Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater LA Selected By United Talent Agency for Employee Giving Program

(LOS ANGELES) March 24, 2008 - Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Los Angeles today announced that that the organization had been selected for the United Talent Agency's Employee Giving Program.

Each year, employees-including agents and trainees-of leading Hollywood talent and literary agency UTA choose six different charities in various catagories to designate for their payroll deduction. While the organizations designated percentage of accumulated funds will be distributed to the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Greater Los Angeles chapter in December, agency staff plan to get hands on before then by helping fulfill a wish over the summertime.

"We greatly value the strong relationship that we have developed with United Talent Agency employees over the past several years," said Kelli Seely, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. "From our wish experiences to our fundraisers, we appreciate the commitment they have collectively made to help us achieve success with our mission, which ultimately means that each of our kids feel like a rising star."

"Make A Wish is an extraordinary organization," said Rene Jones, director of the UTA Foundation which oversees the payroll deduction program. "Their commitment to helping kids is inspiring to us all, and we're so pleased they have been voted in as a beneficiary."

In 2006, the agency worked to help the Foundation fulfill the wish of Christian, 7, to be an actor. After providing him with a limousine for the day, the agency arranged for him to be transported to a session with an acting coach, a lunch covered by the paparazzi, and then a meeting with representatives from the agency's talent division. The experience resulted in Christian filming a role a few days later in the Paramount Pictures feature production of "Drillbit Taylor," starring UTA client Owen Wilson, which is being released this month.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 41 minutes and has granted more than 161,000 wishes in the U.S. since its inception.

Established in 1983, the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has fulfilled the wishes of more than 6,000 children throughout Los Angeles County. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles including how you can help refer a child for a wish; participate in Adopt-A-Wish; or donate in-kind gifts of goods or services, airline frequent flyer miles, or vehicles, please call (800) 322-WISH or visit www.wishla.org.

About United Talent Agency

United Talent Agency is one of the entertainment industry's premier talent and literary agencies, representing many of world's most widely-known figures in every current and emerging area of entertainment, including motion pictures, television, digital media, books, music, mobile and live entertainment. Collectively, UTA agents represent a significant cross-section of today's most acclaimed and inspiring artists and entertainers, including nominees and winners of Academy, Emmy, Grammy, Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild, Writers Guild, Producers Guild, Golden Globe, People's Choice and Webby awards. The agency is also globally recognized in the areas of film finance, corporate consulting, branding & licensing, endorsements and the representation of production talent. The agency also operates UTAOnline, the first dedicated broadband representation division of a major agency.