MARC CHANCER BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN ACTOR, STUDYING AT HB STUDIOS IN NEW YORK. AFTER MOVING TO LOS ANGELES IN 1980, HE DECIDED TO TRY THE “OTHER SIDE” OF THE BUSINESS AND WORKED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES FOR A PUBLICIST, A CASTING DIRECTOR, AN ACTRESS AND A PRODUCER. IN 1983 HE GOT A JOB AT J. MICHAEL BLOOM, A TALENT AGENCY AND WITHIN A YEAR, WAS MADE THE EQUITY THEATRE AGENT. AFTER 4 YEARS AT THAT AGENCY, MARC LEFT WITH AN AGENT NAMED JOHN GAMBLE TO OPEN THE SHORT-LIVED GAMBLE OFFICE, DUE TO MR. GAMBLE’S UNTIMELY DEATH.

IN 1987, CHANCER MET JUDY SCHOEN AND THEY BEGAN JUDY SCHOEN AND ASSOCIATES IN HER GARAGE WITH TWO TELEPHONES AND AN ASSISTANT. OVER THE 12 YEARS THAT HE REMAINED THERE, JUDY SCHOEN AND ASSOCIATES BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WELL-RESPECTED BOUTIQUE AGENICIES IN TOWN.

ANNIE SCHWARTZ WAS BORN INTO THE BUSINESS. HER MOTHER JUDY THOMAS WAS A THEATRICAL MANAGER WHO STARTED AND NURTURED THE CAREERS OF MANY OF TODAY’S TOP STARS. AT THE AGE OF 17, ANNIE BEGAN WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT TO AGENT, MIKE GREENFIELD, AND LEARNED HANDS ON HOW TO RUN AN OFFICE, NUTURE CLIENTS, READ MATERIAL, PITCH CLIENTS AND MAKE DEALS. AFTER FIVE YEARS, SHE MOVED TO A NEW AGENCY, TRIAD, ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AGENCIES OF ITS TIME AND WAS ASSISITANT TO JENNY DELANY IN THE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT. IT WAS AT TRIAD THAT ANNIE FIRST MET JUDY SCHOEN, WHO HAD BEEN AN AGENT THERE ALSO. JUDY SCHOEN CONNECTED AGAIN WITH ANNIE AND SHE WAS HIRED TO BE AN AGENT AT JUDY SCHOEN AND ASSOCIATES WHERE SHE MET MARC CHANCER.

AFTER WORKING AT JS&A FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, ANNIE AND MARC GATHERED THEIR COMBINED GENUINE ENTHUSIASM AND ENERGY FOR THE BUSINESS AND A SIMILAR WORK ETHIC, OPENED UP THEIR OWN COMPANY….AND ORIGIN WAS BORN.

IN THE ELEVEN YEARS THAT ORIGIN HAS EXISTED, CHANCER AND SCHWARTZ HAVE SUCCEEDED IN MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN THEIR CLIENTS’ CAREERS AND HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS ONE OF THE MOST PROFESSIONAL, LIKEABLE AND HARD WORKING AGENCIES IN LOS ANGELES.