Cops creator John Langley dies during off-road race in Mexico
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HOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 11: Producer John Langley receives a star on the Walk of Fame on February 11, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for John Langley)
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LOS ANGELES - John Langley creator of the long-running TV series Cops, has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said.
Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an apparent heart attack Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswoman Pam Golum said. He was 78. Cops was among the first reality series on the air when it debuted in 1989, and it would become an institution through 32 seasons. Langley and production partner Malcolm Barbour had shopped the idea for years, and found a home for it on the fledgling Fox network.
Cops creator Langley dies during off-road race in Mexico
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press June 27, 2021 11:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
LOS ANGELES John Langley, who was the creator of the long-running TV series Cops, has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said.
Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an apparent heart attack Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswoman Pam Golum said. He was 78. Cops was among the first reality series on the air when it debuted in 1989, and it would become an institution through 32 seasons. Langley and production partner Malcolm Barbour had shopped the idea for years, and found a home for
John Langley, creator of the reality TV series
Cops, died on Saturday during a road race in Mexico. He was 78.
Langley was in Baja competing in the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race when he died of an apparent heart attack, family spokeswoman Pam Golum told
Cops debuted in 1989 and lasted 32 seasons, pulled from the Paramount Network following the global protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd. Langley came up with the idea for
Cops along with his production partner Malcolm Barbour, and before it was picked up by Fox, they spent years trying to find a network,
Cops creator John Langley passes away during road race in Mexico
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Langley died in Baja of an apparent heart attack during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race.
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Langley was also a producer on the 2009 film Brooklyn s Finest , directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere and Don Cheadle.
LOS ANGELES: John Langley creator of the long-running TV series Cops , has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an apparent heart attack Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswoman Pam Golum said. He was 78.