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Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film Zoolander , and the TV series The Dennis Miller Show , Ed , Gary & Mike , Mr. Ed (2004 remake) , The Larry Sanders Show , NewsRadio , Sammy , and Saturday Night Live .
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- March 3, 2004 (aged 44), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- May 24, 1959, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Born in 1959 in the Seattle suburbs, Sather moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s and, known for his wickedly subversive sense of humor, quickly rose in the stand-up scene. He was tall, handsome, and Stiller says "the coolest of the group" of comedians that also included Judd Apatow and Andy Dick. Sather climbed quickly, appearing on Letterman three ti...
The goofy "what is this, a center for ants?" veneer of Stiller's Zoolander belied a trenchant commentary on the vain and famous that was Sather's signature. "He was never quite comfortable in the culture of abundance," says his wife, Marnie. Stiller echoes the point succinctly: "He enjoyed taking the piss out of celebrities." It's not that Sather d...
Sather was gone before he had the chance to see his influence. "He got tripped up in a bit of a mid-life crisis," says Marnie Sather who now lives in Australia and works as a therapist to create resources for people grieving from a suicide. "I think the saddest part is knowing that it didn't have to be that way. In life we have some bad moments in ...
In many ways, the sequel has been a healing experience for Marnie and her children. Last month they attended the Sydney premiere of Zoolander 2 at which Stiller paid tribute to Sather. "So much of our children's memory of him is his final act"—Sather's suicide—"so to be there and celebrate their dad's comedic tendencies was really moving," Marnie s...
Ben Stiller pays tribute to the comedian who co-wrote the 2001 fashion satire Zoolander and died by suicide in 2004. He shares his memories of Sather's humor, his influence, and his legacy in the comedy world.
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Drake Sather was a comedy writer and producer who worked on shows like The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio and Zoolander. He died by suicide in 2004 at age 44, after marital problems.
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Jun 21, 2016 · Drake Sather was a comedy writer and performer who wrote Zoolander and The Larry Sanders Show, and was nominated for an Emmy. He also killed himself in 2004, leaving behind notes about his life and work. Learn more about his story, his style, and his legacy from this blog post.
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Drake Sather was a producer and writer, known for The Larry Sanders Show, Zoolander 2 and NewsRadio. He died by suicide in 2004, leaving four children from three marriages. Learn more about his life, career and family on IMDb.
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- March 3, 2004
May 24, 2016 · A short film about the life and legacy of Drake Sather, the co-creator of Zoolander, who died in 2004. The film features interviews with his friends and colleagues, such as Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, and Judd Apatow, and explores the impact of his death on the film industry and the world.
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Mar 17, 2004 · Drake Sather, co-writer of the 2001 comedy film "Zoolander" with Ben Stiller, passed away in Los Angeles of undisclosed causes. He was a writer on "Saturday Night Live" and other shows, and an executive producer of the upcoming TV comedy remake of "Mr. Ed."
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