Media executive Matty Simmons, a producer of the influential “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation” comedy movies, died Wednesday in…
His daughter, Kate Simmons, announced the news on her Instagram account on Thursday.
Matty Simmons was a Brooklyn native and an executive VP at the Diners Club credit card company. He founded Twenty First Century Communications in 1967 with Len Mogel to publish countercultural magazine Cheetah, then went on to publish Weight Watchers and National Lampoon magazines. Simmons teamed with Ivan Reitman to produce the landmark 1978 frat-house comedy “Animal House,” directed by John Landis and starring Belushi, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Tim Matheson and Peter Riegert. He also produced TV spinoff “Delta House” in 1979 and 1983’s hit comedy “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” starring Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron and Randy Quaid with Ramis directing. The “Vacation” franchise spawned four sequels.
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