About Eric Klass

I was an actor's agent for more than thirty-five years. For thirty-two of those years, I was owner of my own talent agency in Beverly Hills, California (Belson & Klass Associates, later, The Eric Klass Agency). Prior to my moving to California in 1974, and opening my own agency, I had run the New York office of Peter Witt Associates, a very prestigious independent New York agency.

Clients of mine over the years have included Sir Anthony Hopkins, Robert Duvall, Don Johnson, Ed Begley, Jr. and Eli Wallach - among many others.

My former partner, Mike Belson, and I never sought fame or notoriety for ourselves at our agency. Our clients were the focus of our attentions. When Mike Belson retired from the agency business in 1994, I continued on alone - until April, 2006, when I, too, decided to retire from the agency business.

One thing that I have seen change dramatically over the years is the increasing financial victimization of actors. In other words, more and more these days, actors have to pay to be seen or auditioned - often by people involved in the hiring of actors. It makes actors lives a lot more difficult - and a lot more costly.

As a working actors agent, it is very difficult to speak out about such perceived injustices - out of fear of reprisals - particularly toward one's clients. Now, as a "former talent agent", I am able to vigorously address this issue - along with other such issues which face actors these days.

I will be posting further on similar subjects of interest to the actor in the near future. Meanwhile, I will be happy to reply to any questions or comments you may have.



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