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His first major client was then-unknown <a href="/people/137/000025062/">Dan Fogelberg</a>, and he opened Front Line Management in the mid-1970s. He masterminded the revival of then-struggling <a href="/company/967/000051814/">MCA</a> in the 1980s, and left MCA in 1989, riding the elevator down one floor in the same building where he formed a new subsidiary of <a href="/company/464/000124092/">Warner Music Group</a> called Giant Records (since shuttered). His clients over the years have included <a href="/people/103/000023034/">Christina Aguilera</a>, <a href="/people/075/000023006/">Jackson Browne</a>, <a href="/people/159/000023090/">Neil Diamond</a>, <a href="/music/619/000038505/">The Eagles</a>, <a href="/music/879/000035774/">Guns n' Roses</a>, <a href="/music/137/000039020/">Heart</a>, <a href="/people/704/000052548/">Jewel</a>, <a href="/music/413/000035308/">Journey</a>, <a href="/people/346/000024274/">Morrissey</a>, <a href="/music/157/000035052/">New Kids on the Block</a>, <a href="/people/086/000023017/">Stevie Nicks</a>, <a href="/music/322/000035217/">REO Speedwagon</a>, <a href="/people/486/000047345/">Seal</a>, <a href="/people/602/000024530/">Boz Scaggs</a>, <a href="/music/337/000035232/">Steely Dan</a>, and <a href="/music/974/000034872/">Van Halen</a>.<p> In a 2008 transaction, Azoff's Front Line Management was acquired by Ticketmaster, where Azoff became a minority stockholder and was installed as Chief Executive Officer. He has also been sporadically involved as a moviemaker, with producer credits on films including <i>Urban Cowboy</i>, <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</i>, and <i>The Hurricane</i>.<p><b>Wife:</b> Shelli Azoff (agent, four children)<br><p> High School: Danville High School, Danville, IL (1966)<br> University: <a href="/edu/633/000082387/">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (dropped out)</a><br><p> <a href="/company/794/000172278/">Live Nation</a> CEO (2008-)<br> <a href="/company/464/000124092/">Warner Music Group</a> Founder and President, Giant Records (1989-2001)<br> <a href="/company/967/000051814/">MCA</a> CEO (1983-89)<br> <u>Geffen-Roberts Management</u> Agent (1981-83)<br> <u>Front Line Management</u> Founder and CEO (1976-2008)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/994/000049847/">Clear Channel</a> (2010-)<br> Member of the Board of <u>Front Line Management</u> (as Chairman, 2008-)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/967/000051814/">MCA</a> (as Chairman, 1983-89)<br> <a href="/org/723/000216075/">Gephardt for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/926/000208302/">Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/971/000220311/">John Edwards for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/023/000354955/">Romney Victory Inc.</a> <br> <u>Advertising Age Marketer of the Year</u> 2008<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/375/000374250/">History of the Eagles (19-Jan-2013)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/968/000385810/">Artifact (14-Sep-2012)</a> · Himself<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=207172"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=207172">Irving Azoff</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=207172" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>