Matt Vioral Heads To Brillstein In Transition To Management After Two Decades At Gersh; Jacob Elordi Among Clients Joining Him

What happened

Key facts

• Matt Vioral, a 20-year veteran of The Gersh Agency talent department, has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners in a transition to management, Deadline has learned.
• Reported by Deadline and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:12:00 UTC.

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1. 22:12 UTC · Deadline

   Matt Vioral Heads To Brillstein In Transition To Management After Two Decades At Gersh; Jacob Elordi Among Clients Joining Him

2. 23:50 UTC · Variety

   Co-Founder Nate Bolotin to Exit XYZ Films After Almost Two Decades With Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

3. 00:46 UTC · Variety

   Skeet Ulrich Says His ‘Scream’ Arc Couldn’t Be Completed After Melissa Barrera’s Firing: ‘There’s No Billy Loomis’ Without Her

4. 01:01 UTC · Deadline

   HBO Max And Paramount+ Will Eventually Combine After “Short-Term” Bundling Phase, David Ellison Says

5. 01:32 UTC · Variety

   Megyn Kelly Tells Olivia Rodrigo to ‘Stick to Singing’ After Speaking Out About Cornell 7 Case: ‘You Don’t Know What the F— You’re Talking About’

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