'The Simpsons’ writer Dan McGrath dead at 61
Fans revisit his legacy and the controversies attached to ‘The Simpsons’
Dan McGrath is the Emmy award-winning writer who helped shape the golden era of 'The Simpsons', and he is no longer with us today.
TV Writer's sister Gail Garabadian confirmed he passed away at the age of 61 on Friday at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after suffering from a stroke.
McGrath, known for his razor-sharp wit and bold storytelling choices, first made waves at The Harvard Lampoon before joining Saturday Night Live in 1991.
His two-season stint earned him an Emmy nomination and saw him working alongside comedy giants like Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.
Yet it was The Simpsons that made his name unforgettable in history, a show which entertained and at times stirred controversies as well.
Between 1992 and 1994, he wrote 50 episodes, including cult classics The Devil and Homer Simpson, Time and Punishment and Homer’s Phobia, the latter earning him a 1997 Emmy but started a national debate over representation of a certain propaganda on TV.
He later returned as a producer from 1996 to 1998, during an era fans still argue was the show’s most daring and most divisive.
Dan McGrath was born in Brooklyn, Ney York City, USA on July 20, 1964, and died aged 61 on November 14, 2025.
