Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47

Quinn Coleman, a major label executive, DJ and son of former BET chief Debra Lee, died on Sunday at the age of 31, according to numerous published reports. Currently, Coleman’s cause of death remains unknown.

Ellise Shafer editorAsh Christian, an Emmy award-winning producer, actor, filmmaker and founder of Cranium Entertainment, died in his sleep on Thursday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was 35.Born on Jan.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSumner Redstone, a towering figure in media who built his father’s drive-in theater business into an empire that included Viacom, Paramount Pictures and CBS Corp., only to see his legacy tarnished in his final years by corporate battles and sordid allegations by former girlfriends, died Aug. 11 at his home in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES -- Lorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and former editor of the Italian news weekly L’Espresso, died Friday, the association said. He was 68.

Lorenzo Soria, who served five terms as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, according to a family member. He was 68.

Lorenzo Soria, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has died at the age of 68.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLorenzo Soria, who was in his third nonconsecutive term as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Golden Globe Awards, died today at his home in Los Angeles, He was 68.The Argentina-born, Italy-raised Soria was elected HFPA president in June 2019, following stints in the top post from 2003-05 and 2015-17.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaLorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, a member of his family told the HFPA. He was 68.“Lorenzo was a beloved member of the entertainment industry and the Hollywood community and will be sorely missed,” the HFPA said in a statement.

Reni Santoni, who starred in Carl Reiner's semi-autobiographical movieEnter Laughingand played the rookie partner of Clint Eastwood's maverick detective inDirty Harry, has died. He was 81.

Seinfield actor Reni Santoni has died at the age of 81, it has been reported.Santoni passed away on Saturday (August 1) in hospice care in Los Angeles following years of health issues including cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The New York City-born actor appeared opposite Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971) as the detective Chico González, having secured his first major film role in 1967’s Enter Laughing.Santoni later appeared in four episodes of Seinfield‘s fifth season (1994),

Reni Santoni has sadly died, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, died Saturday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a heart attack. He was 77.

Dave McNary Film ReporterTom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, died Saturday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 77.“We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Tom Pollock,” said NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer in a statement.

LOS ANGELES -- Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of film such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He was 85.

Longtime music manager Bennett Glotzer, who helped guide the careers of such legendary artists as Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa, died on July 9 in Los Angeles due to complications from heart disease. He was 86.

Bennett Glotzer, who helped guide the careers of such legendary artists as Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa, died on July 9 in Los Angeles due to complications from heart disease. He was 86.Through a partnership with Albert Grossman and on his own, Glotzer managed the careers of some of the most influential music stars of the 1960s and '70s, including Joplin, The Band, Procol Harum, Gordon Lightfoot and Gang of Four.

Jacqueline Scott, who played the sister of David Janssen's man on the run inThe Fugitiveand the wife of Walter Matthau's bank robber inCharley Varrick,has died. She was 89.