Guy Oseary

Not to be confused with Guy Azouri.
Guy H. Oseary

Oseary in 2013
Native name גיא עוזרי
Born (1972-10-03) October 3, 1972
Jerusalem, Israel
Residence Los Angeles, California
Nationality Israeli American
Education Beverly Hills High School
Occupation Talent manager, investor, author, film producer
Years active 1987–present
Employer Maverick
Known for Manager of Madonna and U2
Notable work On the Record
Television Last Call with Carson Daly (executive producer)
Religion Judaism
Spouse(s) Michelle Alves (m. 2006)
Children 3
Awards Billboard Touring Awards
(Top Manager; 2006, 2009)

Guy Harley Oseary (Hebrew: גיא עוזרי‎‎; born October 3, 1972) is an Israeli American talent manager, investor, writer and businessman who began his career in entertainment at 17 at what was to become Maverick. He is the manager for Madonna and U2.[1]

Biography

Guy Oseary was born on October 3, 1972, in Jerusalem, to a Jewish family.[2] He was raised in California and attended Beverly Hills High School.[3] In 2006, he married Brazilian model Michelle Alves, with whom he has four children.[4][5]

Career

Further information: Maverick (company)

At the age of 19, Guy Oseary joined Maverick Records as an A&R executive, and then rose through the ranks to chairman, developing a roster of artists that included The Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Deftones, The Wreckers, Paul Oakenfold, Michelle Branch, Summercamp and soundtracks on such film series as Austin Powers, The Matrix and Kill Bill. Oseary guided Maverick to sell over 100 million albums worldwide and secured its spot as one of the industry's leading boutique labels.

As part of Maverick Films, Oseary executive produced Rob Zombie’s first two ventures into feature filmmaking: House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects; and four films of The Twilight Saga: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 1. He also serves as executive producer on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.[6]

In May 2004, Guy Oseary partnered with Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon to become a principal in Untitled Entertainment, a management company with offices in Beverly Hills and New York City. In 2005, Oseary became the manager for his longtime business partner Madonna and guided her through the Confessions Tour (2006), Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008–09), and The MDNA Tour (2012), which are among the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. He won Top Manager at the Billboard Touring Awards in 2006 and 2009.[7][8] In 2007, Guy Oseary negotiated a 360 deal partnering Madonna with Live Nation worth $120 million.[9] On 12 November 2013 it was announced that Guy Oseary would be replacing Paul McGuinness as manager of U2 in a $30 million deal which would see Live Nation buy both Maverick and U2's management company Principle Management. McGuinness was quoted as saying “I have long regarded Guy Oseary as the best manager of his generation, and there is no one else I would have considered to take over the day-to-day running of our business.”[10] Oseary is also the manager for Amy Schumer.

Other work

Michael Arrington interviewing Oseary and Ashton Kutcher at TechCrunch Disrupt 2013 in New York

Guy Oseary has authored four books, including a book on Jewish influences in the music industry titled Jews Who Rock. His second book, On the Record, is a collection of first-hand accounts on how to break into the music industry from many of the most successful artists, producers and executives.[11] He also authored two coffee table books with his own photography of Madonna's 2006 and 2008–09 tours respectively titled "Madonna: Confessions" and "Madonna: Sticky & Sweet."[12][13]

Oseary, along with Ashton Kutcher and Ronald Burkle, is a co-founder at A-Grade Investments, a venture capital firm that has made numerous investments in companies such as Airbnb, Foursquare, Shazam, SoundCloud, Spotify and Uber.[14] In 2010, Madonna and Oseary founded gym chain Hard Candy Fitness. They've also partnered with Iconix Brand Group to launch the lifestyle brand "Truth or Dare by Madonna."

Guy Oseary appears in cameos in movies such as Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and You Don't Mess with the Zohan.[6] He also made a cameo in Madonna's 1992 music video for her single "Deeper and Deeper," in which he appears as a dancer with an afro wig in a club.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Randy (November 15, 2013). "U2 manager Paul McGuinness turning reins over to Guy Oseary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sex, Drugs and…Lots of Jews?". jewishjournal.com. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Mcshane, Larry (July 6, 2008). "Madonna's other Guy is link between A-Rod, Lenny Kravitz". Daily News. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Michelle Alves". New York magazine. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guy Oseary & Michelle Alves' Beach Babes". Celebrity Baby Scoop. December 9, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Guy Oseary". IMDb. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Stones, Madonna Honored At Billboard Touring Awards". Billboard. November 9, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Madonna Takes Top Honors At Billboard Touring Awards". Billboard. November 5, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ Waddell, Ray (October 16, 2007). "Update: Madonna Confirms Deal With Live Nation". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ Sisario, Ben (November 12, 2013). "Live Nation Nears a Deal for Managers of Music Acts". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Madonna in Guy Oseary's book on the record industry". Madonna.com. November 2, 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Madonna: Confessions". powerHouse Books. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Madonna: Sticky & Sweet". powerHouse Books. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ Hampp, Andrew (May 1, 2013). "Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher's A-GRade Receives $100 Million Valuation". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

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