And I have been a proud citizen of the best city state in the business.
As a friend, Tony is deeply mourned, Tolan said.
Attanasio remembered Etz as a beautiful soul.
Tony EtzCourtesy Photo
I think people outside the business dont really understand what being an agent is.
When you do it right, its about love: all giving and no taking, he said.
Tony understood me in a way I couldnt (and still cant) understand myself.
That was the secret ingredient in whatever I was able to accomplish in television.
I couldnt have done it without him.
(you’ve got the option to read his full tributehere.)
(She moved to CAA in 2006.)
Last year marked another CAA milestone for Tony Etz 30 years at the agency.
The anniversary was celebrated in late fall with a big gathering of the entire TV department.
He cared about the TV business and was concerned over the ongoing contraction.
A long-suffering Chicago Cubs fan, Etz famously cried when the team won the World Series in 2016.
He had also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California since 2011.
