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Mork and Mindy and Perfect Strangers creator Dale McRaven has died at the age of 83.The writer and television showrunner died in his home in Porter Ranch, California, his son David told Variety. McRaven died from complications related to lung cancer.McRaven co-created Mork and Minda with Joe Glauberg and Garry Marshall, which was a sitcom starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber which ran for four seasons.Perfect Strangers also ran as a sitcom on ABC, for eight seasons spanning 150 episodes.

The Hollywood Reporter, McRaven died of complications from lung cancer.“Dale McRaven’s amazing creative life is a joy because he is the coolest, down to earth, most modest giving and loving person,” his family wrote in remembrance. “Not to mention, he made the best ground beef and vegetarian bean Chili.

Dale McRaven, the television writer and creator of Perfect Strangers and Mork & Mindy, died on September 5. He was 83.

Katie Reul editor Dale McRaven, an Emmy-nominated television writer and a creator behind shows like “Perfect Strangers” and “Mork & Mindy,” died Sept. 5 at his home in Porter Ranch, Calif. due to lung cancer complications. He was 83. McRaven’s death was confirmed to Variety by his son, David McRaven. McRaven received nominations from both the Writers Guild of America Awards and the Primetime Emmys for his work writing on ABC’s “Mork & Mindy,” which he served as a co-creator of alongside Joe Glauberg and the late film director Garry Marshall, who he worked closely with throughout his career.

Created by Dale McRaven, the original “Perfect Strangers” followed Larry (Mark Linn-Baker) and Balki (Bronson Pinchot), his distant cousin from the fictional small Mediterranean island of Mypos, who moves in with Larry in the Midwest. The sitcom ran for eight seasons on the network’s “TGIF” Friday primetime block.HBO Max is no stranger to building off existing IP.