Matthew Baskharoon Joins UTA as Unscripted TV Agent
variety.comWilson Chapman editorUnited Talent Agency has hired WME alum Matthew Baskharoon as an agent in its unscripted television department, the agency announced Wednesday.“UTA has established themselves as a company willing to disrupt and go against the grain,” Baskharoon said in a statement. “Their culture promotes innovation and entrepreneurship and I look forward to leveraging everything the company has to offer to service my diverse roster of clients.”Prior to joining UTA, Baskharoon worked in the non-scripted television and documentary department of media agency WME for over a decade.
As an agent, he specializes in talent representation, television packaging and documentary film strategy. He represents a diverse slate of clients, including newly minted Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot (“The Queen of Basketball”), producer and director Matt Ogens, Tan France of “Queer Eye,” E!
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Many of his clients are expected to follow him to UTA. Baskharoon will be based in UTA’s Los Angeles office. In his role, he will work closely alongside UTA partner Darnell Strom and the company’s Culture and Leadership division.
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