Jake Bloom dead at 81: Legendary Hollywood attorney to A-listers including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Depp, and Nicolas Cage passes away of natural causes
Jake Bloom dead at 81: Legendary Hollywood lawyer of A-listers including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage dies of natural causes
- Tinseltown’s attorney died of natural causes on Thursday in Sun Valley, Idaho, his wife Ruth confirmed
- In addition to Schwarzenegger and Depp, he also represented Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallon, Jason Statham, Jackie Chan and Jason Patric
- He was a founding member of Bloom, Hergott LLP, the largest and most successful entertainment law firm in Hollywood history
- Bloom and partner Alan Hergott retired in 2019, while the firm happened to be in the middle of a lawsuit with former client Depp
Tinseltown’s attorney died of natural causes on Thursday in Sun Valley, Idaho, his wife Ruth confirmed.
In addition to Schwarzenegger and Depp, he also represented Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallon, Jason Statham, Jackie Chan and Jason Patric.
He was a founding member of Bloom, Hergott LLP, the largest and most successful entertainment law firm in Hollywood history.
Bloom and partner Alan Hergott retired in 2019, while the firm happened to be in the middle of a lawsuit with former client Depp.
Icon: Jake Bloom (pictured in West Hollywood in March 2014) – a legendary Hollywood lawyer with an impressive client list of A-listers including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Depp – has passed away at the age of 81
Bond: Jake and Arnold are pictured in Westwood in June 2003
Bond: The Tinseltown attorney died of natural causes on Thursday in Sun Valley, Idaho, his wife Ruth confirmed; the couple can be seen in Los Angeles in November 2019
The two founded the firm in 1970 and at its peak employed more than thirty attorneys, making for one of the most impressive groups of high-profile clients ever assembled.
The company’s highly impressive roster included a who’s who of A-list producers, including Martin Scorsese, Rob Cohen, and Brad Bird.
They also represented producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Bloom earned the most respect and admiration for his portrayal of the greatest personalities on both the big and small screens.
Bond: He is pictured with Jerry Bruckheimer in West Hollywood in November 2004
After Bloom and Hergott retired, the two firms of attorneys passed to Bloom Hergott: Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver & Thompson, and Goodman, Schenkman, which later merged with Stone Genow.
In 2001, Bloom landed a huge $29.25 million contract for Schwarzenegger to reprise one of his signature roles in Terminator 3.
As if the money wasn’t enough, the breakthrough contract also included access to private jets, a gym trailer, and 24/7 access to bodyguards and/or limousines.
Bloom is survived by his wife Ruth and their two children and four grandchildren.