LEGENDARY The Simpsons writer Dan McGrath has died at the age of 61, his family announced.
The award-winning comedy writer, who also worked on Saturday Night Live, died following a stroke, his sister Gail McGrath Garabadian told the Hollywood Reporter.
She wrote on Facebook: “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.”
Dan kicked off his career at SNL in 1991 when he often collaborated with Adam Sandler.
He went on to win an Emmy for writing the iconic 1997 Simpons episode Homer’s Phobia.
The episode sees Homer making a friend, and later discovering he is gay.
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