Hollywood Reporter: A common thread among the 35 executives age 35 and under that comprise THR’s 22nd annual Next Generation list is a singular big break or a mentor who helped distinguish each person in a cutthroat business. It’s a path that leaders of previous generations — WME-IMG's Ari Emanuel, Fox film co-chair Stacey Snider and CAA's Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd, among them — have forged. And it’s one of the reasons that Hollywood continues to lure (and frustrate) some of the most ambitious and talented people in the world: Stardom can happen overnight.
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Well this is rather heartening. It makes sense that there are so many young people in high up positions in the film and tv industry. Many of these networks' biggest customers are young people (i.e. Netflix.) It makes sense to have young people in positions of power so they can be creating work that appeals to younger audiences. It was also great to see how many of these Hollywood execs mentioned having a family and kids. I've heard it said over and over again how the entertainment industry makes having a family very, very difficult. Clearly, these Hollywood execs have not let their careers get in the way of their families, which is great. I wonder if this has to do with a difference between the film and theatre industries. Perhaps it is more feasible to have a family working in film than it is working in theater. I'd like to see some statistics on that. The only difference I can see that would lead to film people to more readily have children is the fact that they usually make a lot more money than their counterparts in theater.
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