Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker, dead at 53

Morgan Spurlock has died 53 from cancer-related complications
He 'passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends' in New York
Brother: ‘The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man’

Updated: May 24, 2024 / 10:47 AM CDT

FILE – Morgan Spurlock poses at the Los Angeles premiere of his film “Super Size Me,” Thursday night, April 22, 2004, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

(NewsNation) — Morgan Spurlock, the award-winning documentary filmmaker known for his “Super Size Me” documentary, has died at 53, his family announced Friday.

He “passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends” from complications related to cancer on Thursday in New York, his family said.

“Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity. The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him,” his brother, Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects, said in a press release.

Spurlock was most notably known for his 2004 groundbreaking documentary “Super Size Me,” for which he received an Oscar nomination. The film sparked a nationwide conversation about fast food in America and is still featured as an educational aide in middle and high school health classes.

He leaves behind two sons, Laken and Kallen, and his mother, father and two brothers.

The family has not yet announced memorial service arrangements. The family has asked people to consider donating to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in New York City in Spurlock’s honor.

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