United Kingdom, Nov. 16 -- The Simpsons writer Dan McGrath has died at the age of 61.

The Emmy award-winning star - who penned episodes including Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood (1993), Bart of Darkness (1994) and Homer's Phobia (1997) for the world's longest-running animated series - passed away on Friday (14.11.25) at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, following a stroke, his sister, Gail Garabadian, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The next day, she wrote on Facebook: "We lost my incredible brother Danny yesterday. He was a special man, one of a kind. An incredible son, brother, uncle and friend. Our hearts are broken."

Tributes have since poured in for Dan - who also co-wrote Treehouse of Horror IV's The Devil and Homer Simpson (1993) ...