Drake Sather
Drake Sather | |
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| Born | May 24, 1959 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2004 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, producer |
| Spouses | Krystal Sather (m. 1989–1990)Marnie Sather (m. 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film Zoolander, and the TV series The Dennis Miller Show, Ed, Gary & Mike, The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio, Sammy, and Saturday Night Live.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Sather was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 1959.
In 1994, Sather was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The Larry Sanders Show.[1] Sather wrote for Saturday Night Live during the 1994–1995 season.[2] Sather created the character Derek Zoolander.[3] His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of Mr. Ed, for which he also served as an executive producer.[4]
Sather was married to Krystal Ginger Hendricks from 1989–1990. He and Krystal had one child, Rudy.[5] On July 4, 1991, he married Marnie Stroud.[6] They remained married until his death. He and Marnie had three children: Dallas, Tristan, and Molly.[7]
At the time of his death, Sather and his wife were going through couples therapy; he had expressed frustration at his home life along with his current work (the aforementioned Mr. Ed). On March 3, 2004, after a heated therapy session saw him leave early, Sather called his wife and he died by suicide using a firearm.[8][9]
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External links
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- American stand-up comedians
- 1959 births
- 2004 suicides
- 2004 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- American television writers
- Writers from Seattle
- Suicides by firearm in California
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- American male television writers
- 20th-century American comedians
- Comedians from Seattle
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American comedian stubs