The rolling RIP/obituary thread

Ken Ober dead on wikipedia.

what's the source?

The first tweet about Ken Ober in the last 24 hours is here, but I don't know how this guy is connected. http://twitter.com/PaulGoebelShow/status/5758746554

Who knows.

From another comedian here: http://twitter.com/lindagambino/status/5758855872

his facebook wall is filled with "rip ken" kinda messages

is there any actual information from a reputable news source?

I haven't seen anything yet except tweets and, as noted above, a wiki entry. One of my LA friends who mentioned it works for MTV and hangs with comics, but I think she learned about it on twitter too. So now I don't know how reputable any of it is.

I can still sing the Remote Control theme song on demand.

Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer died today.

Oh no!

http://991.com/newGallery/Edward-Woodward-Edwardian-Woodwar-288003.jpg

Had no idea that he was married to Michele Dotrice.

So what's teh deal with Ken Ober?

Stupid twitter rumour

http://twitter.com/PFTompkins/status/5768264480

Oh no, not Ewar Woowar :(

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-banter/Anfield-Rap-co-writer-Derek-B-dead-at-44-article223623.html
;(

This is awesome.

Okay, so Ken Ober was dead, and then he wasn't dead and it was a hoax/misunderstanding, and now he's dead again. Is Colin Quinn behind this?

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/11/ken-ober-mtvs-remote-control-host-dies.html

Dead again. RIP, Ken.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626376/20091116/story.jhtml

Ken Ober dying makes me sad. Only 52. I remember watching Remote Control, feeling like MTV's move into game shows/non-video programming could be okay, and thinking how hip and cool the show seemed (compared to, say, The Price Is Right). So long ago, I guess.

Malcolm Laycock

He used to do a record review programme back in 1977, I was on it as a guest reviewer.

Got a bunch of singles, oneof which, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours" changed the face of our 6th form common room!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/17/derek-b-obituary

A tormented New Jersey dad, who spent nearly two decades grappling with his son's sensational molestation claims against Michael Jackson, finally ended his pain with a gunshot to the head, authorities said yesterday.

The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday.

"Jacko_molest_rap_dad"

V.Sad.

I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment. It's weird because a couple months ago Ken Ober was the first celebrity name I ever found in my old employer's database and I kept trying to explain to my co-workers who he was and they had no idea.

xxpost not much sympathy for a dad who makes his kid lie and thus "steal"' money.

I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment.

Was Remote Control the MTV game-show that Jenny McCarthy was on? I think it was another.

that was Singled Out, which was on in the late 90s, Remote Control was late 80s.

Right! Thanks.

Was this MTV Remote Control show related to the UK Channel 4 show of the same name presented by the late Tony Wilson?

Could be some kind of game show inspired conspiracy going on.

Holy shit, Wikipedia says it was. I think I might be onto somewhere. Frank Sidebottom had better look out.

Remote Control assistant was kinda hot; her name started with an M...?

kari wuhrer?
scott seward knows her i believe.

Marisol?

Marisol Massey (Season One), Kari Wührer (Seasons Two and Three), Alicia Coppola (Season Four) and Susan Ashley (Season Five) were the hostesses.

don't remember marisol

kari wuhrer? scott seward knows her i believe.

No way! She was HOT.

Whenever I saw Remote Control at someone's house (we never had cable), Ober always looked like a knock-off of some other celebrity, but I could never quite place it. Maybe Bill Murray meets Steve Guttenberg?

Yeah, I'd say that's right.

You should have seen the sexy assistant on the UK version:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/THEFLATGIRL/FrankSidebottom32.jpg

Close call, but I still prefer kari wuhrer.

RIP Sy Syms: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/business/18syms.html?em

Chicago-based boxer Francisco Rodriguez died Sunday night in Philadelphia, two days after his bout with Teon Kennedy at the Blue Horizon.

After being stopped by a technical knockout in the 10th round, Rodriguez, 25, collapsed and was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery.

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Rodriguez was a successful amateur boxer in Chicago and turned pro in 2005.

RIP Marc Christian, Rock Hudson's partner. As the link explains, this apparently took some investigating.

RIP actor Richard Todd
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8394977.stm

RIP Paul Naschy, European Horror Star:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012112.html?categoryId=25&cs=1

RIP, music promoter Richard Nader:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/arts/music/09nader.html?ref=arts

RIP Gene Barry:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKN02thd-DS-x6zBfY2Lhz616SbAD9CGSQ5G0

RIP Dr. Malcolm Perry, Dallas doctor who worked on both JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120909dnmetperryob.3fc0b99.html