Frederick DeMann is a film producer, music executive, and co-founder of Maverick Records.
During his music career, he managed Michael Jackson,[1] Madonna[2] and Shakira.
During DeMann's tenure, Michael Jackson's albums Off the Wall and Thriller were recorded and released.
As a producer, he bought the rights to the book The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and turned it into a movie for HBO, which earned nine Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Broadway productions include Proof, Topdog/Underdog, Take Me Out, Dear Evan Hansen[3] and Spring Awakening;[4] each play won the Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, or both.