The Emmy-winning author and producer John Masius is renowned for his St. Ellen Bry, his ex-wife, actress Elsewhere and Touched by an Angel, announced that his ex-husband, he had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and he has sadly passed away at the age of 75.
Masius worked on Hawthorne with stars like Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan for a long, illustrious career in television. He also co-wrote network dramas like Providence.
His significant contributions to St. For his contributions to the television program Elsewhere, which ran from 1982 to 1987, he received two Emmys out of the total of fourteen.
Multiple Writers Guild Awards, Humanitias Prizes, People’s Choice Awards, and the prestigious Peabody Award have all been given as recognition of Masius’ talent over the years.

However, his ex-wife said that he “never measured success by trophies,” noting that “what mattered most to him was whether his stories touched people, whether they brought him comfort, laughter, or inspired compassion.”
He leaves his former wife Ellen and three of his children, Max, Max, and Sam.
A rare motor neuron disease that affects the brain’s and spinal cord’s nerve cells causes muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately death as a result of respiratory failure.
Movement, speech, breathing, and swallowing are affected by the condition because it interferes with brain-muscle signals. Although there is no cure right now, treatments can be used to improve quality of life by managing symptoms.
Eric Dane, a Grey’s Anatomy star, and Stephen Hawking, who has ALS for 55 years, both made the diagnosis in April 2025.
Masius first made an appearance in Hollywood in the 1980s as a writer for CBS’s “The White Shadow.” St. Paul helped him find his footing. In another area, he received two Primetime Emmy nominations for his portrayal of the acclaimed medical drama and received 14 overall nominations.
He introduced the inspirational CBS hit Touched by an Angel, which Roma Downey led as a heavenly messenger, to the audience in 1994. Although Masius later resigned after executives found his vision “too dark” for network audiences, the show continued to air for nine seasons.
Before writing the TNT drama Hawthorne (2009-2011), which starred Jada Pinkett Smith, he continued to explore medical storytelling with NBC’s Providence (1999-2002).
His varied resume included L. A., a short-lived Ferris Bueller sitcom, Showtime’s Dead Like Me, where he took Bryan Fuller’s place after creative disagreements with MGM Television, and a thriving legal firm. Law.
His career received far more recognition than just Emmys. Masius collected awards from the Writers Guild, Humanitas, Peabody, and even People’s Choice.
Hannah, Max, and Sam, along with his ex-wife Bry, who was also a Shirley Daniels on St. Patrick’s Day, pass away. elsewhere .
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