Morgan Spurlock death: McDonald’s documentary Super Size Me star dies aged 53
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Morgan Spurlock death: McDonald’s documentary Super Size Me star dies aged 53

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Morgan Spurlock, the director and star of McDonald’s documentary Super Size Me, has died aged 53. But it was Super Size Me, an investigative documentary designed to explore the spread of obesity in America as well as the effects of fast food on society, that made Spurlock a household name. At the time of its release, Super Size Me caused worldwide debate, with many questioning the truthfulness of Spurlock’s claims made in the film. Spurlock released a Super Size Me sequel in 2017, titled Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!, which looked at the ways the fast food industry had rebranded itself as healthier since his original film.

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Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker known for Super Size Me, dead at age 53
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Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker known for Super Size Me, dead at age 53

ABC  

In short: Morgan Spurlock's family said the documentary filmmaker died due to complications from cancer. Morgan Spurlock's family said the documentary filmmaker died due to complications from cancer. Spurlock's hit 2004 documentary Super Size Me famously featured him eating only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who …

The rise and fall of Morgan Spurlock: How Supersize Me star went from groundbreaking filmmaker to MeToo target
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The rise and fall of Morgan Spurlock: How Supersize Me star went from groundbreaking filmmaker to MeToo target

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Much to his viewers’ surprise, Spurlock later opened a fast food restaurant of his own …

‘Super Size Me’ director Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer at 53
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‘Super Size Me’ director Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer at 53

Live Mint  

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock—who ate only McDonald's for a month in “Super Size Me" to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet—died on Thursday, May 23, at age 53. He “passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on May 23, 2024, in New York from complications of cancer,” news agency AP quoted his family as saying. The Oscar nominee …

'Super Size Me' Director Morgan Spurlock Dead At 53
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'Super Size Me' Director Morgan Spurlock Dead At 53

Huff Post  

Director Morgan Spurlock poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Fender Music Lodge on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. via Associated Press NEW YORK — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to …

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53
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Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. “We’ve got the biggest cars, the biggest houses, the biggest companies, the biggest food, and finally: the biggest people.” In one scene, …

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