What is Sam Simon?
{{Infobox person | name = Sam Simon | image = Sam Simon.jpg | caption = Simon at the 2008 [[World Series of Poker]] | birth_name = Samuel Michael Simon | birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|6|6}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|3|8|1954|6|6}} | death_place = [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Colorectal cancer]] | othername = | occupation = Director, producer, writer, boxing manager, philanthropist | years_active = 1979–2015 | spouse = [[Jennifer Tilly]]<br>(m. 1984–1991, [[divorce]]d)<br />[[List of Playboy Playmates of 1997#January|Jami Ferrell]] (m. 2000; divorced) | partner = Jenna Stewart }} '''Sam Simon''' (June 6, 1954 - March 8, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[television producer]] and [[writer]], most notable as one of the original developers of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', along with [[Matt Groening]] and [[James L. Brooks]]. He is perhaps best known for his creation of many ''Simpsons'' characters. In late 2012, Simon was [[diagnose]]d with [[terminal illness|terminal]] [[colorectal cancer]] which later [[metastasize]]d in his other organs, including his [[liver]] and [[kidney]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/s195/the-simpsons/news/a466968/the-simpsons-co-creator-sam-simon-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer.html |title='The Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon diagnosed with terminal cancer |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=2013-04-22 |author=Eames, Tom |date=2013-03-20}}</ref> Simon died in his Los Angeles home from complications from the disease on March 8, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/arts/television/sam-simon-who-helped-shape-the-simpsons-dies-at-59.html | title = Sam Simon, Who Helped Shape 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 59 | first = William | last = Yardley | date = 2015-03-09 | accessdate = 2015-03-09 | work = [[New York Times]] }}<