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- David Stern is an American businessman and lawyer who served as the fourth commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) He started with the league in 1966 as an outside counsel, joined the NBA in 1978 as General Counsel, and became the league's Executive Vice President in 1980. He became Commissioner in 1984, succeeding Larry O'Brien. He is credited with increasing the popularity of the NBA in the 1990s and 2000s.
Stern has served on the Rutgers University Board of Overseers and is a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
On October 25, 2012, Stern announced that he would step down as NBA commissioner on February 1, 2014, 30 years to the day after beginning his tenure as commissioner. His deputy, Adam Silver, was his successor. At the time of his departure, he was the NBA's longest-serving commissioner. Stern received the Olympic Order in 2012. On February 14, 2014, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Stern would be a member of its 2014 induction class. In 2016, he became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame. - Nick Gordon was born on 5 May 1990 in Roswell, Georgia, USA. He died on 1 January 2020 in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Barry ZeVan was born on 5 August 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Television: The First Fifty Years (1999), Hiding Victoria (2006) and In an Instant (2015). He was married to Ellen Hanson-Zevan. He died on 1 January 2020 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Les Josephson was born on 29 July 1942 in Minneota, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Heaven Can Wait (1978), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and Gus (1976). He died on 1 January 2020 in Tuscon, Arizona, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Marty Grebb was born on 2 September 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Fire Down Below (1997), One Night Stand (1997) and Ticker (2001). He died on 1 January 2020 in the USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Liam Reilly was born on 29 January 1955 in Dundalk, Ireland. He was a composer, known for Bagatelle - Ómós do Liam Reilly (2022), The Eurovision Song Contest (1991) and The Marti Caine Show (1979). He died on 1 January 2020 in Ireland.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lexii Alijai was born on 19 February 1998 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for KayCyy feat. Lexii Alijai: Say You Do (2016), Lexii Alijai: Flip the Script (2014) and Lexii Alijai: Cold Hearted (Remix) (2016). She died on 1 January 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Gianni Diotaiuti was born on 16 November 1926 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Scaramouche (1965), The Count of Monte Cristo (1966) and Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (1969). He died on 1 January 2020 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
John Aristedes was born on 27 February 1928. He was an actor, known for Sin You Sinners (1963), Sin in the Suburbs (1964) and My Body Hungers (1967). He died on 1 January 2020 in New York, USA.- Vilim Soda was an actor, known for How the War Started on My Island (1996). He died on 1 January 2020 in Sibenik, Croatia.
- Alexander Frater was born on 3 January 1937 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. He was a writer, known for World of Discovery (1990) and Chasing India's Monsoon (1991). He was married to Marlis Frater. He died on 1 January 2020.
- Tommy Hancock was born on 25 March 1929 in Lubbock, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for You Say (2011), Lubbock Lights (2003) and Tommy Hancock: West Texas Muse (2012). He died on 1 January 2020 in Texas, USA.
- Krzysztof Leski was born on 1 September 1959 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Ekstradycja 2 (1997). He died on 1 January 2020 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Don Larsen was born on 7 August 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA. He was married to Corrine Bruess. He died on 1 January 2020 in Hayden, Idaho, USA.
- Casting Department
- Casting Director
- Additional Crew
Gregg Smith was a dancer, casting director and assistant choreographer who had a long association with director Kenny Ortega.
Smith worked as a performer in the national touring company of the musical "Hair" and in a Los Angeles production of "Jesus Christ Superstar". He was in the original off-Broadway cast of "Your Own Thing" in 1968. Smith worked as a dance casting director for numerous productions. He was also active as a champion of improving working standards for hoofers in all aspects of the entertainment industry. He was active in efforts to have dancers recognized as members of what was then the Screen Actors Guild.
Born in 1946, Smith grew up in a showbiz family in the San Fernando Valley. His father, Sterling Smith, worked for various studios as a still photographer. His aunt, Rae Lynn Burns, worked as a publicist from the 1940s through the 1970s. Smith met Ortega in the early 1970s when the two were performing in "Hair". Smith worked as a dance casting director in collaboration with Ortega (in his role as choreographer or director) on such movies as To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) and Newsies (1992). The pair teamed up on numerous television specials, including telecasts of the Academy Awards, Emmys and American Music Awards.
Gregg Smith died on January 1, 2020, aged 73. Smith's survivors include his longtime partner, actor-dancer D.A. Pawley.- Doug Hart was born on 3 June 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He died on 1 January 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Director
- Producer
Chris Pattikawa was born on 1 October 1940 in Ambon Island, Indonesia. Chris was a director and producer, known for Jangan biarkan mereka lapar (1974), Kasih sayang (1974) and Impian perawan (Melati) (1976). Chris died on 1 January 2020 in Indonesia.- Damir Mihanovic Cubi was an actor, known for Jel' me netko trazio? (1991), Nad lipom 35 (2006) and Vjerujem u andjele (2009). He died on 1 January 2020 in Split, Croatia.