Richard Arlook
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Richard Arlook is a prominent American
talent manager
, film producer
and the President of The Arlook Group, a talent and literary management, production, and consulting company based in Beverly Hills, California
. Prior to founding The Arlook Group in 2008, he was a senior partner and the Head of Motion Picture Lit. at The Gersh Agency
.
, but moved to Puerto Rico
as a young child because his father was a senior U.S. government official working on the island.
Discovering his passion for show business
at an early age, Arlook went to work for a local concert promoter and began booking
local bands while he was still in high school. He was the student body president at Antilles High School and was well regarded for his friendly and gregarious nature. Richard also played a pretty mean guitar.
He attended Emerson College
where he produced student films and all throughout college interned at ABC News 20/20, working with Geraldo Rivera
.
Graduating after 3 years in 1983, Arlook moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. His first job was a stint as the contestant coordinator for the game show Tic Tac Dough. Shortly thereafter, he worked at Goldfarb Distributors, a foreign sales and distribution company where he helped to sell U.S. films internationally.
A major opportunity arose and he went to work as an assistant to Scott Rudin
, who was then the Head of Production at Twentieth Century Fox (1985).
In 1986, Arlook left Rudin to produce films on his own. He formed a production company called High Bar Pictures, and at the age of 26, he produced the feature film After Midnight for MGM.
He then joined The Gersh Agency
in 1990 where he represented many of the industry's top writers and directors. He rose through the ranks and eventually became a partner and the Head of Motion Picture Lit. department.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
talent manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and the President of The Arlook Group, a talent and literary management, production, and consulting company based in Beverly Hills, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Prior to founding The Arlook Group in 2008, he was a senior partner and the Head of Motion Picture Lit. at The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency was established in 1949 by Founder . With 125 employees, 60 agents and offices in Beverly Hills and New York, TGA maintains seven full-service departments: Talent, Feature Literary, TV Literary, Theater, Comedy, Below-the-Line, and a modeling agency.-External links:***...
.
History
Arlook was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, but moved to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
as a young child because his father was a senior U.S. government official working on the island.
Discovering his passion for show business
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....
at an early age, Arlook went to work for a local concert promoter and began booking
local bands while he was still in high school. He was the student body president at Antilles High School and was well regarded for his friendly and gregarious nature. Richard also played a pretty mean guitar.
He attended Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
where he produced student films and all throughout college interned at ABC News 20/20, working with Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and former talk show host...
.
Graduating after 3 years in 1983, Arlook moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. His first job was a stint as the contestant coordinator for the game show Tic Tac Dough. Shortly thereafter, he worked at Goldfarb Distributors, a foreign sales and distribution company where he helped to sell U.S. films internationally.
A major opportunity arose and he went to work as an assistant to Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin is an American film producer and a theatrical producer.-Early life and work:Scott Rudin was born in New York City, NY, on July 14, 1958, and raised in the town of Baldwin on Long Island. At the age of sixteen, he started working as an assistant to theatre producer Kermit Bloomgarden...
, who was then the Head of Production at Twentieth Century Fox (1985).
In 1986, Arlook left Rudin to produce films on his own. He formed a production company called High Bar Pictures, and at the age of 26, he produced the feature film After Midnight for MGM.
He then joined The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency was established in 1949 by Founder . With 125 employees, 60 agents and offices in Beverly Hills and New York, TGA maintains seven full-service departments: Talent, Feature Literary, TV Literary, Theater, Comedy, Below-the-Line, and a modeling agency.-External links:***...
in 1990 where he represented many of the industry's top writers and directors. He rose through the ranks and eventually became a partner and the Head of Motion Picture Lit. department.