LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Charles 'Skip' Stephenson, former host of the now-defunct prime-time show 'Real People,' died after suffering an apparent heart attack.
He was 52.
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Stephenson was rushed from his Studio City home to Medical Center of North Hollywood where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m. Monday, nursing supervisor Maria Wawock said.
Stephenson joined Sarah Purcell and other personalities in hosting the ABC show 'Real People,' which ran from 1979 to 1984. The show focused on off-beat people and their quirky hobbies, jobs and undertakings.
Authorities said preliminary cause of death appears to be heart failure.
