The Simpsons and King Of The Hill writer Dan McGrath has passed away aged 61.
The writer, who also had credits on Saturday Night Live, Muppets Live and Gravity Fallspassed away on Friday (November 14).
According to his sister Gail Garabadian, he died at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after suffering a stroke (via The Hollywood Reporter,
Writing in a Facebook post, Garabadian said: “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.”
He is survived by his mother, sister, brothers, sister-in-law, nephew and nieces, and the family has requested donations in his memory be to Regis High.
McGrath attended Harvard University where he graduated in East Asian Studies, while also directing plays as a student. He started designing computer games for an education software company.
However, he first broke out professionally as a writer on snl in the early 1990s, earning an Emmy nomination. He then went on to join The Simpsonswhere he is credited as either a writer, story editor or executive story consultant on 50 episodes, as well as a consulting producer on 20.
Some of his most notable works include Bart Of Darkness, Boy-Scoutz ‘N The Hooda few Treehouse Of Horror episodes, and Homer’s Phobia – the latter winning him an Emmy.
He went on to join King Of The Hillcredited on 11 episodes as a writer – including Full Metal Dust Jacket, Be True To Your Fool and A Bill Full Of Dollarsas well as production credits on 28 episodes.
More recent credits include work as a story editor on animated series Gravity Fallswith McGrath working on 12 episodes.
It was recently confirmed that The Simpsons would be getting a second film in 2027, which comes 20 years after the last big screen spin-off. The animated show also recently launched a Fortnite crossover event, the first in over a decade, while a recent episode of the show featured a Fortnite couch gag.
