‘Cops’ creator John Langley dies during off-road race in Mexico

Rahul KumarJul 01, 2021Entertainment

John Langley, creator of the long-running TV show Cops, has died at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack during a road race in Mexico.

Langley had a heart attack during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race in Baja on Saturday, according to family spokesperson Pam Golum.

Read more:
Police break up ‘exorcism’ in lumber aisle of U.S. Home Depot

He was an off-road racing enthusiast and would often participate in such events.

John Langley prepares for a race in honour of the 800th episode of COPS on September 10, 2010, in Primm, Nevada.

Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images

Langley’s show Cops became one of the first reality television series when it launched on Fox in 1989, and it would go on to air for 32 seasons. The show was well-known for its Bad Boys theme, its dizzying foot chases and its parade of shirtless suspects being arrested. It also faced accusations of glorifying police, and was ultimately taken off the air last year following the police killing of George Floyd.

Conservative support dips as Liberals appear on steady road to majority: poll

Health Canada warns capillary leak syndrome possible side effect of AstraZeneca vaccine

Story continues below advertisement

The show ran on Fox until 2013, when it jumped over to Spike TV/The Paramount Network until 2020.

Langley co-created Cops with his production partner Malcolm Barbour. The show still airs in syndication in many countries.

Cops hit the air three years after Langley and Barbour first tested the concept in Vice: The Doping of a Nation, a TV special in which Geraldo Rivera joined police for a live narcotics bust.

He also produced the 2009 film Brooklyn’s Finest, as well as the non-fiction series Jail, Vegas Strip and Anatomy of a Crime.

Langley is survived by his wife Maggie, sons Morgan and Zak, daughters Sara and Jennifer and seven grandchildren.

Story continues below advertisement

— With files from The Associated Press

Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our T witter, & Facebook

We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.

For all the latest Entertainment News Click Here

For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! TechAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.