When former presidential hopeful Fred Thompson decided to return to the entertainment biz, he turned to the William Morris Agency.
The agency announced yesterday that Thompson had signed with them, suggesting that he wants to return to his career in TV and movies now that his run for the Republican presidential nomination has ended.
As an actor, Thompson is most famous for his role as attorney Arthur Branch on Law & Order. He has also appeared in the films The Hunt for Red October, Curly Sue, In the Line of Fire and Die Hard 2.
While the former Tennessee senator won’t be making it to the oval office in 2008, he did play President Ulysses S. Grant in last year’s TV mini series Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
The William Morris Agency is a powerhouse of talent representation. The company can boast representing some of Hollywood’s legends, including Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Capra, Clark Gable and Judy Garland.
Clients over the years have also included Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dick Van Dyke, Bill Cosby, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys.
As a current client of WMA, Thompson joins Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Herbie Hancock, Billy Crystal, Joy Behar, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, among many others.
William Morris Agency is run by CEO James A. Wiatt and president Dave Wirtschafter, who have previously worked for International Creative Management, Inc.
Thompson dropped out of the presidential race in January, and has endorsed John McCain.
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#1. Winghunter 03.26.2008
“After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.” - Fred Thompson
As always Fred cuts through the BS but, you can find out what happened to his run;
AP Gives Thompson the ‘04 Treatment by Jed Babbin
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24127
Conservative Blackout by Lisa Fabrizio
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12517
Getting The Story Straight by Fred Thompson 12/29
http://www.redstate.com/stories/elections/2008/getting_the_story_straight
In the coming months we will also act to change a manipulated elective process and change the “leadership”, such as it is, of the republican party;
How the Republican Party Committed National Suicide By JB Williams
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_19227.shtml
Who Hijacked the Primaries? by Brett Winterble
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24726
The Death of Conservatism? 43 Mistakes and the GOP’s Dobson’s Choice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961546/posts
GOP Leads Astray
http://gopleadsastray.blogspot.com/
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