The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)
Hitched, Hatched, Hired
Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
Weddings
Ghosts star Danielle Pinnock renewed her vows with dialect coach Jack Wallace at The Oaks Lakeside in Encino on April 8. The couple wed 10 years ago in a hospital ICU after Pinnock’s mom, Joan, suffered a stroke the night before their planned ceremony.
Births
Jillian Davine Moss, West Coast manager of talent and entertainment at Cartier, and Jacob Moss, a business manager at Grant Tani Barish and Altman, welcomed daughter Lev Iley Moss on Dec. 28 at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
Congrats
Caroline Currier was named president of Serena Williams’ new multimedia production company, 926 Productions, on April 17.
Meredith Shea was appointed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first chief membership, impact, and industry officer on April 17.
Cassie Thornton was hired as head of intellectual property partnerships at Bloomberg Media on April 20.
Angus MacEwan joined creative agency and event production company Matte Projects in the newly created role of CMO on April 19.
Amelia Brown was promoted to CEO of Fremantle U.K. on April 19.
Alex Flores was named executive vp music at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine on April 19.
Jeff Kleeman was tapped as CEO of Bold Films on April 14.
Deaths
Harry Belafonte, the actor, singer, producer and activist who used his considerable stardom to draw attention to civil rights issues and injustices around the world, died April 25 in New York. He was 96.
Todd Haimes, the influential artistic director and CEO of Roundabout Theatre Company, died April 19 of osteosarcoma in New York. He was 66.
Rita Lakin, the pioneering TV writer/ showrunner who worked on Peyton Place and Mod Squad and created The Rookies and Flamingo Road, died March 23 of cancer in Novato, California. She was 93.
Herb Lazarus, who spent 70 years in TV distribution, the past 27 with Carsey-Werner, died April 18 in Los Angeles He was 88.
Michael Oppenheim, a business manager for Beyoncé and Eminem, died April 18 of cancer. He was 62.