Don Payne, who co-wrote the script for Thor too, was battling bone cancer.
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Don Payne, the author behind hit TV series The Simpsons, has died after battling bone cancer. 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 of the Silver Surfer and upcoming film Maximum Ride.
Payne started on The Simpsons in 1998 and wrote more than a dozen episodes of the long-running Fox series and served as a consulting producer on 100, the Hollywood Reporter said.
"Don was a wonderful writer and an even more wonderful man," showrunner Al Jean said.
"He was beloved in the Simpsons community, and his untimely passing is terrible news to us all. I know he is up with 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.
