Overview
- His sister, Gail McGrath Garabadian, said he died Nov. 14 at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after a stroke.
- Visitation is scheduled Monday at McLaughlin & Sons Funeral Home in Brooklyn, with a Tuesday service at St. Patrick’s Church; the family requests donations to Regis High School in lieu of flowers.
- He rose from The Harvard Lampoon to Saturday Night Live in 1991–92, earning a 1992 Emmy nomination before moving to The Simpsons.
- He logged 50 writing credits on The Simpsons (1992–94) and 24 producing credits (1996–98), then spent 2002–10 on King of the Hill and contributed to Mission Hill, Gravity Falls, The PJs and Muppets Tonight.
- Colleagues and fans, including former Simpsons showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, posted tributes noting his influence on modern television comedy.