
Bella Thorne and Zendaya post moving tributes after their Shake It Up! boss Chris Thompson dies at 63... also worked on Laverne & Shirley!
Writer Chris Thompson has died at the age of 63 after a long illness.
The Hollywood fixture most recently worked with Bella Thorne, 17, and Zendaya, 18, on their hit series Shake It Up! The two teen actresses posted emotional tributes on Instagram soon after news of his passing.
The TV fixture made his mark in the Seventies and Eighties with such hits as Laverne & Shirley and Bosom Buddies.
Shake It Up! is a teen comedy that hit the airwaves in 2010. The stars are Bell and Zendaya as well as Davis Cleveland.
It follows two teens who realize their dreams when they get jobs as dancers on a popular local show.
Both Bella and Zendaya shared a photo of Chris on Instagram soon after his death.
