Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-winning Daily Show writer, dies at 54
Bleyer wrote for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for over a decade and penned all of Barack Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner addresses.
Kevin Bleyer, an Emmy-winning television writer who spent more than a decade on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and wrote all of President Barack Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner addresses, died on October 25 in a car crash on a rural road in Millrift, Pennsylvania. He was 54.
During his time on The Daily Show, Bleyer contributed to more than 1,000 episodes and won four Emmy Awards, according to comingsoon.net.
His wife, Nella Vera, issued a statement on his death. Actor and screenwriter Danny Strong also paid tribute.
Before his death, Bleyer had been developing a pilot about New York City politics for HBO.
Earlier career
Bleyer began his television career on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, where he worked from 2000 to 2002, before joining The Daily Show in 2006.
He later co-founded Pilot Media Initiatives, launching civics-focused media programs in Nigeria, Moldova and Kenya, after executive producing Studio 7 in Kyrgyzstan in 2013, described as the first political satire news show in Central Asia.
Quick answers
How did Kevin Bleyer die?
He died on October 25 in a car crash on a rural road in Millrift, Pennsylvania, at age 54.
What did Kevin Bleyer write for The Daily Show?
He wrote for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for over a decade, contributing to more than 1,000 episodes and winning four Emmy Awards.
What was Kevin Bleyer working on before his death?
He had been developing a pilot about New York City politics for HBO.