Reddit's Wall Street Bets founder signed with a Hollywood talent agency that reps Jessica Alba and Kevin Hart
- Wall Street Bets founder Jaime Rogozinski signed with a Hollywood talent agency.
- United Talent Agency represents stars like Jessica Alba, Kevin Hart, and Seth Rogen.
- Hollywood is trying to capitalize on the recent GameStop saga with various movies planned.
Reddit's Wall Street Bets founder Jaime Rogozinski signed with a Hollywood talent agency as the entertainment industry looks to capitalize on the GameStop saga.
United Talent Agency, which represents big names such as Jessica Alba, Seth Rogen, and Kevin Hart, is adding the Reddit star to its catalog after investors on his thread, r/wallstreetbets, forced a historic rally in GameStop shares that hurt short sellers. GameStop stock has since fluctuated in price, but its gains remain near 1000% year-to-date, Markets Insider data shows.
"UTA has signed entrepreneur and tech visionary, Jaime Rogozinski for worldwide representation in all areas," a spokesperson said in an email to Insider.
With UTA, Rogozinski may appear in podcasts and speak at a conference in the fall, according to Bloomberg, which was first to report the story.
Hollywood has been picking up on the GameStop frenzy. MGM, for example, bought the film rights to a proposed book that will cover the saga. And last month, Deadline reported that Netflix is in talks to make a movie about what happened. That's just two of the nine projects already in the works about GameStop, Bloomberg reported.
Rogozinski founded the Reddit group, r/wallstreetbets, in 2012, while he was working as an IT consultant. But the group only recently became popularized, as its members have helped pave the way for a frenzy in meme stocks, such as GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Blackberry, and Bed Bath & Beyond. In an interview, Rogozinski said seeing the GameStop rally was like watching a trainwreck in real-time.