Heroes and Villains promotes three partners, acquires First Friday Entertainment

Exclusive: Los Angeles-based literary production and management company Heroes and Villains Entertainment has teamed up with longtime managers Benjamin Blake, Henry Huang and Jennifer Ray. This trio is the first manager that HVE has become a partner company after founding the company in 2008. They will join founding partners Marcus Goerge, Michael Naifeld and Dick Hillenbrand in their new station.

Blake began his career on stage in New York. He worked at CAA before founding his management company, Freyadog Entertainment, which he acquired from Heroes and Villains in 2015. Huang joined HVE in 2015 after working at ICM, Industry Entertainment and Station 3 Entertainment. Ray joined in 2016 and worked for William Morris, CAA and Benderspink before becoming a manager at Principal Entertainment LA. He is also producing partner of writer / director Lauren Miller Rogen of Lylas Pictures.

“Benjamin, Jenny and Henry have been key members of heroes and villains for years. “His material taste, passion for customers and loyalty to the company made this decision easy for us,” the founding partners of Heroes and Villains said in a joint statement. “We are excited about the next step in the evolution of the company and could not have imagined that they would be permanent members of the HVE family.

Heroes and Villains also announced today that it will expand with the acquisition of lighting management company, First Friday Entertainment. Founders Krista Sip and Devon Byers will immediately join HVE’s management team and bring their full list of clients.

“Krista and Devon have built a great business over the years and we knew they would be a great addition to the heroes and villains,” said the HVE partners. “His approach to representation is intelligent, strategic and driven by the strong conviction of his clients. We are thrilled to have them in the team! “