Daily Show’s Kevin Bleyer Dies: Former Obama Speechwriter Was 54
Kevin Bleyer, a former Emmy Award-winning author for The Daily Show, in addition to a former speech author for President Barack Obama, has tragically died at 54.
He handed away on Sunday (October 25) in a automotive accident in Pennsylvania on a rustic street the place he owned a house within the Millrift space.
He contributed to speeches Obama gave on the White House Correspondents Dinners he attended. He additionally wrote for 1,041 episodes of The Daily Show.
Actor and screenwriter Danny Strong confirmed the information in a press release to Deadline: “Kevin Bleyer was a author’s author. From his a few years on The Daily Show to writing Obama’s WHCD speeches to his many books and his work on quite a few scripted dramas, Kevin might actually do all of it. His immense expertise was solely outmatched by his sort soul. I’m in full shock that he’s gone and my disappointment is overwhelming. I already miss him dearly.”
Kevin had simply attended an occasion on October 15, 2026.
He was photographed with Jay Carney, above, at a screening of Netflix’s The Diplomat at US Navy Memorial Burke Theater in Washington, DC, held on October 15.
He additionally famously participated as a protested in a pretend, comedic debate throughout a information convention concerning the writers strike in 2008.
He was dragged out of the room on Capitol Hill by WGA President Michael Winship after imitating a Code Pink demonstrator.
He is survived by his spouse, Nella Vera. Our ideas are together with his household. RIP.
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