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Mike Barnes

Senior Editor

Mike Barnes is a proud graduate of Brooklyn College who spent his first 11 years in journalism as a globe-trotting sportswriter with United Press International based out of New York and Los Angeles. He began with THR in 1993 as a Copy Editor and has written too many obituaries for the publication for too many years; the first one may have been the great I Love Lucy writer Bob Carroll Jr.

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L.A. Kings Hosting Celebrity Hockey Game to Benefit Wildfire Victims

Former NHL players are also set to participate in the event at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 23. 

Bernadette O’Brien, Emmy-Nominated Costumer on ‘MacGyver,’ Dies at 90

The Dublin native also worked on 'Murder, She Wrote,' 'T.J. Hooker,' 'For the Boys' and 'Another Stakeout.'

Éanna Hardwicke to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive)

The BAFTA nominee appeared last year in 'A Very Royal Scandal' and will soon portray Irish soccer star Roy Keane on the big screen.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Choreographer for ‘Footloose’ and Broadway’s ‘Swing!,’ Dies at 78

She also worked on ‘Titanic’ for the Great White Way and ‘My Blue Heaven’ and ‘Vanilla Sky’ for the big screen. 

Jeannot Szwarc, Director of ‘Somewhere in Time’ and ‘Jaws 2,’ Dies at 87

The Paris-born helmer also helmed ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Santa Claus’ and handled multiple episodes of 'JAG,' ‘Smallville’ and ‘Grey's Anatomy.’

PGA Golf Tournament Won’t Be Held at Riviera Country Club Because of L.A. Wildfires

The Genesis Invitational, scheduled for Feb. 10-16 and hosted by Tiger Woods, is moving elsewhere “out of respect for the unfolding situation.”

Eric Weissmann, Entertainment Attorney Who Repped Robert Altman and Elizabeth Taylor, Dies at 94

His clients also included Gene Wilder, Rita Hayworth, Keith Carradine, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Mazursky.

Ronnie Yeskel, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Casting Director, Dies at 76

She also worked on ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight,’ ‘Hope Floats,’ ‘Bread and Roses’ and ‘The Sessions.’

Christian Juttner, Young Actor in ‘Return From Witch Mountain’ and ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand,’ Dies at 60

His credits also included Irwin Allen’s ‘The Swarm’ and episodes of ‘The Bionic Woman’ and ‘The Magical World of Disney.’

Michael Gerety, Former Publicist and MGM Executive, Dies at 82 

He also worked at American International Pictures and Newslink Corp. during his long career.

Robert Machray, Veteran Stage Actor and Fire Marshal Dobbins on ‘Cheers,’ Dies at 79

For the theater, he appeared on Broadway in ‘Amadeus,’ starred as Orson Welles and received plaudits for his turns in ‘The Boys Next Door’ and ‘Waiting for Godot.’

John F. Burnett, Film Editor on ‘Grease,’ ‘The Goodbye Girl’ and ‘The Way We Were,’ Dies at 90

He collaborated with George Cukor, Blake Edwards and Herbert Ross, won an Emmy and served as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.