Motion picture agent vet Spencer Baumgarten died peacefully at his home Monday evening, Deadline has learned. He was 62. Baumgarten’s cause of death, we hear, was due to complications from leukemia (AML).
Known as a fierce advocate for his clients for over three decades, Baumgarten’s clients throughout his career included Jon Favreau, Gore Verbinski, Rodrigo Bernardo, Heather McGowan, Steve Conrad and many others.
Baumgarten began his career in the entertainment business in 1988 as an assistant to Joe Rosenberg, thereafter spending time at Endeavor, CAA and ICM.
He joined ICM Partners in 2016 and left in September 2019 as Motion Picture Co-Head and Partner to form SMB Entertainment, a management and production company.
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