Next Gen 2015: Hollywood’s Up-and-Coming Execs 35 and Under

A common thread among the 35 executives age 35 and under that comprise THR’s 22nd annual Next Generation list is a singular big break or a mentor who helped distinguish each person in a cutthroat business. It’s a path that leaders of previous generations — WME-IMG's Ari Emanuel, Fox film co-chair Stacey Snider and CAA's Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd, among them — have forged. And it’s one of the reasons that Hollywood continues to lure (and frustrate) some of the most ambitious and talented people in the world: Stardom can happen overnight.

Edited by Lacey Rose, written and reported by Rebecca Ford, Pamela McClintock, Matthew Belloni, Borys Kit, Tatiana Siegel and Natalie Jarvey

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