Simon Jack Astaire (born 3 June 1961) is a British media advisor, novelist, screenwriter, film producer.
[6][7] Astaire was recruited by the talent agency International Creative Management (ICM) UK, where he became the youngest agent yet to be employed by the firm.
During his ten-year career as head of young artists (clients included Oscar Winner Rachel Weisz) and international signings at ICM, Simon established a thriving music department.
[5] In 1997 he became Chief Executive of Protocol Multimedia with diverse media divisions that included personal representation, product and celebrity endorsement and PR, working with companies such as Bvlgari, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Alfred Dunhill and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Charlize Theron was contracted to Bvlgari as Lady Helen Taylor was to Armani and Calvin Klein.
Among Astaire's clients are members of the Hollywood establishment and the British Royal Family, including Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Astaire appears as a pundit regularly on CNN, Sky News, Five and other networks commenting upon all critical media and celebrity stories.
His opening shows featured Sol Campbell, the lyricist Nicky Chinn and Columbian artist Antonio Suarez Londonio.
In 2021, Astaire and the British artist Bill Jacklin collaborated to create Cressida's Dream.
The critic Joan Lowerison wrote," "Simon Astaire's brilliantly-written script offers sudden time shifts, black-and-white and colour shots, even some blurry shots, and sudden unnerving emotional outbursts illustrating Tom's interior struggle."