Venice, Calif.-based Cucoloris Films has secured Grace Silverstein of independent rep firm Reel Grace to handle the West Coast and Texas…. Effective July 3, Perry Schaffer and Corey Rogers of New York-based independent rep firm Schaffer & Co. will be handling the East Coast for Complete Pandemonium, San Francisco…. BeachHouse Films, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producers Patti and David Coulter, has secured independent rep Yvette Lubinsky to cover the West Coast….Earth2mars, a New York-headquartered editorial and graphics boutique, has hired two marketing/sales reps: Hillary Cutter and Rachel Pearlman…. Cinematographer Jeffrey Kimball has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for commercials and music videos…. Orlando Management, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has signed production designer Johannes Spalt for exclusive representation. Spalt’s credits span commercials and music videos; his spot clients have included Coca-Cola, Canon, Gatorade, Gillette, Subaru, Miller Beer, Toyota, M&M’s and Texaco….Production designer Dania Saragovia has joined bicoastal Paradigm for exclusive representation in commercials, music videos and features….Quantel, headquartered in New Canaan, Conn., has added Greg Siddons as a regional sales manager in its New York City office….
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