Stu Billett, the
mastermind who created "The People's Court" and pioneered the whole
genre of courtroom TV shows has died. He was 85.
Stu died
Friday in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes, according to representatives
for 'People's Court,' He was surrounded by family when he passed.
According to
TMZ, the show also spawned countless satirical takes over the years on 'SNL', the most recent one featured Kim Kardashian
playing her older sister in "The People's Kourt."
The OG
'People's Court' ran from 1981 to 1993, first with Wapner as the star. It was
rebooted in 1997 with former NYC Mayor Ed Koch as the judge, then Judge Judy's
husband, Jerry Sheindlin, took on the role and finally Judge Marilyn Milian
took the bench, and the show's still going strong.
Stu, who
won 4 Daytime Emmy awards for his work as the show's executive producer, served
in the military, as a U.S. Marine before getting into TV as a producer's
assistant on several shows.
Stu is
survived by his wife of more than 40 years and his children and grandkids.
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