Seamus Lyte, the UK agent to the late Carrie Fisher, has died at residence in LA aged 54.
The founder and Managing Associate of Seamus Lyte Administration handed away peacefully final week along with his husband of ten years, Andrew Wishart, by his aspect.
This adopted a three-year battle with glioblastoma, a fast-growing and highly-aggressive type of mind most cancers, in response to Lyte’s pal, Unbiased Expertise Group agent Laura Hill.
Lyte’s profession spanned 25 years and constructed a unit roster of purchasers, together with Star Wars actress Fisher, British meteorologist Siân Lloyd, actor and presenter Christopher Biggins, couturier David Emanuel and TV host and radio DJ Tyler West.
Hill mentioned: “Seamus will likely be deeply missed by all whose lives he touched. His legacy as a proficient and extremely revered leisure skilled will proceed to encourage and convey pleasure to those that bear in mind him.”
Lyte had relocated to LA in 2017 after 20 years in London, to higher service his U.S.-based purchasers and develop the model growth and administration capabilities of his firm. His firm web site famous he would work carefully with world broadcasters and manufacturing corporations “in offering an exemplary and bespoke service” to purchasers.
West, a DJ on UK station Kiss FM and contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, mentioned he was “actually heartbroken” on the loss. “Phrases don’t come shut. Top-of-the-line individuals I’ve ever identified. Not simply an agent, however household. Loving, caring, humorous, the perfect.”
Lyte was additionally supervisor to ITV’s U.S. Correspondent, host and actor Ross King, who mentioned: “Seamus was merely one in all a form. Beloved by everybody he met. A glowing wit, the wickedest humorousness and an exquisite thoughts for enterprise. He had probably the most participating and distinctive means of constructing anybody he met really feel very particular. I’ve misplaced the dearest of buddies.”
In accordance with Lyte’s needs, no funeral will happen, however a celebration of his life is deliberate for early 2024.
