Independent New York rep Barrie Isaacson will handle East Coast sales for music and sound design shop Tonefarmer, New York….Fern Towne Helms has joined 615 Music, Nashville, as regional sales executive. She will represent both 615 Music and 615 Music Library services to broadcast, film, advertising and corporate clients….DP Thierry Arbogast is now available for commercials and features through ICM, Beverly Hills, Calif. He recently completed work on Catwoman….Cinematographer John Mathieson has completed principal photography on Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven and can again take on spotwork through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….DP Zeus Morand has wrapped Red Doors, directed by Georgia Lee, and is again available exclusively through The Lyons•Sheldon•Prosnit Agency, Los Angeles….
Stars Among Those Who Lost Their Homes In L.A. Area Fires; Jamie Lee Curtis Pledges $1M To Relief Effort
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhenรฉ Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed. Next week's Oscar nominations have been delayed. And tens of thousands of Angelenos are displaced and awaiting word Thursday on whether their homes survived the flames โ some of them the city's most famous denizens. Thousands of structures have been destroyed but damage assessments are just beginning. More than 180,000 people are also under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, a number that continues to shift as new fires erupt. Late Wednesday, a fire in the Hollywood Hills was scorching the hills near the famed Hollywood Bowl and Dolby Theatre, which is the home of the Academy Awards. That fire had been largely contained without damage to Hollywood landmarks. Here are how the fires are impacting celebrities and the Los Angeles entertainment industry: Stars whose homes have burned in the fires Celebrities like Crystal and his wife, Janice, were sharing memories of the homes they lost. The Crystals lost the home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that they lived in for 45 years. "Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this," the Crystals wrote in the statement. After her learning her Pacific Palisades home was lost in the fires, Melissa Rivers says she was... Read More