Sandy Gallin

Albert Samuel Gallin, better known as Sandy Gallin, (born 1940) is a producer and talent manager, winner of an Emmy Award.[1]

Career

Gallin was born in 1940 in New York, the son of middle class Jewish parents.[2] He graduated from Boston University in 1962 beforejoining the mailroom of General Artists Corporation and eventually becoming a senior vice president and board member.[2] After less than a year at GAC, he became a junior agent. During this time he played a role in booking The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.[1]

In 1970 he left GAC and partnered with his cousin, Raymond Katz, to create the personal management company Katz Gallin, which lasted 14 years. Since then he has managed the careers of Cher, Dolly Parton,[3] Michael Jackson,[3] Neil Diamond,[3] Barbra Streisand,[1] Mariah Carey,[1] and Whoopi Goldberg.[3]

He's produced over 20 movies as well as Broadway plays, and has been the CEO of Mirage Entertainment and Sports. He is a close associate of Steve Wynn,[1] Barry Diller,[4][5] David Geffen,[4] Diane Von Furstenberg,[6] and Calvin Klein.[2][4][7]

His 70th birthday party was thrown at Donna Karan's West Village studio, attended by Patti LaBelle, Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Vera Wang, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, Sandra Bernhard, Les Moonves, and Ron Perelman.[8]

Cancer

In 1988 Gallin battled cancer.[4]

Sexual harassment

In 1997, Gallin was sued by two former employees alleging sexual harassment. The lawsuit alleged Gallin asked them to coordinate sexual visits with young men, as well as to offer their sexual services to potential clients to secure relationships. Gallin responded with a countersuit alleging his former employees had breached their contractual obligations with his firm and produced the sexual harassment allegations by way of distraction from their violations.[9]

Personal life

Gallin is openly gay.

Gallin married artist and actor Bryan Fox on 11th February 2011.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas", Christina Binkley. Hyperion, 2008. ISBN 1-4013-0236-X, 9781401302368. p. 133-134
  2. 1 2 3 "The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up", David Rensin. Random House Digital, 2004. ISBN 0-345-44235-0, ISBN 978-0-345-44235-2. p. 77
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Michael Jackson: the king of pop", Lisa D. Campbell. Branden Books, 1993. ISBN 0-8283-1957-X, 9780828319577. p. 288
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Saint James Press gay and lesbian almanac", Neil Schlager. St. James Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55862-358-2, ISBN 978-1-55862-358-3. p. 245
  5. ↑ "The Barry Diller Story: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Entertainment Mogul", George Mair. John Wiley and Sons, 1998. ISBN 0-471-29948-0, ISBN 978-0-471-29948-6. p. 206
  6. ↑ "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People", Young, Toby. ISBN 1-4587-2344-5, ISBN 978-1-4587-2344-4. p. 194
  7. ↑ "New York Magazine Vol. 29, No. 30", New York Media, LLC. p. 81
  8. ↑ "Hugh Jackman knocks 'em dead at Sandy Gallin party", New York Post. May 28, 2010. Accessed March 4, 2011
  9. ↑ "The Advocate", November 25, 1997. ISSN 0001-8996. p. 34
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