Emmy-winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirus

Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter am Schlesinger, kwn for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died Wednesday after contracting coronavirus, his attorney said.

Schlesinger died at a hospital in upstate New York, his longtime lawyer Josh Grier told Associated Press. It is t clear where or how Schelsinger, a 51-year-old far of two, contracted virus. He h been sedated and on a ventilator for several days.

Schlesinger was minated for 10 Emmys for writing comical songs across several television shows, winning three. He was minated for an Acemy Award for writing title song to 1997 Tom Hanks-directed movie “That Thing You Do.”

Raised in New York and Montclair, New Jersey, Schlesinger formed Fountains of Wayne, named for a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, in 1995 with his classmate from Williams College Chris Collingwood.

With Schlesinger playing bass and singing backup and Collingwood playing guitar and singing le, and two men co-writing songs, band kwn for its sunny harmonies and synsis of pop, rock punk and comedy would have hits in 1996 with “Riation Vibe” and 2003 with “Stacy’s Mom.” latter was minated for a Grammy.

Schlesinger would n drop behind scenes and go on to be kwn for his writing.

He won 2009 Grammy for best comedy album for writing songs on “A Colbert Christmas: Greatest Gift of All!” a companion to a TV Christmas special with songs performed by Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello.

In recent years he was kwn along with show’s star Rachel Bloom as one of songwriters behind “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” musical comedy series on CW.

Last year, Schlesinger, Bloom and Jack Dolgen won an Emmy for show’s song, “Antidepressants Are So t A Big Deal.”

Schlesinger was divorced and h two daughters.