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Former executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Matt Wright, died on October 30. He was 52 and reportedly died while working remotely in Los Angeles.
Matt Wright worked on The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2006 to its finale in 2022. He was one of the executive producers on the show. Following his death, his family has set up a GoFundMe page. They haven't revealed his cause of death, but stated that he was working remotely in Los Angeles when it happened.
The page reads:
"In an unfathomable tragedy, Matt Wright passed away Oct 30th while working remotely in Los Angeles. His husband, father, sister and niece are in New York, desperate to be reunited for a proper goodbye. We’re asking for all of his friends, who Matt loved so fully, to help the family at this time."
"As many of you know, Matt & Justin were both laid off this summer. And the unexpected costs of getting Matt home, a funeral and a memorial are impossible for the family to bear," it added.
Wright was married to Justin. The GoFundMe page states that they are raising funds to get Wright's body back to New York, arrange a funeral, and hold a memorial in Los Angeles. Any remaining funds will go towards a trust fund made for Wright's niece Sami, who was his "pride & joy".
At the time of writing, the GoFundMe page had generated over $70,700. According to USA Today, Ellen DeGeneres donated $5000 to the fund.
Ellen DeGeneres leads tributes for Matt Wright after his death on October 30
Following Matt Wright's death, many people have paid their tributes on social media, including Ellen DeGeneres. She shared a video on Instagram on Monday, November 2, speaking about Wright.
Saying he was a "good guy", DeGeneres said:
“He was an amazing guy. He was funny. God, he made me laugh. He would surprise me with things that he did all the time. He was smart. He was kind. He was the part of our show that, I mean, everyone loved him. I loved him. And it’s just shocking, it’s shocking. We’re gonna miss him. He is and always will be the glue to our entire family at The Ellen Show.”
She also remembered the late Stephen "Twitch" Boss, who was the choreographer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He died in December 2022. DeGeneres said that Wright was close with Boss, adding:
“So now he and Twitch are together, dancing and laughing.”
She also shared some clips of Wright on the set of the show. Andy Lassner, who was also previously an executive producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram.
Lassner has joined The Jennifer Hudson Show. He shared some pictures of himself with Matt Wright on the set and revealed that they were taken just last week. He wrote that Wright was a "brilliant producer and an even better human being". He mentioned Wright's love for his mother, adding that he "gave that same depth of love to his friendships."
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