Steve Levine

Steve Levine is executive vice president of the West Coast concert department for of International Creative Management, Inc., a talent and literary agency representing clients in the fields of publishing, motion pictures, television, music and theater. ICM, a privately held corporation, is one of the predominant agencies in the United States and Europe, with its principal offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. He oversees all comedy, music and other personal appearances out of the agency's Los Angeles office. Clients he represents include Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Aretha Franklin, David Spade, David Sanborn, Patti LaBelle, D.L. Hughley, Jim Belushi, The Temptations, Paul Rodriguez, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Howie Mandel, Rita Rudner, Ellen DeGeneres and Katt Williams. Mr. Levine joined ICM in 1987 as a booking agent, and was promoted to head of the West Coast music department in 1999. Prior to ICM, he ran his own agency, Independent Artes and Concerts, which specialized in representing Latin American artists and booking concerts in Latin America. Mr. Levine got his start in the entertainment industry at Spotlight Entertainment, a small independent booking agency. Before that he was, by his own admission, a mediocre musician and a pretty good waiter. A Philadelphia native, Mr. Levine attended Widener College, Temple University and West Chester State College. He lives in Studio City with his wife Linda and their daughter Sophie.