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Dave Flebotte Dies; Emmy-Nominated Writer Worked On ‘Tulsa King’ & ‘Desperate Housewives’


Dave Flebotte Dies; Emmy-Nominated Writer Worked On 'Tulsa King' & 'Desperate Housewives'

David FlebotteEmma McIntyre / Getty Images Dave Flebotte, an Emmy-nominated TV writer who worked on dramas like Desperate Housewives and sitcoms such as The Bernie Mac Show, has died. Flebotte began his TV writing career in comedy, starting on The 5 Mrs. Buchanans and Ellen, and later on Suddenly Susan, The PJs, and The Geena Davis Show. Cindy Caponera, who worked with Flebotte on I’m Dying Up Here and Sherri, wrote this tribute on Instagram: “Never in all of my television writing days did I meet a man so funny and kind, openhearted, smaht – he was from Boston after all – and so talented.

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