Chris Ledesma dead at 64 – The Simpsons legend dies after working on every episode for 33 years since its 1989 premiere
thesun.co.ukTHE Simpsons legend Chris Ledesma has died after working on the cartoon for more than three decades. The music editor, 64, passed away just months after stepping down in May 2022.
A tribute to Ledesma appeared on the episode “My Life as a Vlog” that aired on New Year’s Day. Ledesma, from California, was depicted as a cartoon and was seen sitting on the family's famous sofa.
He was waving a baton while Lisa was playing her saxophone. Maggie was seen rattling a tambourine while Marge and Homer could be seen looking at Ledesma.
Dozens of tributes have been paid to Ledesma as news of his death emerged. Screenwriter Al Jean paid homage to Ledesma as he said: "A wonderful, hard-working, very talented man who will be missed by all he knew." And, writer Josh Weinstein posted: "Chris Ledesma was one of the kindest, mega-talented people working on a crew full of kind, mega-talented people. "I hadn't worked with him in a while but his friendliness over Twitter these last few years was truly felt.
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