Ari Weiss, who most recently served as creative director at 180 Los Angeles on Sony and Boost Mobile, is set to join BBH New York as executive creative director on the Axe account. He joins the other exec creative directors at BBH N.Y.: Jon Pearce, Mike Shackle, Calle Sjoenell and Pelle Sjoenell.
Weiss began his career in New York as a copywriter at Cliff Freeman and Partners. From there, he went over to BBDO New York before moving to the West Coast. There he worked at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore., and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco. Later he landed at 180 Los Angeles.
Joining BBH marks Weiss’ return to New York. Over the years, he has won assorted awards for his work on such high-profile brands as Sony, the National Basketball Association, FedEx, Guinness, BBC and Fox Sports.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More