earlier in his career , he shared three consecutive writing emmys for nbc ’s late night with david letterman , as the show began to dominate late - night tv and shake up the tv comedy world .
while at harvard , curran met al jean , who would go on to become the showrunner of fox ’s “ the simpsons .
he really was a terrific guy .
” during his career , curran also wrote for and held producer roles on the wb ’s unhappily ever after ( 1997 - 99 ) , nbc ’s the good life ( 1994 ) and another early fox comedy married … with children ( 1990 - 97 ) .
kevin curran , a veteran tv comedy writer - producer who won six emmys as part of the staffs of the simpsons and late night with david letterman , died today at his los angeles home after a lengthy illness .
kevin curran , a veteran comedy writer who spent 15 years on “ the simpsons , ” died tuesday at his home in los angeles after a long illness .
” curran won three consecutive emmys from 1985 - 87 as part of the writing team on nbc ’s “ late night with david letterman .
” curran while they were at harvard in the late 1970s , confirmed the news of twitter : .
jean said today in a statement : “ kevin curran was a sweet , brilliant man who said many hilarious things , some unprintable , others which will live forever in a children ’s cartoon .