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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Simpsons' Icon Dead at 84 After Private Health Battle
'Simpsons' Icon Dead at 84 After Private Health Battle originally appeared on Parade. The Simpsons icon, Emmy-winning composer , is dead at 84 after working for 27 years on the beloved show. On Thursday, May 29, Clausen died at his Valley Village home in Los Angeles, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. His death came after he was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) in 2017. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In 1990, the composer joined The Simpsons for Season 2; his work continued on the show until Season 28 in 2017. Clausen won two Emmys and was nominated 21 other times for his music in the animated Fox series. In addition to The Simpsons, Clausen's work appeared in Moonlighting and ALF. Fans took to social media with touching tributes in the wake of Clausen's death. One X user wrote, "RIP to Alf Clausen an incredibly talented man who did so much for @TheSimpsons." Another fan shared via X, "This one's a really sad loss. Alf Clausen, who scored every episode from seasons 2 to 28, has passed away. I could go on and on about how much his tunes for the show have lived rent free in my head." Someone else commented, "He will be greatly missed. I really love his compositions in the show," alongside a dove emoji. A different X user replied, "His composition in the episode 'Colonel Homer' was some of the best. May he rest in peace." Meanwhile, yet another fan declared, "RIP Alf Clausen, former Simpsons composer. Was truly one of my favorite composers of all time," adding a red heart emoji. Next: 'Simpsons' Icon Dead at 84 After Private Health Battle first appeared on Parade on Jun 2, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for ‘The Simpsons' for 27 years, dies at 84
Al Jean, an early 'Simpsons' writer who was one of the key creative figures on the show in the 1990s, said in a post on X Friday that 'Clausen was an incredibly talented man who did so much for The Simpsons.' While Danny Elfman wrote the show's theme song, Mr. Clausen joined the Fox animated series created by Matt Groening in 1990 and provided essentially all of its music until 2017, composing nearly 600 scores and conducting the 35-piece orchestra that played it in the studio. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up His colleagues said his music was a key component of the show's comedy, but Mr. Clausen believed the best way to back up the gags of Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa was by making the music as straight as possible. Advertisement 'This is a dream job for a composer,' Mr. Clausen told Variety, which first reported his death, in 1998. 'Matt Groening said to me very early on, 'We're not a cartoon. We're a drama where the characters are drawn. I want you to score it like a drama.' I score the emotions of the characters as opposed to specific action hits on the screen.' Advertisement Groening, in a 1996 interview, called him 'one of the unacknowledged treasures of the show.' Mr. Clausen was born in Minneapolis and raised in Jamestown, N.D. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1966 and moved to Los Angeles seeking a career in music. In the 1970s he was a musical director on several TV variety shows including 'Donny & Marie.' Mr. Clausen worked as an orchestrator for composer Lee Holdridge in his scores for 1980s films including 'Splash' and 'The Beastmaster.' It was Holdridge who first got the composing job on 'Moonlighting,' the late-80s ABC rom-com detective series starring Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd, but he handed the gig off to Mr. Clausen, who would get six Emmy nominations for his music on it. Mr. Clausen won his Emmys for 'The Simpsons' in 1997 and 1998 and also won five Annie Awards, which honor work in animation in film and television. He was fired from 'The Simpsons' in a cost-cutting move in 2017, to the outrage of his collaborators and fans. He sued over his dismissal. In addition to his daughter, Mr. Clausen leaves his wife, Sally, two other children Scott and Kyle, stepchildren Josh and Emily, and 11 grandchildren.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
People Left Flabbergasted By Trump's Explanation Of 1 English Word To UAE President
Donald Trump decided to give an English lesson to the president of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, which gave him a chance to once again bizarrely obsess over one particular word. During a televised meeting with UAE presidentSheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president decided the best way forward was to ramble about the meaning of what he called an 'old-fashioned term' — groceries. 'Costs are way down, groceries are way,' Trump began. 'They have a term, 'grocery.' It's an old term, but it means basically what you're buying: food. It's a pretty accurate term, but it's an old-fashioned sound, but groceries are down.' Mediaite noted that Trump 'never described who the 'they' is that has the term groceries because it's a widely used term for anyone who, you know, shops for groceries.' Trump then continued to ramble in a way that will remind 'Simpsons' fans of the longwinded stories told by Grandpa Simpson. 'Costs are down, eggs are down,' Trump continued to mutter. 'They were, first week they were hitting me with 'Eggs were up 200%' and now they're down to a number that is amazing. We're down 97, 98% from where they were. And everybody, they said, 'You won't have eggs for Easter.' Well, everybody had eggs for Easter at a very reasonable price.' Yes, there's video of Trump, but, sadly, the camera doesn't show Sheikh Mohammed's reaction to the bizarre tangent. Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025 Trump's rant about the word 'groceries,' seems to be one of his latest obsessions. In fact, he's been ranting about the word since October, when he told a crowd that it's 'a sort of simple word, but it sort of means, like, everything you eat. The stomach is speaking, it always does.' Trump continued to bring it up in March and April, all while emphasizing that he thinks it's an uncommon or 'old-fashioned' word. Spoiler alert: It's not, as this 'Daily Show' segment amply demonstrates. Of course, people had thoughts about Trump's 'groceries' obsession ― that's what social media is for, silly. Again, with the groceries? — N. Schmid ⚡️☀️💨💧🔋 (@N_Schmid) May 15, 2025 Dada explaining 'groceries' like he just discovered nouns.'We have a term. It's called groceries. It means food. Some people don't know that. But I know that.'Meanwhile the UAE president is blinking in fluent oil diplomacy. — Ultramõrd Sillu (@suunasolkija) May 15, 2025 He persists in repeating the same foolish things again and again. No one in his team has the guts to explain to him that this is you make a fool the most powerful person, basically, you give up on the prospect of making him smarter. — ϽΓΣⱤẛ∁ (@CholericCleric) May 15, 2025 This just doesn't make any sense. I went and got groceries today. I called them groceries. — Timothy Bellman (@Timothy_Bellman) May 15, 2025 Can SOMEONE make Trump see that he sounds senile when he calls 'groceries' an old-fashioned word?!"Dada explaining 'groceries' like he just discovered nouns. 'We have a term. It's called groceries. It means food.' Meanwhile the UAE president is blinking in fluent oil diplomacy" — Robbie Wallin (@WallinRobbie) May 15, 2025 I have to admit that I hold foreign leaders in high regard for their ability to refrain from rolling on the floor in laughter when he speaks. — Russ Hjelm (@russ_hjelm) May 15, 2025 There's no word we use more. Utterly out of touch dumbass. — John Handem Piette (@JohnHPiette) May 15, 2025 I laughed the first time he said that. Repeating that makes me think 1) His staff hates him and hasn't told him, 2) He forgot his staff told him to stop staying that. 3) He thinks it's a "smart" thing to say despite being told it makes him look out of touch. — Ginger Edwards 🐛 (@ginged78) May 15, 2025 'His Brain Simply Doesn't Work': Trump Mocked Over The 1 Word He Keeps Obsessing Over
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
People Left Flabbergasted By Trump's Explanation Of 1 English Word To UAE President
Donald Trump decided to give an English lesson to the president of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, which gave him a chance to once again bizarrely obsess over one particular word. During a televised meeting with UAE presidentSheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president decided the best way forward was to ramble about the meaning of what he called an 'old-fashioned term' — groceries. 'Costs are way down, groceries are way,' Trump began. 'They have a term, 'grocery.' It's an old term, but it means basically what you're buying: food. It's a pretty accurate term, but it's an old-fashioned sound, but groceries are down.' Mediaite noted that Trump 'never described who the 'they' is that has the term groceries because it's a widely used term for anyone who, you know, shops for groceries.' Trump then continued to ramble in a way that will remind 'Simpsons' fans of the longwinded stories told by Grandpa Simpson. 'Costs are down, eggs are down,' Trump continued to mutter. 'They were, first week they were hitting me with 'Eggs were up 200%' and now they're down to a number that is amazing. We're down 97, 98% from where they were. And everybody, they said, 'You won't have eggs for Easter.' Well, everybody had eggs for Easter at a very reasonable price.' Yes, there's video of Trump, but, sadly, the camera doesn't show Sheikh Mohammed's reaction to the bizarre tangent. Trump's rant about the word 'groceries,' seems to be one of his latest obsessions. In fact, he's been ranting about the word since October, when he told a crowd that it's 'a sort of simple word, but it sort of means, like, everything you eat. The stomach is speaking, it always does.' Trump continued to bring it up in March and April, all while emphasizing that he thinks it's an uncommon or 'old-fashioned' word. Spoiler alert: It's not, as this 'Daily Show' segment amply demonstrates. Of course, people had thoughts about Trump's 'groceries' obsession ― that's what social media is for, silly. 'His Brain Simply Doesn't Work': Trump Mocked Over The 1 Word He Keeps Obsessing Over
News18
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
The Simpsons Writer Steve Pepoon Passes Away At 68
Last Updated: Steve Pepoon, an Emmy-winning writer for 'The Simpsons', has died at 68. Known for his work on 'Roseanne' and 'The Wild Thornberrys', Pepoon passed away in Paola, Kansas, on May 3. 'The Simpsons' writer Steve Pepoon has died at the age of 68. The award-winning writer – who had been receiving treatment for a heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis – died unexpectedly outside his home in Paola, Kansas, on May 3. Mary Stephenson, Pepoon's wife, has confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. The writer enjoyed a hugely successful career in the TV industry, working on a host of well-known shows, such as 'The Simpsons', 'Roseanne' and 'The Wild Thornberrys'. Pepoon left Kansas to move to Los Angeles in 1979 and in 1985, he sold a script that eventually became an episode of 'Silver Spoons', the NBC sitcom that starred Alfonso Ribeiro and Jason Bateman. In 1987, Pepoon was hired as a staff writer on another NBC sitcom, 'ALF', working on the TV show for its final three seasons. However, the undoubted high point of Pepoon's career arrived in the early 90s, when he won an Emmy award for 'Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment', a 'Simpsons' episode that he wrote. Despite this, Pepoon admitted in 2016 to being surprised by his Emmy success. The writer, who worked at a shoe store before making the move to Los Angeles, said: 'For whatever reason, they chose my episode [for Emmy consideration]." The award-winning episode, which aired on February 7, 1991, centred on Homer watching TV using an illegal cable hook-up. However, Lisa took umbrage with her dad, accusing him of breaking the 8th Commandment. Homer initially dismisses Lisa's concerns, before having a change of mind and deciding to follow the law instead. Following his 'Simpsons' success, Pepoon worked on 'Roseanne', the ABC sitcom that featured Roseanne Barr and John Goodman, as well as serving as the lead writer on 'The Jackie Thomas Show' in 1992 and 1993. And in the late 90s, Pepoon co-created the animated TV series 'The Wild Thornberrys', which ran for five seasons between 1998 and 2004. The hit TV show – which focused on a family of nomadic wildlife documentary filmmakers – actually inspired three movies and even a video game, called 'The Wild Thornberrys: Animal Adventures'. First Published:
