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Equal parts promoters and protectors, this duo manages a team of gatekeepers and a top-tier client list that includes Neil Patrick Harris, Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Kirsten Dunst, Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum, and Jennifer Aniston, among others. With directors like Ryan Murphy and Tom Ford on his roster, Halls, who is partnered with White Collar's Matt Bomer, has played a central role in promoting gay visibility within the entertainment industry.

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