Ellen DeGeneres Show Producer Matthew Wright Dies at 52
Executive producer Matthew Wright died in Los Angeles on October 30, prompting a tribute from host Ellen DeGeneres who called him the family glue.
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First reported by Variety, 1h 23m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 2 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 2 November at 19:01 UTC; Deadline followed 1h 24m later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 2 November at 21:46 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.
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How it unfolded
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- Variety‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ EP Matthew Wright Dies at 52 in ‘Unfathomable Tragedy’; DeGeneres Shares Tearful Video Calling Him the ‘Glue to Our Family’
- Deadline‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Exec Producer Matthew Wright Dies At 52 In “Unfathomable Tragedy”; DeGeneres Posts Emotional Video Tribute
- The Hollywood ReporterFormer ‘Ellen’ Executive Producer Matthew Wright Dies as Ellen DeGeneres Posts Tearful Video Calling Him “The Glue to Our Entire Family”
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- Former ‘Ellen’ Executive Producer Matthew Wright Dies as Ellen DeGeneres Posts Tearful Video Calling Him “The Glue to Our Entire Family” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ EP Matthew Wright Dies at 52 in ‘Unfathomable Tragedy’; DeGeneres Shares Tearful Video Calling Him the ‘Glue to Our Family’ Variety ·
- ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Exec Producer Matthew Wright Dies At 52 In “Unfathomable Tragedy”; DeGeneres Posts Emotional Video Tribute Deadline
In this story
- Matthew Wright
- Ellen DeGeneres