Robert Broder Joins Chuck Lorre Productions

LOS ANGELES: Robert Broder is leaving ICM Partners to join Chuck Lorre Productions, under the company’s new deal with Warner Bros.

Broder will be assisting with managing all operations of the company as Lorre continues to develop, write and produce comedy series such as Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly. The idea is to also expand into feature films as well as dramas and potential long-form TV projects.

In a joint statement, the partnership said, “Bob has served as a mentor for so many of us at ICM Partners, making enormous contributions to our agency and the Hollywood community at large. Most recently, he helped guide and execute the historic management buyout that brought ownership of ICM Partners to the agents of the company. Bob forever will be part of our family, and we look forward to continue working closely with him.”

Lorre commented, “I recently told Bob Broder that I wanted to start a production company that made all forms of television as well as feature films and stage plays. I said he should quit being one of the most successful literary agents in the history of the business and help me run it. To my amazement, he said yes. I was only kidding, but it’s a little too late to tell him that, so I’m just going to say how grateful I am to have such an incredibly wise, experienced and vaguely ruthless guy at the helm of this thing.”