Overview
- McGrath died on Nov. 14 at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after a stroke, his sister Gail McGrath Garabadian confirmed.
- He won a 1997 Emmy for The Simpsons episode “Homer’s Phobia,” a landmark installment praised by groups including GLAAD.
- Across two stints on The Simpsons, he had writing credit on 50 episodes (1992–94) and producing credit on 24 (1996–98).
- His career began at The Harvard Lampoon and Saturday Night Live (Emmy-nominated in 1992), with later credits on King of the Hill (11 writing, 28 producing credits, 2002–10), Mission Hill, The PJs, Gravity Falls, Sammy and Muppets Tonight.
- Visitation is Monday at 5 p.m. at McLaughlin & Sons Funeral Home in Brooklyn, with a Tuesday 10:30 a.m. service at St. Patrick’s Church; the family asks for donations to Regis High School in lieu of flowers.