Overview
- Matthew Wright died on Oct. 30 while reportedly working remotely in Los Angeles, according to a family GoFundMe that first announced his passing.
- Ellen DeGeneres posted a tearful video calling Wright “the glue” of the show and several former colleagues shared emotional remembrances.
- A GoFundMe launched by Wright’s family seeks about $50,000 to cover costs to bring his body home, a funeral and a memorial and had raised roughly $25,000 at the time of reporting.
- Fellow producer Andy Lassner posted photos taken hours before Wright’s death and colleagues highlighted his 16-year run on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and credits on other daytime programs.
- No official cause or detailed circumstances of Wright’s death have been released, leaving family logistics and the fundraising effort as the immediate developments to watch.