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Morgan Spurlock was credited as a screenwriter, film director and journalist. Morgan Spurlock was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States on November 7, 1970. Death is recorded on May 23, 2024, at the age of 53. Schooling on record includes Woodrow Wilson High School and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Recorded honors include Writers Guild of America Award (2004).
My Take
Morgan Spurlock was the kind of filmmaker who made you feel genuinely uncomfortable about your lunch order — and somehow loved him for it. Super Size Me was a cultural gut-punch: a guy eats nothing but McDonald's for a month and documents his body falling apart in real time, and it ended up earning an Oscar nomination and sparking a nationwide conversation about fast food that the industry really didn't want to have. What I admired most about Spurlock was that he never hid himself behind the camera — he was always the willing guinea pig, using his own body and life as the story's raw material. He had a West Virginia everyman quality that made even his most provocative stunts feel accessible rather than preachy. Losing him in May 2024 at just 53 was a real blow to documentary filmmaking. The genre is quieter without him.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Morgan Spurlock
- Name (Japanese)
- モーガン・スパーロック
- Reading
- もーがん・すぱーろっく
- Born
- November 7, 1970 – May 23, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film director / journalist / documentarian / writer
2. Background
- High school
- Woodrow Wilson High School
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Writers Guild of America Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://morganspurlock.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/morganspurlocknyc/
- Xhttps://x.com/morganspurlock
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan%20Spurlock
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364421
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Morgan Spurlock born?
Born November 7, 1970.
When did Morgan Spurlock die?
Died May 23, 2024, aged 53.
Where was Morgan Spurlock from?
Morgan Spurlock was from Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States.
What did Morgan Spurlock do?
Morgan Spurlock worked as screenwriter, film director, journalist, documentarian, writer.
How tall was Morgan Spurlock?
Morgan Spurlock was 188 cm.
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