Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed fast food documentary Super Size Me, passed away this week at the age of 53, RadarOnline.com can report.
Craig Spurlock, the filmmaker’s brother, confirmed his death on Friday morning. Spurlock reportedly passed away on Thursday from complications brought on by a battle with cancer.
“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Spurlock’s brother confirmed in a statement to The New York Post.
“Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity,” the filmmaker’s brother continued. “Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man.”
“I am so proud to have worked together with him,” Craig Spurlock concluded.
As RadarOnline.com previously noted, Spurlock was perhaps best known for his 2004 documentary Super Size Me.
The documentary focused on and chronicled the changes that Spurlock’s health underwent as he consumed nothing but fast food from McDonald’s for 30 days.
R.I.P. Morgan Spurlock.