Former ‘Ellen’ Executive Producer Matthew Wright Dies as Ellen DeGeneres Posts Tearful Video Calling Him “The Glue to Our Entire Family”
Ellen DeGeneres is mourning the loss of Matthew Wright, who worked as an executive producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for 16 years and appeared frequently on the show. Wright died Friday, October 30, while he was working remotely in Los Angeles “in an unfathomable tragedy,” according to a GoFundMe for his family. He was

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Variety: 'Ellen Degeneres Show' EP Matthew Wright died at 52 in an 'unfathomable tragedy'; DeGeneres shared a tearful tribute to him.
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Deadline (XX): Ellen DeGeneres is mourning the death of Matthew Wright, who worked as an executive producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for 16 years.
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The Reporter (BZ): Both DeGeneres and former 'Ellen' executive producer Andy Lassner said the news was shocking as a GoFundMe, which aimed to raise money for a
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