Ellen DeGeneres pays tearful tribute to TV show producer Matthew Wright
Ellen DeGeneres has shared an emotional tribute following the death of her long-time executive producer, Matthew Wright. Wright, who worked on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for 16 years, passed away at age 52.
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The loss highlights the close-knit nature of long-running television production teams and the personal impact of sudden deaths within the entertainment industry.
Ellen DeGeneres has paid a tearful tribute to TV show producer Matthew Wright. Photo / Getty Images
Ellen DeGeneres has paid a tearful tribute to her talk show’s producer Matthew Wright after his death.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ’s former executive producer, who worked on the daytime staple for 16 years, died aged 52 on October 30 in what his family described on a GoFundMe page as an “unfathomable tragedy”. His cause of death has not been confirmed.
In an emotional Instagram video on Tuesday, DeGeneres, 68, said: “Hi, everybody. So, Matt Wright, who was our executive producer and was featured on our show a lot, died the other day. And he was an amazing guy. He was funny. God, he made me laugh.
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