Edward Frank Limato Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ed Limato was born on July 10, 1936 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA as Edward Frank Limato. He died on July 3, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
[In 2005 interview with Variety]: Many agents tend to look at talent as a commodity today to help their own career. I still think of talent as something to be served.
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Great legends are usually people who die young because they didn't live long enough to spoil their image.
He shared his home in the Hollywood Hills, California with his mother, Angelina Limato, who survives him.
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He is survived by his mother, Angelina Limato of Hollywood Hills, California; his brother Paul Limatol and sister Angela Limato Muliero.
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He began his career as a disc jockey in Panama City, Florida and was hired in the mail room at the Ashley-Famous Agency in New York City in the 1970s. This led to International Creative Management Agency in Los Angeles, William Morris Agency, and returned to International Creative Management Agecy as CoPresident. He left in 2007 to rejoin the William Morris Agency.
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Survived by his 99 year old mother, Angelina.
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He helped discover Mel Gibson, Richard Gere, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Costner, and Michael Biehn. Clients also included Ava Gardner, Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Wynona Ryder, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Goldie Hawn, Denzel Washington, Steve Martin, Dennis Quaid, Madonna, Nicholas Cage, Robert Downey, Jr., Liam Neeson, Billy Crystal, Claire Danes, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, and Thomas Jane.
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Worked as an assistant to director Franco Zeffirelli in Rome. Began his agent career in the mail room of the Ashley-Famous Agency in New York in 1966. Spent over 40 years working at ICM and William Morris.
$1.9 Million
