HFPA President Lorenzo Soria Has Died at 68

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAnimator and Scooby Doo co-creator Joe Ruby has died. The co-founder of production company Ruby-Spears passed away in Westlake Village, CA on Wednesday.

Peter White Television EditorThe Daily Show is continuing to poke fun at President Trump – this time in print across three of the country’s biggest newspapers.The Comedy Central nightly talk-show has taken out a faux lawyer advert in The New York Times, Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times.The advert comes as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah bagged six Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety Talk Series as it hopes to displace Last Week Tonight with John Oliver from the top talk

LOS ANGELES -- Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103 years old.Spielberg died of natural causes while surrounded by his family in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to a statement from his four children.Spielberg and Charles Propster designed the GE-225 mainframe computer in the late 1950s while working for General Electric.

Arnold Spielberg, a pioneering computer designer who encouraged his only son, Steven Spielberg, to become a filmmaker, has died. He was 103.

to Variety, Arnold is believed to have passed away in Los Angeles, with Steven and the rest of his family by his bedside.He reportedly died of natural causes, with Steven telling his father: “You are our hearth.

Robbie and Ayda Field Williams admit they’re often at odds over their attitudes to scrimping versus splurging – and they put it down to being born on opposite sides of the Atlantic. The couple, who’ve been married for 10 years, live in Ayda’s native Los Angeles with their children Teddy, seven, Charlton, five, Coco, two, and seven month old Beau.They also have a home in London.

Lori Nelson, the 1950s starlet who was kidnapped by an amphibious monster in Revenge of the Creatureand portrayed Barbara Stanwyck's daughter in Douglas Sirk's All I Desire, has died. She was 87.

Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers, has died aged 71.His death was confirmed by Los Angeles club Starwood, who said Lure died on Saturday (August 22) due to complications related to the cancer.“Walter Lure (April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020) our dear friend has passed away,” the venue said in a statement.

Dirty Projectors have announced the third instalment of their five-EP cycle with ‘Super João’.The new four-track EP will be released next month on September 4 through Domino. In the meantime, the band have shared the first single, the laid-back ‘Holy Mackerel’, along with an accompanying music video.Watch the clip for ‘Holy Mackerel’ below:The newly-announced EP was recorded in Los Angeles with help from King Tuff’s Kyle Thomas.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC-owned KABC-TV (“ABC7”) has named Pam Chen to serve as the station’s vice president and news director. The move makes Chen the first Asian American news department head at a network-owned station in Los Angeles.Chen replaces Rob Elmore, who had headed up KABC’s news operations since 2015.

James McClain West Hollywood’s famed Sierra Towers building has just lost a glimmer of its star wattage. Property records reveal Courteney Cox has sold one of two adjoining units she owns in the 31-story building, perhaps the most celebrity-favored high-rise in Los Angeles, for $2.9 million — $400,000 more than what she paid for the place in 2014.The deal closed in late July, and the buyer is an entity linked to Angelique Soave, an L.A.

LOS ANGELES — Comedian Sarah Cooper, who became a TikTok sensation with satirical videos of President Donald Trump, will appear in her own variety special on Netflix , the streaming service announced on Wednesday.

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.

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.