The Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon who also co-created hit kids' cartoon dies outside his home aged 68
WRITER TRAGEDY The Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon who also co-created hit kids' cartoon dies outside his home aged 68
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THE Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon has died unexpectedly aged 68.
The Emmy-award winning writer had been undergoing treatment for a heart condition for the last two years before passing outside of his home in Paola, Kansas on May 3.
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Steve Pepoon has died aged 68
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He was a writer on iconic cartoon show The Simpsons
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Pepoon also co-created popular Nickelodeon cartoon The Wild Thornberrys
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His wife Mary Stephenson confirmed his tragic passing to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
The veteran writer co-created popular Nickelodeon cartoon The Wild Thornberrys, which had a feature film The Wild Thornberrys Movie in 2022.
Pepoon also worked on ALF, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and Roseanne.
His most notable achievement came as a Primetime Emmy he received for writing an episode of The Simpsons.
He wrote season 2, episode 13 of The Simpsons titled Homer Vs. Lisa And The 8th Commandment, which aired on February 7, 1991.
In the episode, Homer gets an illegal cable hookup while his Daughter Lisa feels like the family are breaking the 8th Commandment which is "though shall not steal".
In a 2016 interview Pepoon spoke about being chosen for Emmy consideration
The experienced writer said: "For whatever reason, they chose my episode."
Pepoon was born on May 19, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri.
He graduated from Kansas State University in 1978, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his writing career.
His first gig saw him working on ALF in 1987 as a staff writer.
He then went on to write episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show, Get A Life and Ferris Bueller.
Pepoon had been suffering from the heart condition cardiac amyloidosis, which happens when a protein called amyloid builds up in your body, affecting function.
He is survived by his brothers, Michael and Bill; his sisters-in-law, Sonja and Francesca; his stepchildren, Katie and Nick; and his grandchildren, Micah, McKenzie, Lily, Audrey and Dean.
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