Legendary Disney producer Andrew Gunn has passed away following an ongoing battle with a motor neuron disease, his family has announced. Andrew, who was 58 years old, was diagnosed with the neurological degenerative disorder Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2024. His family confirmed he died on Monday at his home in Toronto, Canada, surrounded by his loved ones. Tributes have been flooding in following the heartbreaking news, with film writer Blaise Hemingway saying: "Andrew Gunn’s legacy will go far beyond the movies he made; he’s the ‘godfather’ to more writers, producers, directors, and executives than I can count. So many of us owe our careers to Andrew Gunn.”

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Another person shared: "We’ve lost another legend today. Andrew Gunn has sadly passed away at the age of 58. He was known for his work as a producer on Freaky Friday, Sky High, Cruella, and Freakier Friday. His contributions to film brought joy to so many. Rest in peace."

Producer Shawn Ryan said: "Grieving the loss of our longtime family friend Andrew Gunn. This is the second friend (after Shield producer Scott Brazil) who I’ve lost to ALS, a truly horrific disease. My kids grew up very close to Andrew’s kids and I feel deeply for them all today.”

Andrew leaves behind his wife, Jane, and his two children, Connor and Isabelle.

Someone else echoed: "Sky High and Freaky Friday where my favorite Movie's as I kid I always wanted to watch all the time when I had them both on DVD and owned both of them and still do as well too also."

Ahead of his passing, Andrew was thrilled to work on the sequel to Freaky Friday, which was released last August, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan with his two children.

He wrote to the Hollywood Reporter: “The best part was my daughter worked in the camera department and got into the (cinematographers) union and my son worked in props. So I got to see them every day. I can’t express what that meant to me.”