Zoli Agency

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Zoli Agency
Industry Modeling agency
Founded1971 (1971)
FounderZoltan "Zoli" Rendessy
Headquarters
New York City
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U.S.

The Zoli Agency was a modeling agency based in New York City, particularly notable in the 1970s and 1980s. [1]

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History

The agency was established by a Budapest-born Hungarian designer named Zoltan "Zoli" Rendessy in 1971. [2] It was originally more geared towards male models, and was known as one of the elite male modeling agencies in the 1970s. [1] [3] [4]

The agency has had a considerable number of celebrities on their books, including Jay Johnson, [5] Veruschka (signed 1975), [1] Geena Davis (signed 1979), [6] Andy Warhol (signed in 1981), [7] Louise Robey, Vanity, and Dolph Lundgren (signed 1983), although his modeling for the company was short-lived as he was described as "a bit too tall and muscular for a model's size 40". [8]

In 1981, the documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman released the film Model , which was filmed in part at the Zoli Agency. It was screened on PBS. [9]

In 1989, the modeling agency expanded to Miami Beach for the launch of Zoli South. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "New York Magazine". New York. New York Media, LLC: 87. November 3, 1975. ISSN   0028-7369 . Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ Wohlfert, Lee (September 1, 1975). "In the Mad, Mod World of Models, Zoli's Zoo Has Cornered the Crazies". People . Vol. 4, no. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Donald Charles; Falocco, John (October 13, 1992). Men of Style: The Zoli Guide for the Total Man . Villard Books. ISBN   978-0-679-41211-3 . Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Luce, Henry Robinson (1979). Fortune. Time Inc. p. 60. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Return of Jay". Andy Warhol's Interview. 5 (1): 38. January 1975.
  6. ↑ Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Co. 1992. p. 176. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Warhol to Enter Model Wars". New York Magazine. 14 (20): 16. May 18, 1981.
  8. ↑ "Biography". Dolph Lundgren.com (Official website). Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  9. ↑ Model at Zipporah Films Archived January 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Zoli Models New York". Latitude Talent. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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