My parents fully participated in American life, Aleen Keshishian - founder and CEO of Lighthouse Management & Media and one of the most highly respected talent representatives in the business said in an interview to Forbes.
“My parents were the biggest factor. They were hard-working people who pursued and achieved the American dream by immigrating to Boston from Beirut, Lebanon in 1968 so my brother and I could have the best education. They spoke 5 languages and were extremely ambitious. They fully participated in American life and my father, who had been a very successful pediatrician and author in Beirut, had to retrain here and became a board -certified radiologist in the U.S,” she said.
According to her, “even as my brother and I were growing up in Manchester, N.H., my parents were also very proud of, and devoted to, their Armenian heritage and community. It was just understood that we would speak, read, and write both languages, that we would know the histories of both countries, and that we would put in the extra hours to do well at school in English and at home.”
Keshishian talked about her mother who “for giving me the daily example there.”
“I credit my mom for giving me the daily example there. She’s not a lawyer. She never went to law school. But she also is a lawyer, you know? She knows the power of words, the power of conviction, and she has always, always been ready to stand up for herself or for anyone – male, female, young, old – who she thought was getting a raw deal. Her name is Cecile Keshishian. She is in her mid-80's now and still a total force of nature,” she added.
Her first client was Natalie Portman. Keshishian put Darren Aronofsky together with Portman to collaborate on Black Swan, the film that earned Portman an Oscar for Best Actress. Four years ago, Selena Gomez asked Keshishian to be her manager overseeing her music, film, and branding career. Since then, her singles “Good For You,” “Same Old Love,” and “Hands to Myself” hit #1 on radio and Gomez became the highest-selling female artist of 2015. In addition to her role as a representative, Keshishian has also produced films including My Idiot Brother Haven, Life of Crime, Pride and Prejudice, and Zombies starring Lily James, and Jane Got a Gun, to name a few.
Allen’s clients include Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Jason Bateman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom, Josh Gad, Topher Grace, Billy Crudup, Justin Theroux, Emily Mortimer, Kathryn Hahn, Nina Dobrev, Miranda Kerr, writer/directors Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky, and director Jesse Peretz.
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