Rachel Hollis Wiki, Biography
Dave Hollis, author and former distribution executive for Disney, has died at the age of 47. A family representative said David died Saturday night at his home outside Austin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. An exact cause of death has not been revealed.
Dave was recently hospitalized with heart issues, THR and Variety reported. “We are devastated,” Dave’s ex-wife Rachel Hollis said in a statement on social media. “I have no words and my heart is too broken to find them.” She added, “Please wrap the kids up in prayers as we try to navigate through the unthinkable.”
Dave worked for Disney from 2011 to 2018, per the reports. He led theatrical distribution during his time with the company, and helped launch film franchises such as Frozen, Black Panther, the Avengers series, and more.
In 2018, Dave left Disney so his family could relocate to Texas and he could run Chic Media, owned by his then-wife Rachel. Dave and Rachel were married for 16 years before they announced their split in June 2020. The couple had four children together: sons Jackson, Sawyer and Ford, and daughter Noah.
“We started out as best friends 18 years ago and the truth is, that core friendship and the parts of us that work so well, have become a band-aid for the parts of us that don’t,” Rachel said in her Instagram post announcing the divorce.
Dave wrote two self-help books and hosted a podcast titled “Rise Together” in the years leading up to his death. In 2020, he penned Get Out of Your Own Way, in which he discussed excessive drinking and problems in his marriage following his departure from Disney, according to THR.
The second book, Built Through Courage: Face Your Fears to Live the Life You Were Meant For, was published in 2021. His most recent release, a children’s book titled Here’s to Your Dreams, was published in Nov. 2022.
“We started out as best friends 18 years ago and the truth is, that core friendship and the parts of us that work so well, have become a band-aid for the parts of us that don’t. We have worked endlessly over the last three years to make this work and have come to the conclusion that it is healthier and more respectful for us to choose this as the end of our journey as a married couple. We remain dear friends as we raise our family as co-parents and run our company as partners. We are choosing joy—even though, I’ll be honest, the last month has been one of the most awful of our lives. I want to be strong and bold and optimistic for you now, but every ounce of my energy is reserved for being those things for my children,” she added.
After Dave’s news of passing came out, several of his followers came out and paid their condolences. One person wrote on Dave’s Instagram post, “I am heartbroken about the news! I loved Dave so much!! He was such a good man. Ugh! I just can’t believe it. Prayers for his family and anyone who knew him and what a beautiful soul he was. May you rest in the arms of angels, Dave! Praying for your kids especially because you were such a good father.” “I can’t believe it. Rest In Peace friend,” another added. “Rest easy brother, you will be missed greatly here,” another user remarked. Hollis is survived by the four children he shares with his ex-wife Rachel Hollis; Jackson, Sawyer, Ford, and Noah.
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