Larry Rudolph

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Larry Rudolph
Born
Laurence Herbert Rudolph

(1963-07-24) July 24, 1963 (age 60)
The Bronx, New York
Occupations
  • Talent manager
  • Entertainment lawyer
Spouse(s)Ronna Ilene Gross (divorced)
Jennifer Barnet
Children4

Larry Rudolph (born July 24, 1963) [1] is an American talent manager and former entertainment lawyer. He is best known as the former manager of Britney Spears from 1998 until 2021.

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Career

Rudolph was born in The Bronx, New York. [1] He graduated from Hofstra University Law School (now Maurice A. Deane School of Law) in 1988 and worked as an entertainment lawyer. [2] In 1992, he formed a New York law firm, Rudolph & Beer. [1] It closed in 2003, with Rudolph stating, "Although I take great pride in my 15-year career as an attorney, I have found that my true passion lies in artist management." [3]

Rudolph has also represented music artists besides Britney Spears such as Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, will.i.am, Nicole Scherzinger, Justin Timberlake, 98 Degrees, Nick Lachey, DJ Pauly D, Backstreet Boys, O-Town, Toni Braxton, Swizz Beats, Kim Petras and DMX. [4] He is the founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, a management firm, through which he has produced the movie Crossroads (2002) and the reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica (2003–05). [1] [5] In 2007, he co-founded the marketing firm Total Entertainment and Arts Marketing, with Nicole Winnaman. [6] Rudolph launched girl group G.R.L. along with the Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin and producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin. [7] [8]

Personal life

Rudolph has been married twice. In 1992, he married his first wife, Ronna Ilene Gross; they had three children: twins Gavin Walker and Trevor Wade, and daughter, Dylan Page, before divorcing. [9] [10] [11] He married his second wife Jennifer Barnet on July 22, 2017, in Sag Harbor, New York. [12] Barnet was previously the makeup stylist for Britney Spears. [13]

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