Dave Hollis, an author, former Disney executive and the ex-husband of writer Rachel Hollis, has died at age 47, a representative confirmed to CBS News Tuesday.
After his wife's blog and 2018 book,"Girl, Wash Your Face," gained widespread popularity, he left Disney — after having been there for 17 years — and became CEO of"I finally one day said, 'Fine, I don't trust it. I think that there's some snake oil in this personal development space but it's worked for you.
Hollis also founded the Dave Hollis Giving Fund -- which aims to aid children in foster care, homeless teens and the food insecure -- and was a four-time foster parent,He has also served on the board of the membership committee for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the Academy.
Fellow motivational speaker Mel Robbins posted about Hollis after his death, saying she and her husband, Chris, loved him like a brother. "You made me laugh harder than anyone I've ever met. We could talk about anything, and to anyone, for hours and hours. And we did. Everywhere we went there was laughter,"
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