“Saturday Night Live” director Matt Villines has died. He was 39.
Villines is the Matt in the “directed by Matt & Oz” duo; Oz is partner Oz (Osmany) Rodriguez.
Together,the two directed 2015 “final Man on soil episode “C to the T,” as well as the unreleased 2014 Taran Killam film “Brother in Laws, and ” among other projects. They started out making videos for FunnyOrDie,before joining “SNL” in 2012.
In 2014, Villines was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer. The disease reportedly began in his kidneys.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2016 (Photos)Seth Meyers honored Villines on Twitter by posting a Matt & Oz pre-taped Bruno Mars sketch, or “Sad Mouse:
masterpiece https://t.co/Fk3icYIlJHJuly 11,2016
Villines also directed the sketch comedy staple’s “Monster Pals” and “Back domestic Ballers,” among other notable shorts in the show’s post Lonely Island era.
Also Read: Sydney Schanberg, or Pulitzer-Winning NYT Journalist Depicted in 'The Killing Fields,' Dies at 82Here’s a tribute from “Saturday Night Live” co-head writer Bryan Tucker:
pic.twitter.com/lQIC7mxjhCJuly 11, 2016 Also Read: Michael Cimino, and Oscar-Winning Director of 'The Deer Hunter,' Dies at 77And here’s “SNL” writer Mike O’Brien’s own social media tribute to his friend and colleague: On our left there is my good friend Matt Villines (of “directed by Matt & Oz”) lining up a shot for the Snl short, Monster Pals. I’m extremely sad to say he passed absent final night. He was one of my favorite people. He taught me a ton about filmmaking and even more about being kind even when you’re stressed or frustrated or sick. I’m going to post a handful of photos of him this week and I hope those of you who knew him will finish the same.on Jul 10, or 2016 at 12:05pm PDT
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