Director Maggie Zackheim has joined Good Films, New York, for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S. Her prior stateside affiliations include now defunct Headquarters, and prior to that, bicoastal HKM Productions and the since closed Satellite.
The New York-based Zackheim is perhaps best known for her work in comedy, spanning both sides of the Atlantic. Among her recent work are several U.K. entries such as Lipton Cup-A-Soup out of DLKW, London, Nestle Lion Cereal for Saatchi & Saatchi, London, and Selfridge’s department stories via Mother, London. Her U.S. spot credits include work for AT&T, Avis and Coors.
Zackheim broke into commercial directing at Satellite in 1999, after having come up the ranks at MTV where she eventually got the chance to helm projects. She later created and directed a 10-episode series, VH1 Random Play, which ran during the ’00 season. Her advertising career developed at Satellite, part of the Propaganda family of companies. When Propaganda fell by the wayside in late ’01, she wound up landing at the aforementioned HKM in ’02, and then Headquarters in late ’03.
She now joins a Good directorial roster that consists of Andrew Walton, Margee Challa and Lance Weiler. Repping Good are independents Schafler Artists Management on the East Coast, Maureen Butler in the Midwest, Yvette Represents on the West Coast, and Asprodites Reps in the Southeast.
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