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Deadline Hollywood reports:

Mark Stroman, the veteran Fox and Endeavor marketing executive who helped launch memorable global campaigns including “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the “Nobody Better Lay a Finger On My Butterfinger!” campaign featuring The Simpsons‘ Bart Simpson, has died.

Stroman died February 22 of complications from Covid, according to a family spokesperson. He was 58. Stroman, a San Francisco Bay Area native known for his fun-loving nature, was one of the original employees at a just-launched Fox Broadcasting and later helped create the marketing division at Endeavor along with his twin brother Erik.

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R.I.P. Mark Stroman, one of the greatest @FOXTV execs of all time. A showman. A marketing genius. “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” “Don’t Lay a Finger on My Butterfinger.” Later, “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.” He was also “out” when it was risky. https://t.co/Lyf82QHQco

— Jason (Zack) Haikara (@Jhaikara) February 25, 2022