Joe Flaherty, best known for his work on ‘SCTV,’ ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ and ‘Happy Gilmore,’ has died at 82
Flaherty’s death was announced Monday, April 1, by his One Crazy Summer costar Joel Murray, who wrote via X, “We’ve lost another of my idols. RIP Joe Flaherty.”Flaherty was one of the original writers and performers on beloved sketch show SCTV, which premiered in 1976 and starred other comedians including Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy and Martin Short.
In Happy Gilmore, Flaherty played Shooter McGavin’s unnamed accomplice who antagonizes Happy at the tee box, yelling, “Gilmore! You suck, ya jackass!” “Joe Flaherty made me crack up so hard it ruined takes,” Daley wrote via X on Tuesday, April 2, about his late costar. “My favorite days on set were the ones where we had scenes together. What a lovely guy.”
After news of his death was announced, countless other former costars, friends and fans paid their respects on social media.
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