Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who ate only McDonald’s for 30 days, dies of cancer aged 53
- Spurlock died on Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued on Friday by his family. He was 53
- He made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film ‘Super Size Me’ which chronicled the detrimental effects of eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
Spurlock died on Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued on Friday by his family.
“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects, said in the statement.
“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.”
Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film Super Size Me, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
The film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of Spurlock eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days. He gained about 25 pounds, saw a spike in his cholesterol and lost his sex drive.
