Died December 26, 2011.

Former "Saturday Night Live" writer who co-wrote the first draft of "Wayne's World" with Mike Myers. Bodolai was found dead the day after Christmas in a Hollywood hotel room, an apparent suicide. Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said the death was reported as a suicide, but he had no further details on the circumstances.

Bodolai, a writer on "SNL" for the 1981-1982 season and a producer on the Canadian hit sketch show "Kids in the Hall," kept a blog called "Say It Ain't So, Joe," where he posted a long final note on December 23rd. In his short section of "Things I Regret," he included, "My inability to conquer my alcoholism" and "That I am no longer able to withstand any more of life's pain."

The section of things he is proud of, however, paints a picture of an impressive and happy life, both professional and personal. Proud of his two grown sons ("graceful, intelligent, strong, handsome, creative and loving young men"), and his wife Bianca ("If there is a loving god, she was my blessing"), Bodolai listed his resistance to the Vietnam War and campaigning for Robert Kennedy amongst his proudest personal moments.

Professionally, he was most proud of writing for "SNL" and producing videos with Andy Warhol; being asked by Lorne Michaels to produce "Kids in the Hall"; helping bring Major League Baseball to Toronto; creating a comedy show on Canadian television that he felt would help the nation compete creatively; and writing the first draft of "Wayne's World" with Mike Myers.