Jeff Wald

Jeff S. Wald was born Jeffrey Sommers in 1944. He is a product of the famous William Morris Agency mailroom, which produced such Hollywood luminaries as David Geffen, Barry Diller, Jerry Weintraub, Ron Meyer, Bernie Brillstein and others. In 1967, Wald moved to Chicago and became the talent buyer for Mister Kelly's, The London House, and the Happy Medium. The following year, he moved to Los Angeles.In late 1969, Wald and Ron De Blasio formed their own company and added George Carlin to their roster. Two years later, he inked a record deal with Capitol Records for his then-wife, actress and singer Helen Reddy. They wed in 1966 and had two children. During most of the 1970s she was one of the biggest selling female artists, winning a Grammy for "I Am Woman", one of her 14 hits and her first of four number ones. In 1975, he began building his management company and over the years his clients have included Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Sylvester Stallone, James Brolin, Paul Rodriguez, Ellio... [Details Intro]