Roseanne producer Eric gilland dies Eric gilland a television producer and writer known for his work on the hit sitcom Rosanne died of colon cancer on Sunday his sister Lisa confirmed a variety he was 62 gillin served as a producer and writer on the ABC series Rosanne from 1992 to 1996 he received a writer's Guild of America award nomination for the show's 1992 episode The Dark Ages Guild land went on to work as a Consulting producer for two episodes of the Rosanne spin-off series The Connors in 2019 after his time on Roseanne gilland worked as a Consulting producer on That 70s Show from 1998 to 1999 as well as wrote the first season's third episode titled streaking in the episode Eric toer Grace Kelo Ashton Kutcher Hyde Danny Masterson and Fez Wilmer valderama plan on running naked in front of President Gerald R Ford during his visit to Point Place whis gilland also worked as a producer on TV shows such as nurses that's life Welcome to New York Mister sunshine and my boys he wrote episodes for many of these series including four episodes of the TBS sitcom my boys and two episodes of the short lived ABC sitcom Mis Sunshine starring and co-created by Matthew Parry h