Dave Hollis, former Disney executive and the ex-husband of "Girl, Wash Your Face" author Rachel Hollis, has died at the age of 47.
While his cause of death has not yet been determined, a family representative confirmed to TODAY that he had been recently hospitalized for heart-related health issues, and that he died at home in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 11.
Dave Hollis, who would have turned 48 on Feb. 14, is survived by his four children: Jackson, Sawyer, Ford and Noah. His ex-wife posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Feb. 14, asking for prayers.
“We are devastated,” she wrote. “I have no words and my heart is too broken to find them. Please wrap the kids in prayers as we try and navigate through the unthinkable.”
From 2011 to 2018, Dave led theatrical distribution at Disney during major milestones for the movie studio like reaching an all-time record of $7 billion at the worldwide box office in 2016, according to the company. He later left the title to run Rachel’s company, Chic Media, in 2018.
Lawyer and television personality Mel Robbins wrote in an Instagram post about the death of her close friend, whom she said she loved like a brother.
“You made me laugh harder than anyone I’ve ever met,” Robbins wrote. “We could talk about anything, and to anyone, for hours and hours. And we did. Everywhere we went there was laughter.”Continue Reading