Career
Born and raised in the United States, Bodolai was opposed to the Vietnam War and moved to Canada in order to avoid being drafted. He moved back to the United States in 1981 to write for twenty episodes of Saturday Night Live before returning to Canada. He is best known for producing such television shows as lieutenant"s Only Rock & Roll, Comics!, and The Kids in the Hall and helping to launch the careers of the young talent featured on those shows.
He also co-wrote the first draft of the film Wayne"s World with Mike Myers.
He was disappointed when he was not hired and decided to return permanently to the United States. Bodolai was found dead on December 26, 2011 in a Hollywood hotel room of an apparent suicide.
He was 63. Number suicide note was found, though on December 23 a long post was added to his blog, entitled "If this were your last day alive what would you do?".