Charlie Hauck, the "deep and deeply funny" Emmy-nominated writer and producer who went from studying for the priesthood to working on such popular sitcoms as Maude, Frasier and Home Improvement, has died.
He was 79. Hauck died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer at his home in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, his daughter, Flannery Cogan Hauck, said.
During his 35-plus years in Hollywood, the Cleveland native also created or co-created other comedies including Valerie, starring Valerie Harper, and The Associates, featuring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short and Joe Regalbuto, and gave Michael Keaton a break that altered the course of his career.
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