Arnold Stiefel, chairman and CEO of Stiefel Entertainment, is an American talent manager, film and television producer, and entrepreneur.
13 Facts About Arnold Stiefel
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Arnold Stiefel is best known for his association with Rod Stewart, whom he has managed since 1983.
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At 18, Arnold Stiefel moved from Philadelphia to New York City, where he joined Bantam Books in an entry-level position.
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Arnold Stiefel rose up the ranks, working with Jacqueline Susann, Gore Vidal, and Tom Wolfe, and when he left Bantam, at 22, he was one of book publishing's youngest directors.
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Shortly after signing with Arnold Stiefel, Goldman wrote the script for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1975.
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Arnold Stiefel broadened his roster to include actors and musicians, signing Bette Midler, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, and Jeff Goldblum, among others.
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Subsequently, The Arnold Stiefel Office was acquired by ICM; after 19 months Arnold Stiefel and his clients defected to the William Morris Agency, creating front-page headlines in Hollywood trade magazines.
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In September 1983, Arnold Stiefel left William Morris to start his own management and production company, Arnold Stiefel Entertainment.
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In 1984, Arnold Stiefel expanded the management roster of Arnold Stiefel Entertainment to include Prince, The Bangles, Gene Loves Jezebel, Morrissey, Toni Braxton, and Guns N' Roses.
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In 1992, Arnold Stiefel co-founded Gasoline Alley Records, a joint venture with MCA, most notably releasing Sublime's multi-platinum eponymous debut.
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Arnold Stiefel served as the executive producer on About Last Night.
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Arnold Stiefel produced Tonight's the Night, a 2003 musical based on Stewart's greatest hits, which ran for a year in London's West End.
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In 2002, Arnold Stiefel partnered with rock promoter Andrew Hewitt to reinvent Il Sole, a restaurant on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.