Obituaries
Richard Leibner, Influential Agent for News Anchors, Dies at 85
Richard Leibner, the prominent talent agent who transformed the TV news business by guiding the careers of such renowned broadcast journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney and Norah O’Donnell, has died. He was 85. Leibner died Tuesday at his home in New York, UTA vice chairman Jay Sures announced. The agent […]
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Adrian Schiller, Star of ‘The Last Kingdom,’ Dies at 60
Adrian Schiller, the British actor who starred as Lord Aethelhelm in the Netflix drama series The Last Kingdom, has died. He was 60. Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts […]
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FireHouse Frontman C.J. Snare, Who Had Hits in the ’90s Including “Love of a Lifetime,” Dies at 64
C.J. Snare, the lead vocalist and a founding member of Firehouse, has died. He was 64. The band shared the news of Snare’s death on Sunday in a statement on the official Firehouse Facebook page. “Today is a sad day for Rock N Roll,” the message began. “It is with great sorrow we are letting the world know we have […]
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Bruce Kessler, Race Car Driver, Yacht Captain and Prolific TV Director, Dies at 88
Bruce Kessler, who directed episodes of shows including The Monkees, It Takes a Thief, The Rockford Files, McCloud and The Commish when he wasn’t driving race cars, designing boats or circling the globe in a yacht, has died. He was 88. Kessler died Thursday at his home in Marina del Rey after a brief illness, […]
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David Barrington Holt, Former Head of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in L.A., Dies at 78
David Barrington Holt, who established and ran the first Creature Shop on the West Coast for The Jim Henson Company during his two-plus decades with the firm, has died. He was 78. Holt died March 13 of complications from cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his son, Chris Holt, announced. Holt started out with […]
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Cole Brings Plenty, ‘1923’ Actor, Found Dead at 27 After Being Reported Missing
Cole Brings Plenty, an actor in Paramount+’s 1923 who was reported missing earlier this week, has died. He was 27. The sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas, shared in a news release that deputies were called to Homestead Lane at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday in reference to an unoccupied vehicle. Authorities said they were searching the area […]
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William Kidston, Three-Time Emmy-Winning Photographer, Dies at 68
William Kidston, a three-time Emmy-winning photographer who worked in Hollywood for decades, died March 22 of prostate cancer at his home in Denver, publicist Roger Neal announced. He was 68. “He was a staple on many red carpets, beloved by publicists and stars alike,” Neal said. “He was always there when you needed him; you […]
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Bob Slutske, Tech Expert Who Helped Pave the Way for Hollywood’s Computer-Digital Age, Dies at 81
Bob Slutske, an expert on the efficiency and effectiveness of media issues throughout the film production process, has died. He was 81. Slutske died Tuesday in Los Angeles following a long illness, The Hollywood Reporter learned Wednesday. Throughout his 60-year career, Slutske worked in the theater and entertainment space, serving as one of the initial developers […]
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David E. Diano, Longtime Camera Operator, Dies at 71
David E. Diano, a veteran camera operator with credits including Tombstone, The Fast and the Furious, Wedding Crashers and Spider-Man 3, has died. He was 71. Diano died Jan. 22 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena of coronary issues after a battle with prostate cancer, his wife, still photographer Gemma LaMana, told The Hollywood Reporter. Diano […]
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Christopher Durang, Playwright and Tony Winner for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ Dies at 75
Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with Miss Witherspoon, has died. He was 75. Durang died Tuesday at his home in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, of complications from logopenic primary progressive aphasia, said his […]
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Jean-Paul Vignon, Stylish French Vocalist and Actor, Dies at 89
Jean-Paul Vignon, the romantic French vocalist and actor who impressed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic during an eight-decade career, died March 22 of liver cancer in Beverly Hills, his family announced. He was 89. Performing a repertoire of contemporary pop and American standards, Vignon debuted in the U.S. in 1963 at the famed […]
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Joe Flaherty, Original ‘SCTV’ Castmember, Dies at 82
He drew laughs as Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Big Jim McBob and others on the famed sketch comedy show after Second City stints in Chicago and Toronto.
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