​Tom Hanks, Rachel Bloom, Trixie Mattel Pay Tribute to Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger

He died of COVID-19 at 52

BY Sarah MurphyPublished Apr 2, 2020

Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger passed away yesterday (April 1) due to COVID-19, and tributes have been pouring in for the singer-songwriter on social media.
 
Amongst those to share their memories and messages of condolence are Tom Hanks,  Schlesinger's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star and collaborator Rachel Bloom, RuPaul's Drag Race alumnus Trixie Mattel, Fran Drescher and Stephen King — proving his wide-reaching impact on the entertainment world.
 
In addition to his work with bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, Schlesinger also served as the executive music producer on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and penned the theme song for the show.
 
He was also nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for his original title track to Hanks's 1996 film That Thing You Do.
 
Additionally, Schlesinger wrote eight songs for Stephen Colbert's A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! and collaborated with Sarah Silverman on a stage adaptation of her book Bedwetter.
 
As previously reported, Schlesinger died from complications due to COVID-19. He was 52.
 
Read some of the social media tributes to the late musician below.
 

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