Morgan Valentine Spurlock was an American documentary filmmaker, writer, and television producer whose provocative, first-person approach to filmmaking made him one of the most recognizable documentarians of his generation. Born on November 7, 1970, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Spurlock built a career on immersing himself in subjects both personal and cultural, earning an Academy Award nomination and a lasting reputation for using humor and self-experimentation to examine serious social issues.

Spurlock first gained widespread acclaim with Super Size Me (2004), a documentary in which he ate only McDonald's food for thirty days to explore the effects of fast food on health. The film became a cultural phenomenon, sparked national conversations about nutrition and corporate responsibility, and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Its success established Spurlock as a leading voice in contemporary documentary cinema.

He followed that breakthrough with a prolific run of projects across film and television. He produced What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) and directed Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? (2008), POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011), Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011), and One Direction: This Is Us (2013). Across his career, he directed 23 films and produced nearly 70, demonstrating a remarkable range that spanned health, politics, advertising, fandom, and pop culture.

On television, Spurlock served as executive producer and star of the reality series 30 Days (2005–2008), in which participants lived for a month under conditions vastly different from their own. In June 2013, he became producer and host of the CNN program Morgan Spurlock Inside Man (2013–2016), bringing his immersive investigative style to a weekly news audience. He was also co-founder of the short-film content marketing company Cinelan, which produced the Focus Forward campaign for GE.

In 2017, Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! was set for release until Spurlock published a social media post disclosing a history of sexual misconduct and describing himself as "part of the problem." The revelation led to a distribution drop and his resignation from the production company. The film was ultimately distributed in 2019 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Spurlock was married to Priscilla Sommer. He died on May 23, 2024, at the age of 53, due to complications related to cancer. His work left a lasting imprint on documentary filmmaking, influencing a generation of creators who blended personal stakes with social commentary.