‘Thank You For All the Joy’: Hollywood Remembers Legendary Casting Director Mike Fenton

Good in the ‘Wood Wednesdays, where we share good news happening in Hollywood and beyond.For this week’s #HollyGOOD news: Joe Biden will be inaugurated as POTUS today and celebs are just as excited as we are!Here’s how Hollywood celebs are reacting to the news:Lady Gaga rocked a “Joe” sweater in her IG post as she announces she is “deeply honored” to perform the National Anthem at Joe Biden’s inauguration.

One of the most prominent Black directors in Hollywood, Spike Lee has worked with casting director Kim Coleman for nearly two decades. Their films range from Inside Man to BlacKkKlansman, plus Netflix's 2017 television adaptation of his 1986 film She's Gotta Have It and the streamer's Da 5 Bloods, which has earned plenty of awards buzz for its stars since its release in June.

Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America on Wednesday, prompting many of his supporters in Hollywood to take to Twitter to share their thoughts with their fans.  Biden’s inauguration officially brought an end to the presidency of Donald Trump after four years of political tension and division, perpetuated in large part by outspoken celebrities who were either critics or supporters of the past administration.  Many of those outspoken voices were among the

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President Donald Trump is planning one of his final appearances before leaving office.

The couples who travel together, stick together! Tarek El Moussa was introduced to Chrishell Stause‘s new beau, Keo Motsepe, and gave the happy couple his seal of approval.

Chelsea Clinton opened up about how her mom, Hillary Clinton, reacted to the devastating and horrifying riot at the Capitol on January 6. Chelsea, 40, spoke with Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show on January 7, describing the former Secretary of State and First Lady’s initial reaction to the horrifying events. “I said, ‘Mom, you have to turn on the television,'” Chelsea recalled for The Drew Barrymore Show host, referencing the phone call she made to her mom.

"At this hour, our Democracy is under an unprecedented assault unlike anything we have seen in modern times," said President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, summing up the ongoing mayhem at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Bad Seeds musician Jim Sclavunos has released a new track, ‘Holiday Song’, to benefit the work of the Music Venue Trust – you can listen to the song below.All proceeds from ‘Holiday Song’ in the month of January will be donated to the MVT’s Grassroots Music Venue Crisis Fund, which is aiding those independent grassroots music venues which are under threat due to the coronavirus pandemic.The MVT were able to support 920 Music Venues Alliance members in 2020, while their #SaveOurVenues

Mike Fenton, the influential casting director who found actors for such landmark films as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Godfather: Part II, E.T. — The Extraterrestrial and the three Back to the Futuremovies, has died.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorMike Fenton, the legendary casting director who worked on the “Back to the Future” franchise, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and scores of other classic movies and TV shows, has died.

Mike Fenton, casting director on well over 100 films and TV shows including classics such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Godfather: Part 2, The Goonies, E.T., Blade Runner, Back to the Future and Chaplin has died. He was 85. Fenton also co-founded what became the Casting Society of America in 1982.