals, fashion collaborations, and scripted and unscripted content based on the legacies of those clients. The representation of the Tosh estate is in association with Brian Latture and the MegaSource Entertainment Group.
This announcement builds upon WME’s existing roster of marquee estates across theater, books, music and more, including Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donna Summer, August Wilson, Isaac Asimov, Edward Albee, Abe Burrows and Terrence McNally. Sandhaus brings more than 35 years of experience as an artist manager, record label executive and estate manager for artists such as David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Miles Davis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.WME Legends will be managing the publication of unreleased novels, TV specials and performances, music, manuscripts, and sound recordings by Kaufman, and exercising opportunities for licensing and merchandising, a series biopic, documentary, podcast and an official biography.