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*[[Sam Simon]], 59 (died March 8, 2015) – Simon co-created and developed ''The Simpsons'' with [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]]. He served as the showrunner for seasons 1 and 2 and remained on staff as a writer and producer until the end of season 4. Simon assembled the show's initial writing team and designed characters such as [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Chief Wiggum]]. He co-wrote nine episodes, including "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" and "[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]". He remained credited in his roles of developer, executive producer and character designer in every episode of the show. Colorectal cancer.
 
*[[Sam Simon]], 59 (died March 8, 2015) – Simon co-created and developed ''The Simpsons'' with [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]]. He served as the showrunner for seasons 1 and 2 and remained on staff as a writer and producer until the end of season 4. Simon assembled the show's initial writing team and designed characters such as [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Chief Wiggum]]. He co-wrote nine episodes, including "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" and "[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]". He remained credited in his roles of developer, executive producer and character designer in every episode of the show. Colorectal cancer.
 
*[[Kevin Curran]], 59 (died October 25, 2016) – Served as a consultant for two episode during [[season 9]] before serving as a writer and producer from [[season 14]] to [[season 27]]. Curran was credited on 306 episodes, writing 11 of them, including "[[I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can]]". Cancer.
 
*[[Kevin Curran]], 59 (died October 25, 2016) – Served as a consultant for two episode during [[season 9]] before serving as a writer and producer from [[season 14]] to [[season 27]]. Curran was credited on 306 episodes, writing 11 of them, including "[[I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can]]". Cancer.
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*[[Dennis Snee]], 68 (died July 1, 2019) – Wrote the episode "[[Special Edna]]". Parkinson's disease.
 
*[[J. Michael Mendel]], 54 (died September 23, 2019) - served as a producer from seasons 1-10. Also served as a producer for the "[[Rick and Morty couch gag]]" in [[season 26]]. Unknown.
 
*[[J. Michael Mendel]], 54 (died September 23, 2019) - served as a producer from seasons 1-10. Also served as a producer for the "[[Rick and Morty couch gag]]" in [[season 26]]. Unknown.
  
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*[[Tim Conway]], 85 (died May 14, 2019) - voiced {{ch|Tim Conway|himself}} in the [[season 8]] episode "[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]". Complications from {{W|normal pressure hydrocephalus}}.
 
*[[Tim Conway]], 85 (died May 14, 2019) - voiced {{ch|Tim Conway|himself}} in the [[season 8]] episode "[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]". Complications from {{W|normal pressure hydrocephalus}}.
 
*[[Valerie Harper]], 80 (died August 30, 2019) - voiced several characters starting in [[season 24]] and then again in [[season 28]] - [[Season 29|29]]. Lung cancer.
 
*[[Valerie Harper]], 80 (died August 30, 2019) - voiced several characters starting in [[season 24]] and then again in [[season 28]] - [[Season 29|29]]. Lung cancer.
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*[[Robert Forster]], 78 (died October 11, 2019) - voiced [[Lucky Jim]] in the [[season 20]] episode "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]". Brain cancer.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:34, October 11, 2019

Dedication to Paul Newman at the end of "Lost Verizon"

The following is a list of people who have worked on The Simpsons, both the show and other franchise elements, but later died. For the main series, the list includes deceased voice cast, staff and guest stars. Often, subsequent episodes have been dedicated to them. Those who have work on the show's comics, albums, video games and other related productions, are also included here.

To clarify, this list only includes people who died after their work on The Simpsons took place, for example:

  • Eartha Kitt is included because she recorded a guest spot for the show, but died before it aired.
  • Neil Armstrong is included because, although he did not knowingly make an appearance on the series, archive audio of his first steps on the moon were used by the show whilst he was still alive.
  • Theodore Roosevelt is not included because the archive audio of his speeches were used in the show long after his death.
    • Similarly, the writer Edgar Allan Poe was credited with co-writing "The Raven" section of "Treehouse of Horror", as this primarily consisted of the actual text of Poe's The Raven. Poe died aged 40 on October 7, 1849 from unknown causes, some 141 years before the episode aired.

The Simpsons

The following people have been credited with working on The Simpsons. Several have worked on other aspects of the franchise as well, but they are principally associated with the TV show.

Cast

Crew

Writers and producers

Directors and animators

Other crew members

Guest stars

Archive audio

  • Neil Armstrong, 82 (died August 25, 2012) – Twice voiced himself via audio footage. Complications following surgery.

The Simpsons Movie

  • Don LaFontaine, 68 (died September 1, 2008) – LaFontaine provided the voice over for the majority of the film's trailers.
  • Kevyn L. Wallace, 47 (died September 14, 2011) – Wallace was a background layout artist on the film. Injuries sustained in car accident.

Other franchise elements

The following people worked exclusively on an aspect of The Simpsons' franchise independent of the series or film, such as the comics, albums or video games.

Comics

Albums

Video games


Other related

The following people have had no direct employment on the series or franchise, but have been connected to it some way, such as appearing on something about the show.

Foreign voice cast

References