Patrick Whitesell

Patrick Whitesell (born February 4, 1965)^[1] is an American businessman and executive chairman of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency.^[2] He joined the Endeavor Talent Agency as a partner in February 2001, where he was a member of the company’s Executive Committee.^[3]

Patrick Whitesell
Whitesell in 2016
Born	(1965-02-04) February 4, 1965 (age 60) Iowa Falls, Iowa, US
Alma mater	Luther College
Occupation	Businessman
Organization	William Morris Endeavor
Spouses	Lauren Sanchez ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2019)​ Pia Miller ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	2
Family	John Whitesell (brother) Chris Whitesell (brother) Sean Whitesell (brother) Jim Whitesell (brother) Maria Quiban (sister-in-law)

Early life

Whitesell was born on February 4, 1965, in Iowa Falls, Iowa. He is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell.^[4][5] His brothers are the late film and television actor Sean Whitesell, Thomas Whitesell, writer Christopher Whitesell, college basketball coach Jim Whitesell, and director John Whitesell.^[6][7][5] Whitesell graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1983.^[8] He graduated from Luther College in Iowa in 1987.^[9]

Career

Whitesell worked at InterTalent from 1990 to 1992.^[10] He was an agent at United Talent Agency (UTA), from 1992 to 1995.^[3][11] Whitesell served as head of the talent department of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), from 1995 to 2001.^[3]

Whitesell and WME co-CEO Ari Emanuel have been characterized as "rewriting the Hollywood script," and they have been named to Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year list.^[12][13]

Whitesell is an appointed member of the Governor's California Film Commission and an associate member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.^[14]

Endeavor went public in 2021 with Whitesell owning a stake worth around $480 million according to Bloomberg.^[15]

He and Ari Emanuel are also co-CEO of IMG, a global sports, events and talent management company headquartered in New York City.^[16]

Personal life

Whitesell resides in Beverly Hills, California. He is divorced from Lauren Sanchez, and has two children.^[17][18] On November 28, 2020, he became engaged to Chilean-Australian actress Pia (née Loyola) Miller.^[19] In May 2021, it was reported that they had married.^[20]