Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film ''

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'', and the TV series '' The Dennis Miller Show'', '' Ed'', '' Gary & Mike'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Sammy'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Sather was born in

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, on May 24, 1959. In 1994, Sather was nominated for an

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for his work on ''

''. Sather wrote for ''

'' during the 1994–1995 season. Sather created the character Derek Zoolander. His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of ''

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'', for which he also served as an

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. Sather was married to Krystal Ginger Hendricks from 1989–1990. He and Krystal had one child, Rudy. On July 4, 1991, he married Marnie Stroud. They remained married until his death. He and Marnie had three children: Dallas, Tristan, and Molly. At the time of his death, Sather and his wife were going through couples therapy; he had expressed frustration at his home life along with his current work (the aforementioned ''Mr. Ed''). On March 3, 2004, after a heated therapy session saw him leave early, Sather called his wife and then shot himself.

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