Dan McGrath, 'The Simpsons' Writer, Passes Away At 61
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Dan McGrath, an award-winning comedy writer and producer, passed away from a stroke at age sixty-one. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he stayed in Massachusetts for college, earning a place at Harvard. Despite failing many of his courses, McGrath wrote for the college paper, The Harvard Lampoon. This paved the way for his entry into the world of comedy writing.
McGrath broke into television by joining the Saturday Night Live writers room. A year later (1992), he was recruited to The Simpsons. McGrath was responsible for some of the classics, such as Treehouse of Horror (IV & V) and Bart of Darkness. He won a Prime Time Emmy for Homer’s Phobia in 1997. Despite being fired twice, he still managed to write or produce on over 50 episodes. In the 90s, he also wrote for The Muppet Show and Eddie Murphy’s The PJs. However, in 2002, Dan McGrath was recruited to work on another popular animation, King of the Hill, and worked as executive producer.
His sister took to Facebook to express her grief. “We lost my incredible brother Danny yesterday. He was a special man, one of a kind. An incredible son, brother, uncle and friend. Our hearts are broken.”
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