Died On This Date (November 15, 2009) Ken Ober / Hosted MTV’s Remote Control
themusicsover Ken Ober
July 3, 1957 – November 15, 2009
Ken Ober was an actor and one-time host of MTV game show, Remote Control. Running from 1987 until 1990, Remote Control was the network’s first non-music centric original program. The show helped launch the careers of show regulars, Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, Colin Quinn and Kari Wuhrer. Ober also hosted such non-MTV game shows as Make Me Laugh, and ESPN’s Perfect Match. Later, Ober co-hosted an FM radio talk show with Susan Olson of “Brady Bunch” fame. In recent years, Ober was the producer of the hit CBS sitcom, The New Adventures of Old Christine. Ken Ober, 52, died of an apparent heart attack on November 15, 2009.