According to Variety, Dan McGrath died on November 14th at 61. He won an Emmy for his work on The Simpsons; he wrote the episode in season eight entitled “Homer’s Phobia”.

The news was confirmed by McGrath’s sister on her personal Facebook account the morning of. “We lost my incredible brother Danny yesterday,” she wrote. “He was a special man, one of a kind. An incredible man, one of a kind. An incredible son, brother, uncle, and friend. Our hearts are broken.”

Variety says McGrath wrote 50 episodes of the show in the span of two years, from 1992 to 1994. He produced 24 episodes from 1996-1998. McGrath won the Emmy in 1997 for a quite notable episode, “Homer’s Phobia”.

The episode features John Waters, the director of the show, who stars as a gay antiques dealer who becomes friends with Marge. When she brings him over to become acquainted with the family, Homer disapproves and attempts to shelter his son from the influence of Waters’ character.

A few other noteworthy episodes McGrath has written include “Boy Scoutz ‘n the Hood,” “The Devil and Homer Simpson,” and “Time and Punishment.”

According to Variety, McGrath started off writing on Saturday Night from 1991 to 1992. While doing so, he became a collaborator with Chris Farley (Tommy Boy, Black Sheep)  and Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups), Saturday Night Live legends.

Some of his other works include shows like King of the Hill, Mission Hill, Sammy, The PJs, and The Muppets.

Variety mentions that McGrath was born in Brooklyn, New York. He also graduated from Harvard University, serving as the vice president of the Harvard Lampoon.

McGrath’s obituary says, “His prodigious talents and singular personality will be missed by many devoted friends.” McGrath’s family requests that donations be made to his alma mater, Regis High School, in place of buying flowers.