Eric gilland a renowned comedy writer known for his work on Roseanne and my boys has passed away after a battle with cancer he died on Sunday September 1st as reported by deadline gillan's career began with a notable writing job on who's the boss which paved the way for his future successes over the years he contributed to shows such as living dolls The Wonder Years Doogie Hower MD that 7s show and my boys his tenure with ABC included work on Roseanne from 1992 to 1996 and he later consulted on the Connors in 2019 his most recent Endeavor was the podcast the cinamon bear a holiday Adventure gilland received a claim throughout his career including a nomination for a wga award in 1994 for his work on Roseanne and a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2019 for his contributions to the children's show the was was show following the announcement of his death fellow writers and admirers shared their tributes Steve Levitan co-creator of Modern Family reflected on how gilland would have found a strange sense of satisfaction in outliving Dick Van djk a mutual favorite from their youth Levitan reminisced about their shared love for the Dick Van djk show Monty Python Jack Benny the Carol Bernett show SNL and bad puns Matt Barry and Stan Zimmerman who worked with Gill on Roseanne also paid their respects gillan's impact on Comedy writing remains significant and he will be remembered for his contributions to television and his unique voice in the industry