Longtime music editor for The Simpsons, Chris Ledesma, has passed away at the age of 64. The Simpsons announced his passing with a tribute at the end of this past Sunday’s episode.
What’s Happening:
- Deadline is reporting that The Simpsons’ Chris Ledesma has passed away at the age of 64.
- The title card featured in this week’s episode of The Simpsons read “In loving memory of Chris Ledesma,” and featured an animated version of Ledesma holding a conductor’s baton and sitting on the Simpsons’ couch with Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart. A smiling Ledesma directed Maggie and Bart as they tried out different instruments.
- Ledesma had a long career with The Simpsons, working on every episode from the show's launch in 1989 until his retirement in May 2022.
- In September 2021, Ledesma marked a “significant milestone,” tweeting that he had worked on The Simpsons for half of his life.
- Many of Ledesma’s Simpsons colleagues have taken to Twitter to share their memories and pay respects to their longtime co-worker.
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