By Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, the director behind the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature “Super Size Me,” died Thursday in upstate New York from complications due to cancer. He was just 53.
Craig Spurlock, who worked with his brother on several projects, says in a statement: “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan. Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.”
Spurlock’s most famous work was “Super Size Me” which captured his experiment of eating only food from McDonald’s for a 30-day stretch. Within that month, he gained 25 pounds and suffered from liver dysfunction.
The film grossed $22 million at the global box office and led to Spurlock making multiple other documentaries including “Where In the the World Is Osama Bin Laden,” “One Direction: This Is Us,” “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” and “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”.
In late 2017 his documentary career effectively ended when he wrote a long social media post admitting to a history of sexual misconduct.
Spurlock is survived by two children, multiple nieces and nephews, two brothers, both parents and two former spouses.
Source: Variety
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