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MTV game show host Ober dead at 52

LOS ANGELES — Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.

His agent, Lee Kernis, said Ober was found dead Sunday in his home. Kernis said Ober complained of headaches on Saturday night but the cause of his death wasn't clear.

Ober hosted five seasons of "Remote Control." Contestants were asked questions from categories such as "Dead or Canadian?"

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