Disney Executive Dave Hollis Cause Of Death: A Mixture Of Heart Issues & Drugs!

Former Disney executive Dave Hollis’ cause of death has been revealed. The shocking results are not what you's expect from a Disney employee.

Hollis was 47 when he passed away unexpectedly In February. The Travis County medical examiner performed an autopsy on the author. It revealed that Hollis had lethal amounts of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol in his system when he died.

Obtained by People, the autopsy also revealed that Hollis’ death has been ruled an accident and the official cause of death is accidental overdose. It has since been revealed that Hollis had a history of alcohol and drug abuse.

The medical examiner also stated that he had high blood pressure and depression, and this could have played a role in the death. Hollis didn’t seem to be very healthy because the medical examiner listed off a number of ailments that plagued his body.

Hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were some of the other conditions named, the latter being mentioned for the “narrowing and hardening of vessels that supply blood to the heart.”

The motivational speaker’s enlarged heart had calcium buildup in the aorta. His lungs were filled with fluid and his brain was swollen. The ME also made note that Hollis had an “underlying natural disease of the heart that would have predisposed it to develop an abnormal rhythm, particularly in the presence of a stimulant drug such as cocaine.”

At the time of his death, a representative for the family shared that Hollis passed away at his home and just ahead of his death he had been to a hospital to have his heart checked out. Hollis’ ex-wife Rachel Hollis shared a message about the upsetting news.

“We are devastated, 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.” The former couple had been married for 16 years before splitting up in 2020.

Hollis was a theatrical distribution executive at Disney from 2011 to 2018. The movies that Disney made that Hollis was involved with were Black Panther and Frozen among many, many more.

The exec was in a serious relationship with fitness guru Heidi Powell at the time of his passing. She took to social media eventually to express her grief and sorrow for his kids and hers who have been affected by this.

“This isn’t the way it was supposed to end,” she opens her message. “When we posted this photo 2 years ago today to announce our love and to celebrate your birth, I think we both had a different idea of how our story would play out. It didn’t look like this.”

She continued, “You loved me so well, Dave. You loved your kids and your people so deeply. Your heart was far too big for this world… and I was the lucky one who got to see and experience the magnitude and depth of your infinite love.”

Hollis leaves behind four children with Rachel Hollis.