David Wayne Richardson

1955 - 2021

December 24, 1955 - January 18, 2021 Veteran comedy writer and showrunner, David Richardson, passed away in Sherman Oaks, CA on January 18, 2021 from heart failure. He turned 65 on Christmas Eve. David is survived by his wife, Charleen Easton-Richardson; their twin 12-year-old boys, Arlo and Atticus, son Wayne, daughter-in-law Kelsey, grandson Banks and granddaughter Harper, brother Jeff Richardson, sister Susan Benson; and several nieces and nephews, not to mention the many people whose lives he touched over the span of his long career in entertainment.David was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ before relocating to Los Angeles in 1985. David attended Encanto, Clarendon and West High Schools. David's first job as a teenager was scooping ice cream at Mary Coyle's Ol' Fashioned Ice Cream in central Phoenix. David loved Phoenix and the long-time friends and family he had there.A nearly 30-year cancer survivor, Richardson started his TV comedy career in 1985. He worked on series such as Grand, Empty Nest, The John Larroquette Show (for which he won a Humanitas award), Two and a Half Men, Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons, 8 Simple Rules, Phenom, Ed, Soul Man, My Big Fat Greek Life, What About Joan and Manhattan Az. Richardson just wrapped the fifth season of the Netflix adult-animated series F Is for Family, starring Bill Burr on which he served as executive producer for five years.A public celebration of David's life will take place at a later time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in David Richardson's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.