Ken Ober, MTV's remote control game show host dies
KEN OBER, who is best known for anchoring the MTV's late 1980s, Remote Control game show died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 52 years old but the cause of his death was not immediately known. He had a headache and flu like symptoms.
KEN OBER, who is best known for anchoring the MTV’s late 1980s, Remote Control game show died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 52 years old but the cause of his death was not immediately known. Ober after being the host for 5 seasons for Remote Control game show, went on to host other game shows like Smush and a 1997 revival of Make Me Laugh. He worked as a consulting producer on The New Adventures of Old Christine. He even worked as a writer and a producer on Comedy Central’s The Mind of Mencia. Ober had acted in TV series such as Parenthood, Who’s the boss and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Sandler said that Ken Ober was one of the sharpest, quickest and sweetest guys he had ever met. Lee Kernis of Brillstein Entertainment Partners who represented Ober confirmed Ober’s death and an autopsy is planned. Ober’s friends said that Ober was not feeling good and had a headache and flu like symptoms from Saturday and did not even meet them as planned. Ober – his given surname was Oberding was brought up in Boston. He considered game show hosts such as Bob Eubanks and Bob Barker as his heroes and had even placed portraits of many game show hosts on Remote Control set’s walls. Ken Ober who was single is survived by his mother, Claire Freeman, his father Burton, stepmother Iris and brother Andrew.
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