Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died as a result of coronavirus complications, Variety has confirmed.
He was 52. Schlesinger passed away Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters. More details will be reported shortly.
Schlesinger had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier.
Schlesinger had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said. An EGOT contender, Schlesinger has been nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and won the latter two awards.
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