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26th Oct 2016

The Simpsons writer Kevin Curran has died aged 59

Sad news.

Laura Holland

One of the writers from The Simpsons, Kevin Curran, has died at the age of 59.

He was a writer and producer of the popular show and also worked on Married With Children and Late Night With David Letterman.

 

Fox News confirmed that the six-time Emmy winner passed away at his home in Los Angeles. He first met Al Jean, another writer of the show, when they were in Harvard. He joined the show in 2001 and wrote a total of 11 episodes since then.

Al Jean has released a statement about his death which reads:

“Kevin Curran was a sweet, brilliant man who said many hilarious things, some unprintable, others which will live forever in a children’s cartoon.”

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The Simpsons