The Simpsons author Dan McGrath has died on the age of 61.
Dan McGrath, a author on The Simpsons, has died
The Emmy award-winning star – who penned episodes together with Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood (1993), Bart of Darkness (1994) and Homer’s Phobia (1997) for the world’s longest-running animated sequence – handed away on Friday (14.11.25) at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, following a stroke, his sister, Gail Garabadian, instructed The Hollywood Reporter.
The subsequent day, she wrote on Fb: “We misplaced my unimaginable brother Danny yesterday. He was a particular man, one among a form. An unimaginable son, brother, uncle and good friend. Our hearts are damaged.”
Tributes have since poured in for Dan – who additionally co-wrote Treehouse of Horror IV’s The Satan and Homer Simpson (1993) and Treehouse of Horror V’s Time and Punishment (1994) with Greg Daniels.
Former The Simpsons author and showrunner Invoice Oakley, 59, hailed Dan as a “nice particular person”.
He wrote on X: “R.I.P. right now to Dan McGrath, nice particular person and super-talented author at The Simpsons, SNL, King of the Hill, and Mission Hill … He introduced a lot pleasure … You have been an actual one, Mr McGrath. You’ll by no means be forgotten.”
Fellow former The Simpsons author and showrunner Josh Weinstein, 59, mentioned Dan was “one of many funniest – and kindest – writers and an unsung hero on all of the reveals he labored on”.
Josh added on X: “RIP to one of many sweetest, funniest souls we ever had the pleasure to work with and know.”
And a fan of Dan’s work additionally mentioned on the social media platform: “Dan was an enormous a part of *The Simpsons* Golden Period in Seasons 4-6. Additionally wrote for *SNL* in Season 16 and 17.
“Considered one of his greatest credit although for me is *Mission Hill*. He wrote two episodes together with the finale which is a very lovely love story. RIP. (sic).”
Dan started his profession as a author on the sketch comedy present Saturday Evening Reside, and he incessantly labored with comedian-and-actors Adam Sandler, 59, and the late Chris Farley.
Dan then moved to work on The Simpsons, the place he bagged writing credit for 50 episodes, launched from 1992 to 1994, in addition to producing 24 episodes launched from 1996 to 1998.
He gained the Excellent Animated Program Emmy for his work on the 1997 episode, Homer’s Phobia.
The episode sees a homosexual antiques vendor known as John (filmmaker John Waters) be befriended by Marge (Julie Kavner), and Marge’s husband Homer (Dan Castellaneta) turns into buddies with John.
Dan was additionally honoured by GLAAD for the episode’s anti-homophobia message.
After he acquired fired twice from The Simpsons, he labored on Mission Hill, Gravity Falls, and spent eight years contributing to episodes for King of the Hill.
