James David "Jay" Moloney was an American Hollywood talent agent.
14 Facts About Jay Moloney
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Jay Moloney grew up in Southern California, but moved to Newport, Oregon with his mother at age 14.
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Jay Moloney's father, Jim Moloney, was a Hollywood screenwriter who died in 1994.
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Jay Moloney joined Creative Artists Agency as an intern in June 1983 while attending USC.
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Jay Moloney later dropped out of college at the age of 20.
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Jay Moloney quickly became a protege of Michael Ovitz, the founder of CAA.
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Jay Moloney chose to have open-heart surgery which he was aware he would eventually need to correct a congenital defect, but opted to have it done early believing that during recovery from surgery he would never opt to use cocaine.
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The staff and doctors did not remove the care package and it was the first thing Jay Moloney saw when he woke up following surgery.
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Jay Moloney was a rising star inside CAA even at a young age, and became the protege of Michael Ovitz, the founder of CAA.
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Jay Moloney felt abandoned when Ovitz left CAA for Disney.
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Jay Moloney dated several actresses including Jennifer Grey, Sherilyn Fenn, and Gina Gershon.
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Jay Moloney was described by many as handsome, charming, and affable.
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Jay Moloney died by suicide by hanging himself two days after he turned 35 on November 16,1999.
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Jay Moloney was found in his shower by Ben Taylor who had been staying in his guest house.