Dave Flebotte, an Emmy-nominated TV author who labored on dramas like Determined Housewives and sitcoms corresponding to The Bernie Mac Present, has died.
Flebotte served as a co-executive producer on Housewives from 2008-2012. His former DH colleague Sabrina Wind wrote on Fb Tuesday that Flebotte was “so humorous, so variety, such an important author, such a fantastic good friend. You introduced pleasure into our lives, however have been additionally there for me at a few of my lowest moments. So grateful you have been in my life.”
Flebotte started his TV writing profession in comedy, beginning on The 5 Mrs. Buchanans and Ellen, and in a while Instantly Susan, The PJs, and The Geena Davis Present. His different sitcom credit embrace The Bernie Mac Present, 8 Easy Guidelines and Will & Grace.
In 2009, he created the comedy Sherri with Sherri Shepherd.
After Housewives, Flebotte went on to write down for Boardwalk Empire, Masters of Intercourse, and I’m Dying Up Right here. His final gig was on Tulsa King.
In 1999, he acquired an nomination for The PJs. He was additionally nominated twice for a WGA Award for his work on Boardwalk Empire.
Cindy Caponera, who labored with Flebotte on I’m Dying Up Right here and Sherri, wrote this tribute on Instagram: “By no means in all of my tv writing days did I meet a person so humorous and type, openhearted, smaht – he was from Boston in any case – and so gifted. He was an extremely loyal good friend. I additionally by no means met a author who cherished writing as a lot as he did. And he was so extremely good at it. And all through his whole sickness, he by no means stopped creating and dealing – by no means complaining- simply such an important instance of easy methods to reside and love. Everybody ought to have no less than one Dave Flebotte of their life. I’ll miss you, pal.”
Laurie Parres (Quick Layne, Charmed) shared this on Fb: “You’ll at all times be present-tense, Dave, identical to Kevin Rooney. The funniest of the funniest. Unparalleled at recognizing the absurd and transmuting it into comedian reduction, turning what stings into what saves us. The world’s lots funnier — and simpler to take — via your eyes. I’d love to listen to your take now that you understand and see every thing.”
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