‘Twin Peaks’ Co-Creator Mark Frost Remembers David Lynch: “A Singular Artist & Astonishing Personality”

Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost is paying tribute to his friend and longtime collaborator David Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday. He was 78.

“My friend and brother, my creative partner in crime for nearly forty years, a singular artist and astonishing personality. I loved him, and I will hold our laughter and shared love for the medium he mastered as few have ever done forever in my heart and soul,” said Frost in a statement to Deadline.

Frost and Lynch co-created Twin Peakswhich aired for two seasons on ABC from 1990-1991. It returned for a third season on Showtime in 2017.

Lynch and Frost first met in the 1980s when they worked together on a screenplay for Venus Descending, a film about the life of Marilyn Monroe, based on the book Goddesswhich Lynch had been tapped to direct. The project was eventually dropped by Warner Bros., but the two became good friends. They went on to work as writer and director for One Saliva Bubblea film with Steve Martin attached to star, but it also did not move forward. They later teamed on what turned out to be the TV show Twin Peaks.

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Lynch had been diagnosed with emphysema. Sources told Deadline that he was forced to relocate from his house due to the Sunset Fire and then took a turn for the worse. His family announced his passing on social media but did not provide a date of death.