“Roseanne” comedy writer Eric Gilliland dies of cancer

Eric Gilliland, a comedy writer known for his work on Roseanne And My boyshas died.

Accordingly Deadlinethe longtime comedy writer, breathed his last on Sunday, September 1, after his battle with cancer.

His first major job as a screenwriter on television was with Who is the boss? Afterwards he wrote Living Dolls, The Wonder Years, Dr. Boogie Howser, That '70s Show And My boys

In addition, Gilliland worked for the ABC Comedy from 1992 to 1996, before becoming a consultant for The Conners in 2019.

His most recent project was the podcast The Cinnamon Bear: A Holiday Adventure.

As for the awards, the highly acclaimed author received a nomination for Roseanne at the 1994 WGA Award. In 2019, Gilliland received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on the children's show The “What happened?” show.

Shortly after his death was publicly announced, several colleagues and admirers wrote their condolences.

“I know it's weird, but this morning I was thinking that Eric Gilliland would have taken a perverse pleasure in knowing that Dick Van Dyke, of all people, had outlived him.” Modern Family Co-creator Steve Levitan wrote.

“That's one of the ways Eric and I bonded in 8th grade, over our shared love of the Dick Van Dyke Show,” he added. “And Monty Python, Jack Benny, the Carol Burnett Show, SNL and bad puns.”

Matt Berry and Stan Zimmerman, Gilliland’s colleagues from Roseannealso paid tribute to the deceased writer with appropriate contributions.