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Super Size Me’s Morgan Spurlock Dead at 53 After Cancer Battle

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Two decades after the release of his documentary Super Size Me, director Morgan Spurlock has passed away from complications of cancer.

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The filmmaker’s family confirmed that he died in New York on May 23 following a private health battle. He was 53.

“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his sibling and frequent collaborator Craig Spurlock said in a statement obtained by NBC News May 24. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity.”

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“The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man,” he continued. “I am so proud to have worked together with him.”

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Morgan rose to prominence after the May 2004 release of Super Size Me, in which he chronicled his health journey as he ate McDonald’s food for a month. The project, highlighting concerns over the fast food industry, went on to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary feature and was later followed by 2017’s Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!.

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