Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed Denim Richards in talent and branding.
Richards was most recently a series regular on the hit series “Yellowstone” for Paramount Network opposite Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley and Cole Hauser. In 2018, he received a SAG Award nomination for his role on the series. Richards also recurred on “Good Trouble” for Freeform.
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Richards is an accomplished entrepreneur with a production company, wine label and cigar company amongst his endeavors. He is also a singer and keyboardist, with musical performances on “Conan” and in many theatre productions. He first began acting and singing in the Los Angeles NAACP competition and went on to take fourth place in nationals.
Richards has proven himself to be a powerful public speaker, serving as the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 keynote speaker in Botswana. He also hosted a TedX Talk in Namibia on African Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit, and was the keynote speaker at the 2023 U.S./Africa Summit in Botswana and the keynote speaker for the 2023 MIP African FAME Week – Film, Arts, Media & Entertainment.
He remains managed by Steven Adams at Alta Global Media, attorneys Gordon Bobb and Abel Lezcano of Del Shaw and Mike Liotta at PR Machine.
Innovative has been on a signing streak recently, with recent signs including talent signings Sarita Choudhury , Bobby Soto, Taylor Polidore Williams, Brandee Evans, Shanola Hampton, Barry O’Brien and Melissa Joan Hart, among many others.
Innovative Artists Entertainment continues to strategically grow after announcing a strategic partnership with Coral Tree Partners, which assumed a minority stake in the agency in late March. As part of that announcement, the company unified all prior brands under the Innovative Artists name into the singular Innovative Artists Entertainment umbrella brand.
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