Jean Renard
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Jean Renard is presently a manager and living in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a partner in the Beverly Hills firm BKM headed by manager Barry Krost, whose resume includes Cat Stevens, Sarah Brightman, Matthew Perry, John Osbourne, Elizabeth Montgomery, Liza Minelli, Barbara Bain and others, as well as a producer of feature films, most notably When a Stranger Calls. Renard's management career began with Benjamin Orr of the superstar group from Boston "The Cars". He also discovered and subsequently managed model Niki Taylor for the bulk of her career.
He is credited with creating a merchandising line for the Women's International Tennis Association working with Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and others. Renard is also a fashion photographer with hundreds of national and international magazine covers and editorial pages to his name, many featuring his model or celebrity clients.
He is listed as marketing director of The In-Tune Foundation, a congressionally funded non-profit arts and education foundation headed by Dr. Michael Nobel (head of the Nobel family foundation) and Gene Maillard (formerly of the Kennedy Center and Grammy Foundation), and as marketing director for the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
