Eric gilland a distinguished comedy writer known for his work on Roseanne and my boys has passed away at the age of age after a battle with cancer gilland whose final project was the podcast The Cinnamon Bear a holiday adventure died on Sunday September 1st gilland began his career with a notable writing role on who's the boss before moving on to create scripts four living dolls The Wonder Years Doogie Houser MD That 70s Show and my boy his tenure with the ABC comedy series Rosanne from 1992 to 1996 was particularly memorable and he later served as a consultant on the Connors in 2019 throughout his career gilland earned significant recognition he received a wga award nomination in 1994 for his work on Roseanne and a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2019 for his contributions to the children's show the wasw show following his death tributes from colleagues and admirers poured in Steve Levitan co-creator of Modern Family shared a poignant reflection weird I know but I found myself thinking this morning that Eric gilland would have taken some perverse pleasure in knowing that of all people he was outlived by Dick Van djk Levitan fondly remembered their shared enthusiasm for classic shows such as the Dick Van djk show Monty Python Jack Benny the Carol Bernett show SNL and their mutual appreciation for bad puns Matt Barry and Stan Zimmerman who worked with gilland on Roseanne also paid tribute to the late writer celebrating his influential contributions to Comedy gillan's Legacy in television comedy will be remembered for its humor wit and the lasting impact he made on the industry