Rachel Bloom, the star of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” took to social media late Wednesday to express her grief over the loss of songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died of coronavirus complications.
In a brief Instagram post, Bloom wrote: “I have so much to say about Adam Schlesinger that I am at a complete loss for words. He is irreplaceable.”
Schlesinger, who co-founded the pop-rock group Fountains of Wayne, served as executive music producer on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” over its entire four-season run on The CW. He wrote many of the show’s hysterical tunes along with Bloom and Jack Dolgen. Along the way, he earned five Emmy nominations, including a win last year for co-writing the Season 4 song “Anti-Depressants Are So Not a Big Deal” with Bloom and Dolgen.
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna also paid homage to Schlesinger with a Twitter post:
“Adam was so funny, so kind, so opinionated, so clever, so passionate. We worked together and agreed and disagreed and rejoiced and bemoaned and celebrated, and it felt extra sweet for me because I’d known him so long. I love that guy. I love all the memories.”
Bloom later retweeted Brosh McKenna’s tribute, adding, “He was a genius.”