In 1987, while students at the University of Connecticut , my good buddy Richard Fronapfel and I were walking through the Student Union, discussing the pressing issues of the day, when a sign on a bulletin board caught our attention. MTV was coming to UConn to audition contestants for a new game show they were planning called Remote Control . Those auditioning would be required to display a sweeping...
Quote of the Week : Well, actually he’s the idiot, he fell in love to a break up song. (Izzy LaFontaine, Modern Family ) Song of the Week : True – Spandau Ballet ( Modern Family ) Big News of the Week : A Melancholy Happy Trails to Ken Ober : Every once and a while you hear about a death that makes you feel like part of your childhood died with them. That happened a couple of weeks ago...
It was rather sudden, and shocking, to hear the news that star stand-up comic, and television game show host, Ken Ober passed away over the weekend; Ken Ober dies at 52; host of MTV's 'Remote Control' game show Ken Ober, ‘Remote Control’ Host, Is Dead at 52 From his Wikipedia page ; He received his break after appearing as a contestant on Star Search.[4] He was most widely known for his...
Those of us who remember MTV for music videos also remember its first foray into non-music programming. Ken Ober hosted "Remote Control", a pop-culture trivia game show that helped launch the careers of Colin Quinn, Dennis Leary, and Adam Sandler. (Am I the only one who remembers him as "Stickpin"?) Ober was only 52.
Ken Ober, the comedian and TV producer best known for being the host of the late eighties MTV game show Remote Control, died on November 15 at the age of 52. For those of us who were weaned on MTV during the Reagan/Bush era, Remote Control was an important touchstone, tailor-made for Gen Xers—a game
For those of us that are old enough to remember MTV's glory days, yesterday was a sad day. Ken Ober, who hosted the game show Remote Control died yesterday at age 52. I know it would never fly now, but this show was before the reality show took over the world. And I miss those days. The show ran for five seasons from 1987-1990, and it was the first non-musical show on the network. I know...the beginning...
Attention children of the '80s: If you haven't already heard, television's Ken Ober died at the age of 52. The cause of death is not yet determined, although his agent noted that Ober "complained of headaches and flu-like symptoms on Saturday night." While he produced shows like Mind of Mencia and The New Adventures of Old Christine , he's probably best known for his time as the host of...
The Popular MTV host whose game show helped spark the careers of comedians like Adam Sandler, Colin Quinn and Dennis Leary was found dead in his house on Sunday, MTV.com reports. Between 1987 and 1990, Ober hosted “Remote Control”, a popular music trivia game show that was one of the first non-musical programs on MTV. The show [...]
Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "RemoteControl" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The NewAdventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.
If you’re under the age of 30, you’re probably not too familiar with Ken Ober or the classic MTV game show Remote Control. (Clip below.) You can actually thank Remote Control in part for all the later music-free programming- it was the first item on MTV’s lineup to not be related to music. The premise (admittedly, a lot [...]
Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.
My friend Jaime Weinman referred to the last spate of show business passings as “the war on celebrities,” and with the recent deaths of Edward Woodward, Paul Wendkos and David Lloyd it would appear that Death is not planning on taking a holiday soon. Ken Ober, the host of the popular MTV game show Remote Control , has left us at the age of 52 , expiring of yet-unknown causes. As a kid,...
Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.
Ober hosted five seasons of "Remote Control" beginning in 1987. Contestants in lounge chairs were asked pop-culture questions from categories such as "Dead or Canadian?" The show featured early appearances by comedians Adam Sandler, Denis Leary and Colin Quinn.
70’s heart throb Dennis Cole and Ken Ober, host of the 80s era MTV game show Remote Control have died. The news follows the death of actor Edward Woodward in the same week, reports CBS station KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. 52-year-old Ken Ober, was a consulting producer on The New Adventures of Old Christine, but MTV [...]
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