Don Payne, who co-wrote the script for Thor too, was battling bone cancer.
Los Angeles:
Don Payne, the author behindhit TV series The Simpsons, has died after battling bonecancer. He was 48.
The four-time Emmy-winning writer, a self-professed"comic book geek", co-wrote the script for Thor.
He was behind the scripts for My Super Ex-Girlfriend,starring Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson, Fantastic 4: Rise ofthe Silver Surfer and upcoming film Maximum Ride.
Payne started on The Simpsons in 1998 and wrote morethan a dozen episodes of the long-running Fox series andserved as a consulting producer on 100, the Hollywood Reportersaid.
"Don was a wonderful writer and an even more wonderfulman," showrunner Al Jean said.
"He was beloved in the Simpsons community, and hisuntimely passing is terrible news to us all. I know he is upwith Thor now looking down at us and smiling."
Payne is survived by his wife Julie and three children.
The four-time Emmy-winning writer, a self-professed"comic book geek", co-wrote the script for Thor.
He was behind the scripts for My Super Ex-Girlfriend,starring Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson, Fantastic 4: Rise ofthe Silver Surfer and upcoming film Maximum Ride.
Payne started on The Simpsons in 1998 and wrote morethan a dozen episodes of the long-running Fox series andserved as a consulting producer on 100, the Hollywood Reportersaid.
"Don was a wonderful writer and an even more wonderfulman," showrunner Al Jean said.
"He was beloved in the Simpsons community, and hisuntimely passing is terrible news to us all. I know he is upwith Thor now looking down at us and smiling."
Payne is survived by his wife Julie and three children.
