‘Homicide’ Creator Paul Attanasio Remembers Late CAA Agent Tony Etz: “He Was Really A Beautiful Soul”

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Paul Attanasio is an accomplished film and TV writer-producer, nominated for two Oscars and four Emmy Awards, whose credits range from the movies Donnie Brasco, Quiz Show and The Sum of All Fears to the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street,which he created, House, which he executive produced, and Bull, which he co-created and executive produced.

And while Hollywood didn’t believe in him early on, one person always did — his longtime TV agent Tony Etz at CAA who died yesterday at the age of 64 after a long battle with Chordoma, a rare type of cancer. “The world is very much diminished without Tony,” Attanasio said of the Illinois native. “He was really a beautiful soul.” Here are the memories he shared of Etz:A friend of ours talks about Tony’s essential Midwesternness: Midwestern decency and Midwestern grit.

I don’t know if you have spent any time in the Midwest, but it really is essential to understanding Tony. There is a legacy out there of bad harvests and tough winters that by some alchemy brings out the best in people, reminds them to be friendly and kind, and put others first.

Deep down, Tony had that grit.Among other things, he had the grit to survive a bad illness for many years with his distinctive grace.