Aron Abrams, was an American screenwriter and television producer whose works ranged from Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...

to Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...

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Born in Emerson, New Jersey

Emerson, New Jersey

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, Abrams landed several projects with famed producer Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis was an Italian film producer.-Early life:He was born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples, and grew up selling spaghetti produced by his father...

 before establishing himself as a comedy writer.

Career

Abrams began his career in the 1990s, writing and producing episodes for shows like the short-lived Fired Up

Fired Up (TV series)

Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive and her mouthy assistant...

and Maggie

Maggie (1998 TV series)

Maggie is an American comedy television series starring Ann Cusack. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on Lifetime Television.-Cast and characters:...

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Abrams then began to write for popular shows 3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...

, Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...

, King of the Hill

King of the Hill

King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...

(which he also served as a consulting producer) as well as Glenn Martin DDS and Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...

. Nearly all of the aforementioned work was with fellow producer and writer Gregory Thompson

Gregory Thompson (writer)

Gregory Thompson is an American television producer and writer.His credits include Fired Up, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Maggie, Big Wolf on Campus, Grounded for Life, King of the Hill, Everybody Hates Chris and Glenn Martin, DDS...

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Death

On Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 morning, 2010, Abrams was found dead in his luxury hotel suite by staff. Foul play was not suspected. Abrams is survived by his wife Lynn, his children, nieces and two brothers, Michael, and Ian (also a writer).

His final TV job was as a consulting producer on the Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 comedy Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers is an American animated television sitcom, which premiered on January 9, 2011 on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series was created by Loren Bouchard and focuses on the Belcher family, who runs a hamburger restaurant. On April 7, 2011, Bob's Burgers was renewed for a second season...

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External links

• Aron Abrams at the Internet Movie Database
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• Aron Abrams at TV Guide
  TV Guide
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