Lady Dynamite's TV Manager (Fred Melamed) and Maria Bamford's real manager (Bruce Smith) face off in dueling interviews.
PanelistBruce Smith PRESIDENT OMNIPOP TALENT, MANAGER, PRODUCER, INSTAGRAM PHOTOGRAPHER,
Bruce Smith is the founding partner and president of Omnipop Talent Group, a management company that began as a personal appearance talent agency in N.Y. Since starting the L.A. office, Bruce has launched the careers of Maria Bamford, Oscar Nunez, Doug Jones, Andy Kindler, Doug Benson, Natasha Leggero, Christopher Titus, Kevin James, Jimmy Pardo, Erica Rhodes, Derek Waters, Scott Aukerman, and others.
Bruce has overseen high-profile Netflix comedy specials for Maria Bamford and Doug Benson. TV producer credits include Lady Dynamite, The High Court with Doug Benson, and Halfway Home. Digital media producing credits include Dr. Katz: The Audio Files (Audible), The Maria Bamford Show (superdeluxe), and Si Pipi Si! (Broadway Video).
The inspiration for Lady Dynamite’s dubious Bruce Ben-Bacharach character, Bruce is a photographer whose photos have been in Entertainment Weekly, Maxim, Playboy, Rolling Stone, the L.A. Times, the N.Y. Times, and his Instagram. TWITTER |
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PanelistFred Melamed LADY DYNAMITE, A SIMPLE MAN, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
On television, Melamed headlines with Maria Bamford on the hit Netflix series, Lady Dynamite, from Mitch Hurwitz and Pam Brady. He recurs as errant father Charles Cole on Hulu's Golden Globe-nominated Casual, patrician chick-magnet J. Cronkite Valley Forge on New Girl, sports casting legend Glen Klose on Now We're Talking, and Sir Patrick Stewart's messed-up psychiatrist Dr. Mendelson on Starz' Blunt Talk. In the past, Melamed's major small screen roles have included Harvey Oberholt on House of Lies, Avi Mensusen on Girls, Professor Donald Holt on Married, Leonard Hillman on Childrens Hospital, Larry David's name-dropping psychiatrist Arthur Thurgood from Curb Your Enthusiasm, tough-guy jurist Alan Karpman on The Good Wife, and irascible voiceover legend Fred Melamed opposite Robin Williams on The Crazy Ones. TWITTER |
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