Mexican actor Roberto Gomez Bolanos, who was the inspiration behind ‘The Simpsons’s Bumblebee Man, has died.
According to The Hollywood Reporter the actor – who was better known to Latin American audiences as Chespirito – died aged 85.
He passed away in Cancun on November 28 of heart failure.
Gomez Bolanos had a career over six decades and wrote and produced many of the sitcoms he starred in, including ‘El Chavo del Ocho’, ‘El Chapulin Colorado’ and ‘Chespirito’.
‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening has previously said the show’s Bumblebee Man was based on Gomez Bolanos’ Red Grasshopper character in ‘El Chapulin Colorado’.
Gomez Bolanos is survived by his wife, actress and producer Florinda Meza, and six children from a previous marriage.