Dan McGrath, best known for his work on the animated shows The Simpsons and Mission Hill, has died at the age of 61.

The writer was just 61 when he died, with his family revealing the news on social media.

‘We lost my incredible brother Danny yesterday. He was a special man, one of a kind.

‘An incredible son, brother, uncle and friend. Our hearts are broken,’ said his sister Gail McGrath Garabadian on Facebook.

She later told The Hollywood Reporter that McGrath died Friday at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn after suffering a stroke.

The comedy writer was best known for his work on The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, Gravity Falls, and Mission Hill, kicking off his career on SNL in 1991. McGrath was a frequent collaborator with Adam Sandler and Chris Farley while work

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