{"id":99756,"date":"2024-05-24T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/24\/morgan-spurlocks-cause-of-death-super-size-me-director-dies-at-53\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:40:27","slug":"morgan-spurlocks-cause-of-death-super-size-me-director-dies-at-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/24\/morgan-spurlocks-cause-of-death-super-size-me-director-dies-at-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Spurlock&#8217;s Cause Of Death: \u2018Super Size Me\u2019 Director Dies at 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Morgan Spurlock, the once celebrated documentary filmmaker who proved how dangerous fast food could really be, has died, his cause of death confirmed by his family. <\/p>\n<p>Morgan rose to fame with his Oscar-nominated 2004 feature <em>Super Size Me<\/em>, a documentary capturing the psychological and physical damage from eating McDonald\u2019s every day for a month.<\/p>\n<p>News of his death was confirmed on May 24, with his family sharing additional details. He was just 53. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500683 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-844908178.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morgan Spurlock of \u2018Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!\u2019 attends The IMDb Studio Hosted By The Visa Infinite Lounge at The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Polk\/Getty Images for IMDb)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-morgan-spurlock-super-size-me-filmmaker-cause-of-death\">Morgan Spurlock, \u2018Super Size Me\u2019 Filmmaker, Cause Of Death<\/h2>\n<p>According to his family, \u00a0Morgan Spurlock died Thursday May 23 in upstate New York due to complications of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/24\/entertainment\/morgan-spurlock-dead-super-size-me-filmmaker-dies-at-53\/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=news_alert&amp;utm_content=20240524?&amp;utm_source=sailthru&amp;lctg=656f618a1d32ee5cab058641&amp;utm_term=NYP%20-%20News%20Alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says Craig Spurlock<\/a>, Morgan\u2019s brother, who worked on several projects with him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorgan 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan leaves behind two children, Laken and Kallen, as well as his parents (mother, Phyllis Spurlock and father Ben) and two brothers, Craig and Barry, along with their families.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-762x1080.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500684 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-678x960.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664-762x1080.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664.jpg 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-888827664.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director Morgan Spurlock attends the \u201cSuper Size Me 2: Holy Chicken\u201d red carpet on day four of the 14th annual Dubai International Film Festival.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images for DIFF)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-morgan-s-rise-and-fall-of-fame\">Morgan\u2019s Rise and Fall of Fame<\/h2>\n<p>Super Size Me had a powerful impact on the public conversation about fast food and poor nutrition in our country. Astonishingly, McDonald\u2019s discontinued its \u201csuper-size\u201d option following the film\u2019s release. Twenty years later, it\u2019s still talked about and used for educational purposes in schools. <\/p>\n<p>The movie\u2019s success allowed Morgan to start a production company, Warrior Poets, and produce even more documentaries on controversial topics, from minimum wage and immigrant labor to the war in Afghanstain and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>However, in 2017, Morgan pegged himself to be \u201cpart of the problem\u201d at the height of the #MeToo movement. In a lengthy social media post, he admitted he had settled an allegation of sexual harassment from a former assistant. He also said he had been accused of rape in college. <\/p>\n<p>The admission effectively ended Morgan\u2019s documentary career and forced him to step down from his production company. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA1L21vcmdhbi1zcHVybG9jay1jYXVzZS1vZi1kZWF0aC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Spurlock, the once celebrated documentary filmmaker who proved how dangerous fast food could really be, has died, his cause of death confirmed by his family. Morgan rose to fame with his Oscar-nominated 2004 feature Super Size Me, a documentary capturing the psychological and physical damage from eating McDonald\u2019s every day for a month. 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