Chris Nassif

Chris Nassif was a legendary talent agent and producer.

Nassif opened CNA and Associates Talent Agency in 1983, shortly after graduating from USC. At CNA he helped Austin Butler, Luke Perry, Ricky Martin and Jay Hernandez launch their acting careers, negotiating Perry’s deal for Beverly Hills, 90210. The agency also represented Michael Rapaport, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, and Robert Forster.

In 2000, CNA merged with Premiere Artists Talent Agency to form Diverse Talent Group. DTG helped launch Chrissy Metz, Sofia Vergara, James Van Der Beek & Michael Weatherly. Nassif represented Kunal Nayar, Josh Holloway and Martin Landau.

Nassif had more recently partnered with Richard Brandes to form Insurrection Entertainment, which has a distribution deal with Cinedigm. In the last few years, some of the films Nassif and Brandes produced were "Jeepers Creepers 3," "Who Stole My Daughter," "American Federale" and "Monster Mutt."