Jeff Lowell Dies: ‘John Tucker Must Die’ Writer & ‘The Crew’ Creator Was 52 — SkimNews
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- Jeff Lowell died on August 24 in Virginia after a brief illness at age 52, with survivors including his wife and two children
- Lowell launched his career in the mid-1990s as a sitcom writer on The George Carlin Show, Bless This House, and The Drew Carey Show, later serving as writer-producer on Cybil, Spin City, Sports Night, Just Shoot Me!, and Common Law
- Lowell's 2014 ABC single-camera pilot Manhattan Love Story, which he had developed three seasons earlier, ran for a single season with Jake McDorman and Lio Tipton
- Lowell rose to executive producer on Netflix's The Ranch and created, executive produced, and showran Netflix's multi-camera comedy The Crew starring Kevin James
- Lowell's feature debut was the screenplay for the 2006 hit John Tucker Must Die directed by Betty Thomas; he followed it by writing and directing 2008's Over Her Dead Body, co-writing Hotel For Dogs, and producing Kevin James' Home Team
Why it matters: Lowell's death removes a prolific multi-cam comedy voice whose resume bridged network sitcom staples (Spin City, Drew Carey Show) and Netflix's push into multicam formats with The Crew, leaving Kevin James without his most recent showrunner on that project.
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