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Guy Oseary

Guy Oseary is a Jerusalem-born American talent manager and investor who has managed Madonna, U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

born 1972Managing MadonnaMaverick Records and Maverick ManagementProducing The Twilight Saga filmsCo-founding A-Grade Investments

Guy Oseary
Born
3 October 1972, Jerusalem
Occupation
talent manager, businessperson, film producer, writer
Education
Beverly Hills High School
Founded
Truth or Dare by Madonna, Maverick Management (2014), Hard Candy Fitness

Guy Oseary was born in 1972 in Jerusalem

Guy Oseary was born on October 3, 1972, in Jerusalem, to a Jewish family. His family moved to California when he was 8, and he attended Beverly Hills High School.

In 1989, at 17, he started working as an independent A&R rep. In 1992 he joined Madonna's label Maverick Records and later became its chairman. He signed Alanis Morissette in 1995 and worked with acts such as The Prodigy, Muse and Deftones.

He became Madonna's manager in 2005 and arranged a $120 million deal for her with Live Nation in 2007. Through Maverick Films he executive produced all 5 Twilight films. He managed U2 from 2013 until October 2022.

In 2010 he and Madonna founded the gym chain Hard Candy Fitness. He co-founded the venture capital firm A-Grade Investments with Ashton Kutcher and Ronald Burkle. He left Maverick in March 2020 and began managing the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2021.

Milestones in Guy Oseary's life

  1. 1972

    Born in Jerusalem.

  2. 1989

    Began working as an independent A&R rep.

  3. 1992

    Joined Maverick Records.

  4. 1995

    Signed Alanis Morissette.

  5. 2005

    Became Madonna's manager.

  6. 2006

    Won Top Manager at the Billboard Touring Awards.

  7. 2010

    Co-founded Hard Candy Fitness with Madonna.

  8. 2013

    Was named manager of U2.

  9. 2014

    Relaunched Maverick as a group of artist managers.

  10. 2021

    Began managing the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Guy Oseary received 2 awards and honours

  • Billboard Touring Awards
  • Billboard Touring Awards

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Based on English Wikipedia, Guy Oseary and Hebrew Wikipedia, גיא עוזרי, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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