Lizzie Grubman | |
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Born |
Elizabeth Grubman 30 January 1971 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Northeastern University (attended, did not graduate) |
Occupation | Publicist, Manager, and socialite |
Spouse(s) | Eric Gatoff (1995–1997) Chris Stern (2006-present) |
Children | Harry Stern Jack Stern |
Parent(s) |
Allen Grubman Yvette Grubman |
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grubman (born January 30, 1971) is an American publicist, manager and socialite. She is the daughter of entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his first wife, the late Yvette Grubman. In 2002, Grubman served 38 days in jail for an incident where she backed a Mercedes SUV into a crowd, injuring 16 people.
She is the daughter of entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his first wife, the late Yvette Grubman. Her parents divorced in 1988. Her mother had multiple sclerosis, and died of ovarian cancer at 58 in 2001.
Grubman is well known as a publicist and manager for celebrities. She founded her own company in 1996, and has represented Britney Spears, Jay-Z, and the Backstreet Boys.
The 2005 reality show PoweR Girls on MTV centered on a group of young publicists working for Grubman's PR firm. The title is a reference to a 1998 cover story in New York magazine that profiled Grubman and several of her rivals, noting that "Lizzie was clearly the most powerful girl of all.". In 2007, Lizzie Grubman started Lizzie Grubman Management. She currently manages Lil' Kim and Kylie Bisutti, to name a couple.
Grubman attended four high schools, including the New York City prep schools Horace Mann, Lenox, and Dwight. She briefly attended Northeastern University, but dropped out before completing her sophomore year.
In 1995, she married Eric Gatoff, an associate at her father's law firm. The pair subsequently divorced in 1997.