The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)
Hitched, Hatched, Hired
Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
Weddings
Erin O’Brien, a commercial endorsements agent at CAA, married Sean Regan, vp marketing and client relations at Oaktree Capital, on Dec. 16 at the Parker Palm Springs.
Births
Matt Zarider, senior vp business development, strategy and financial planning at Warner Bros. Television, and Amber Brockman, vp publicity at Disney Branded Television and Freeform, welcomed daughter Lennon “Leni” Blake Zarider on Feb. 1 in Santa Monica.
Tapped
Dan Lin was hired as the head of film for Netflix, replacing Scott Stuber.
Lee Sears was promoted to president of international markets advertising sales at Paramount Global on March 1.
Michael Katzer was appointed head of international for MGM+ on Feb. 27.
Danyel Mendoza was upped to vp programming strategy and content planning for Disney branded networks Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD on Feb. 27.
Sarah van Mosel returned to SiriusXM as senior vp podcast strategy Feb. 29.
The Core Entertainment hired Dan Dymtrow as GM and Jamie Sudhalter as senior director of A&R on Feb. 22.
Jessica Marlow was elected to Weintraub Tobin’s managing board Feb. 15.
Deaths
Richard Lewis, the master of self-deprecating comedy who starred in stand-up TV specials, Anything but Love and Curb
Your Enthusiasm, died Feb. 27 after a heart attack. He was 76.
David Bordwell, the noted film scholar, teacher, author and researcher, died Feb. 29 in Madison, Wisconsin, of lung disease. He was 76.
Jenne Casarotto,
who co-founded the global talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and represented the likes of Tennessee Williams, Stephen Frears and John Madden, died Feb. 29. She was 77.
Mark Dodson, the voice actor known for his work in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Gremlins, died March 2 in Evansville, Illinois. He was 64.
Iris Apfel, the businesswoman, interior designer and fashion icon who was the subject of an Albert Maysles documentary, died March 1 in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 102.