Comedian Ken Ober, The man who hosted MTV's first non-musical TV series has died.
He hosted the late-'80s game show "Remote Control," was found dead last Sunday night.

Although the cause of Ober's death is officially unknown, The Comic's Comic blog reported that he died of a heart attack. He was 52 years old.

Ober's claim to fame was for hosting the MTV game show where contestants sat on recliners in a set dressed to look like Ober's basement and answered questions to avoid elimination. Ken Ober also worked as a producer on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,The New Adventures of Old Christine and Mind of Mencia.