The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)
Hitched, Hatched, Hired
Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
Weddings
Run the World
actress Bresha Webb
wed TV writer Nick Jones Jr. at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Feb. 4. After marrying in front of 140 guests, including Kelly Rowland, Marlon Wayans and Loni Love, the couple honeymooned in Hawaii.
Births
Hrishikesh Desai, a TV agent at CAA, and
Justine Roach, a school counselor and therapist, welcomed
India Alexandra Desai on Jan. 19 at CedarsSinai Medical Center.
Congrats
Courtenay Valenti was hired as head of film, streaming and theatrical at Amazon Studios and MGM on Feb. 28.
John Hesling was named executive vp and head of Fox Alternative Entertainment on March 1.
Scott Tenley was promoted to CEO of production company MRC on March 2.
Sandra Lindala was appointed vp of the character FX company MastersFX on March 1.
Benjamin Jenkins and Benjamin Potter were upped to partners at entertainment law firm Gang Tyre on Feb. 23.
Hearst Corp. promoted Jordan Wertlieb to COO and Michael Hayes to president of Hearst Television on Feb. 28.
Former Sony exec Nick Phillips was named head of production at Yale Entertainment on March 2. Jenelle Lindsay joined production company Avalon as executive vp television March 2.
Eli Velazquez was tapped to lead Telemundo Deportes, the sports division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, on March 2.
Mayowa Arogundade
was appointed creative director for media company EVGLE on Feb. 27.
Former CBS News president David Rhodes was tapped as executive chairman of Sky News Group on Feb. 27. Michael P. O’Leary was named president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners on March 2.
Anne Nelson was hired to head the new UTA Fashion division Feb. 28.
Ash Sarohia was tapped as executive vp narrative film and television for Concordia Studio on Feb. 28. Deaths Burny Mattinson, who worked as an animator, director, producer and story artist during a 70-year career as the longest-serving “castmember” in Disney history, died Feb. 27 in Los Angeles. He was 87.