The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)
Hitched, Hatched, Hired
Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
Weddings
Graham Alexander, creative director at Endeavor, married Kathryn Agarth on Oct. 30 at Terra Mia Vineyards in Paso Robles, California. The couple honeymooned at Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta.
Ira Bernstein, co-president of Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, married news anchor/author Tamsen Fadal on Oct. 2 at 620 Loft & Garden in New York.
Births
The Handmaid’s Tale star Yvonne Strahovski and husband Tim Loden welcomed their second son, she announced via Instagram on Dec. 9.
Congrats
Kelly Bradshaw was tapped as senior vp at MTV Entertainment Brands International on Dec. 8.
Martyn Freeman was elevated to COO of BBC Studios on Dec. 10.
CAA hired Matthew Tsai as a gaming agent, promoted Lydia DeCoud and Rachel O’Brien to digital talent agents and added Liz Gibson and Kerry Landolfe as digital executives on Dec. 7.
UTA added Emily LaRose, Marissa Smith and Elisa Vazzana as music agents, Amy Lynch as a comedy touring agent, Brandi
Brammer as senior HR business partner and Emily Wright as a music brand partnerships agent Dec. 8.
Geoff Morrell was named chief corporate affairs officer of The Walt Disney Co. on Dec. 7.
Nell DeVane was upped to ESPN’s chief counsel Dec. 9.
George Schmalz joined Kino Lorber as director of theatrical sales and business development Dec. 6.
Disney Branded Television promoted Mark Karafilis to vp music production, television animation,
Jay Stutler to senior vp music, television animation and Steven Vincent to senior vp music and soundtracks Dec. 10.
John Zaccario was promoted to president of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s GSN on Dec. 7.
Leah Rivlin was upped to director of advanced advertising at Crown Media Family Networks on Dec. 6.
Amy Goodman Kass joined Scout Productions as senior vp documentary Dec. 8.
Deaths
Lina Wertmüller, the Oscar-nominated Italian filmmaker behind Seven Beauties, Swept Away and The Seduction of Mimi, died Dec. 9 in Rome. She was 93.
Anne Rice, whose novel Interview With the Vampire sent her down a path writing about bloodsuckers, witches and werewolves and inspired the 1994 film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, died Dec. 11 of complications from a stroke in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 80.
Cara Williams, Oscarnominated for The Defiant Ones, died Dec. 9 of a heart attack in Beverly Hills. She was 96.
Charles Cappleman, an operations exec who helped bring year-round daytime programming to CBS Television City during his halfcentury with the network, died Dec. 5 in Woodland Hills. He was 95.
Michael Nesmith, a pop sensation as a member of The Monkees, died Dec. 10 in Carmel Valley, California. He was 78.
Rhonda Stubbins White, who recurred on the Tyler Perrycreated show Ruthless, died Dec. 6 of cancer. She was 60.