H. Leon Raper
Since 1976 the firm has become the world's most successful supplier of
Stars, Celebrities and Attractions for Personal Appearances. The firm
represents the event producer or buyer. Mr. Raper's primary goal is to
save money for event producers by negotiating the best deal possible
with the celebrities & attractions...In 1976 H. Leon Raper founded
Raper Enterprises Agency - a Talent Agency. The agency was very
successful and thrived for many years in Beverly Hills California. The
agency was franchised by all the entertainment guilds and unions such
as SAG (Film), AFTRA (TV), AEA (Theatre), AFM (Music), DGA (Directors),
WGA (Writers) and AGVA (Variety Artists). The agency specialized in
Soap Stars. At one time agency represented more soap stars than most
other Talent Agency in the business. Personal appearances for soap
stars very quickly became a big part of the business. As time went on
the agency started handling personal appearances bookings for many soap
stars that were not exclusive clients of the agency. As the agency grew
and became well known throughout the U.S. and Canada, the agency
started receiving requests for all kinds of attractions - in addition
to television stars and celebrities. As a result the agency over the
years has built up a computer database of thousands of stars,
celebrities and all kinds of attractions... During his stint as a
Talent Agent in Beverly Hills, Mr. Raper enjoyed the Celebrity booking
part of the business more than handling exclusive clients for Film and
TV. So, in 1986 Mr. Raper closed Raper Enterprises Agency in Beverly
Hills California and reformed the business in Arizona as Raper
Enterprises, Inc. The Vegas Celebrity Booking Service division performs
Talent Coordination services for special event producers...Mr. Raper
developed all the necessary Celebrity contacts and negotiating
expertise during his many years in the Film & TV business. He knows a
great many of the Stars and Celebrities personally, having met them on
the Film or TV set, Hollywood parties, or at entertainment business
functions. Most of his contacts are directly with the Stars &
Celebrities or a representative of their choosing. Mr Raper also
understands the entertainment business from being a performer himself.
In his earlier years, he was a professional musician. Also, as a
dancer, he danced in over 400 swing dance competitions including one
World Championship competition at the Palladium in Hollywood
California...Mr. Raper had a tremendous advantage when developing the
Celebrity Talent Coordination business since he was also a computer
programmer. From this capability he was able to write all the original
Celebrity computer database programs that allowed instant access to
quotes and general information pertaining to Stars, Celebrities and
other attractions.