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Aron Abrams was a Los Angeles TV comedy writer with credits including Everybody Hates Chris, Grounded For Life, and 3rd Rock From The Sun. 2ND UPDATE: His friends now tell Deadline that Abrams died of a heart attack on Christmas Day during a family vacation on the Big Island. He was 50.
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Aron was a terrific guy, very kind and very funny. He will be greatly missed.
Great guy. Terrific writer. Aron and Greg were always great to work with and made any staff they were on better. Aron, your friends and family will miss.
Aron had a warm, gentle soul, was a terrific writer, and an even better man. Those of us who worked with him on 3rd Rock and Grounded For Life are heartbroken over the loss of this humble and incredibly generous man. I’d like to think he knew how much we loved and admired him, and how profound an effect he had on us. Our hearts go out to his family. He will forever remain in our hearts and minds, and I pray his sweet soul rests in peace. You will always be our brother, Aron.
This is so sad and shocking. I was friendly with Aron in our single days, and later I became reacquainted with him and his family through our children.
My heart goes out to his wife, Lynn, and his kids.
Aron was an amazing guy. Hilarious, sweet, and always fun to work with. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Aron was a fantastic human being. My condolences to his family. He was one of the good guys and will be missed.
He was a hell of a good guy. Great writer, one of my best friends. One of the best people you could ever hope to meet.
A lovely, lovely man and very funny. I worked with him and Greg years ago and will always remember him. A great, infectious smile and wonderful energy to be around. A very sad loss.
It is not hyperbole when I say that Aron was the most good-hearted person I ever had the privilege of working with in this industry… and with his writing partner Greg Thompson also among the very funniest. Aron was dependable, loyal, even-tempered when he’d have had every right to explode, and a true friend. The news of his sudden death is crushing for all who knew him. If you weren’t fortunate enough to have known him, you missed out on a really special guy. I miss him already.
The nicest and the most gentle man.
A real pleasure to know and to work with.
Also a really hard working writer and a great one as well.
He will be missed.
What tragic news. Aron was a real pro, and a sweet, funny guy. My heart goes out to his family.
Aron was the kind of person who makes you love writing television. For a couple years, I had the pleasure of spending every day with this funny, sweet man. He was great on the page and in the room, but what I remember most about Aron is his dry humor, which he often used to cheer up everyone around him. He never complained beyond an occasional “Aw, jeez,” nor spoke ill of anyone, unless he was making an uproarious, self-deprecating joke about himself. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Funny, generous, kind, and most of all loyal best describes Aron. You realize how seriously f’ed up the world is when someone so good is taken suddenly at 50, and then stop & think how some real Hollywood bastards and super pricks — and I’ll name names — Mel Gibson, Jay Leno, about half of WME, one-third of CAA and Mike Eisner — continue to survive. So much for this thing called karma.
Aron would’ve thought himself unworthy of being mentioned in the same paragraph as Mel Gibson — and then said he turned down the role of Mad Max because it wasn’t badass enough for him.
There are no words to describe how devastated we all were to hear of the sudden passing of truly one of the sweetest men to walk this planet. Or, at the very least, to be in this business. Aron was a one-of-a-kind and he will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure to know him. It was an honor to work with Aron and to consider him a friend.
Aron was such a lovely human being, and a wonderful and gifted writer. For those of us who knew him this is a terrible, terrible loss. My heart just breaks for his wife Lynn and his two little girls. He will be more than missed.
Devastating. I just saw Aron, his wife and kids two weeks ago at the tennis club we both belong to. One of the kindest, nicest, mild mannered guys you’d ever want to meet. And as talented as they come. Truly one of the good guys. It was a joy to watch him climb the ladder of success. I’m not sure he ever really knew how good he was. To his brother Ian — his wife and kids a crushing loss. We were supposed to have lunch after the holidays. Taken way too soon. I’m just sorry I never got the chance to tell him how much I appreciated him…
Aron, I’ve re-written this thing 5 times already, but words can’t describe what a wonderful friend you’ve been all these years. I will truly miss you. You’re in my heart.
I only met Aron twice, through his writing partner Greg (what do you know? Also a warm, funny, terrific guy), but twice was enough to make a lasting impression. Not only was he funny, he was also warm and self-deprecating. He didn’t settle for the easy, formula laugh, either; he made the hard work of pulling a smile or a guffaw out of you seem effortless.
Thoughts and prayers are with his family in this sad, tragic time.
Sad that so few these days get touching and heartfelt comments like this when they die. Another good one gone.
Just think of him being in the company of his peers – good souls, in a place where happiness and harmony rule.
We had the good pleasure of spending the last day before he passed away with Aron and his family in Hawaii. While we only knew them a short while, it was very clear that all of them were wonderful people and that he was an amazing husband and father. We are heartbroken that this occurred and feel for the whole family.
Aron was one of the sweetest, funniest guys I’ve worked with. His dry wit and warm smile will be missed. My thoughts are with his family.
The magnitude of what Aron’s family (including Greg) is going through is simply unimaginable. What an overwhelming loss of a very good, kind, decent, and ridiculously funny man. On a personal note, I will never forget his offer to punch up my pilot. When I took him up on his offer, in true Aron form he said, “I meant after it gets picked up.” He was joking, of course. What an amazing angel God is getting…Rest in peace, dear gentle soul, fdh
I had the pleasure of working with Aron at the end of his career. Being a younger writer, I often noted that he went out of his way to make me feel comfortable and welcomed on our staff. This guy was something really special. As I think of him now, I can honestly say he makes me want to be the kind of honest, sincere, hard-working person that he was in his time on this earth. The loss of Aron is felt far and wide and I know we can all say that so many people are better and richer for having known him. For anyone reading this who had the pleasure of calling Aron a friend, take a moment and think of his smile and his dry sense of humor and let yourself chuckle at a joke he told you or a story he shared. My heart goes out to his family and to Greg. Here’s to Aron.
Aron I could live a thousand lives and only find one of you. May God give comfort to your family beyond understanding.