Bob's Burgers Animator Dave Creek Dies Following Skydiving Accident: 'An Incredible Talent'
People
1/10/2021
Dave Creek, the lead character designer on
Bob's Burgers, has died.
According to the website Cartoon Brew, which first reported the news, Creek died Thursday following complications from a skydiving incident last weekend. He was 42.
The Fox series issued a statement confirming the news on Friday.
"We are heartbroken at the tragic passing of Dave Creek, an extraordinary artist who had been with
Bob's Burgers from day one," reads the statement, signed by 20th Television, Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment. "He was not just an incredible talent but a beautiful person as well, and our hearts go out to his family, friends and all his colleagues at the show who loved him and are grieving today."