NEW YORK - Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life's work, famously eating only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died of cancer.
He was 53.
Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film "Super Size Me," and returned in 2019 with "Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!" — a sober look at an industry that processes 9 billion animals a year in America.
Spurlock was a gonzo-like filmmaker who leaned into the bizarre and ridiculous.
His stylistic touches included zippy graphics and amusing music.