The family of longtime "Ellen DeGeneres Show" executive producer Matthew Wright has learned his official cause of death: cardiopulmonary arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ. Wright, 52, died in his sleep in Los Angeles on October 30, a death that stunned the "Ellen" family and prompted an emotional video tribute from DeGeneres herself, who called the news "just shocking."

Wright spent years as one of the show's most trusted producers, with colleagues and former guests describing him as the "glue" that held the production together behind the scenes. No further details about underlying causes have been released, and the family has not commented beyond confirming the death certificate's findings.