Farewell to Marc Wilmore, the screenwriter of the “Simpsons” who died of Covid at the age of 57

Kind, talented, affable, brilliant. These are the adjectives that stand out on social networks and accompany the last journey of Marc Wilmore, the screenwriter of the Simpson died at 57 from complications related to Covid-19. The news was given by his brother and colleague, also a showrunner, Larry Wilmore, who on Twitter explained that Marc’s clinical picture was complicated even before coming into contact with the virus: “My brother was the kindest and most funny angel I’ve ever met »writes before thousands of users join his grief.

Marc Wilmore, who has also worked on projects such as In Living Color, The PJs e F Is For Family, joined the Simpsons writing staff starting in the thirteenth season to then receive the first credit for the segment Send in the Clones in Treehouse of Horror XIII and theEmmy in 2008 for the episode Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind, parody of the famous film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry in 2004.

The fellow screenwriter of the Simpson Michael Price writes: «Another giant talent left us too soon. I have had the privilege of working alongside Marc Wilmore on 3 shows (PJs, Simpsons, FIFF) for most of the past 23 years and I can say he was the funniest person on the team. He was a wonderful and irreplaceable man ». The producer of F Is For Family Henry Gammill, which adds: “Marc was my favorite, I clung to his every word. He was empathetic beyond all measure. Warm, genuine, extraordinarily funny: that was Marc ».

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