Non-Fiction Agent April Yuan Joins Verve After Vital Artists Agency Partners Separate
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: April Yuan, one of the founding partners of Vital Artists Agency, is joining Verve. Non-fiction agent Yuan has joined Verve’s newly rebranded non-Fiction team, headed by Partner Andy Stabile.
The move comes after the partners at Vital, which was founded during the pandemic by Rebel Entertainment’s senior unscripted agents Cal Boyington, Phil Irven and Yuan following the retirement of their former boss Richard Lawrence, decided to split.
Yuan will continue to represent clients including Asabi Lee, exec producer of Max’s Project Greenlight revival, LaNee Griffin (Hart to Heart with Kevin Hart), Wendi Wan (Milf Manor) and Carolina Saavedra (Leguizamo Does America) and will work with Verve’s existing team of agents as it expands its non-fiction team.
She has been instrumental in growing representation for female and BIPOC voices in the non-scripted community. She previously said, “We’re just making reality TV.
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