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Peter Engel Dies: ‘Saved By The Bell’ Franchise & ‘Last Comic Standing’ Exec Producer Was 88
Peter Engel, who executive produced 'Saved by the Bell' and 'Last Comic Standing' among more than 1,000 hours of TV, died Match 4 in Santa Monica at 88.
Peter Engel, who executive produced Saved by the Bell, its spinoffs and 2020 reboot, Last Comic Standing and many other series, died Tuesday at his Santa Monica home. The popular show helped launch the careers of such stars as Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez and the late Dustin Diamond, who played Screech. Saved by the Bell was rebooted in 2020 with original stars Lopez and Berkley reprising their respective A.C. and Jessica characters alongside Josie Totah, Dexter Darden, Haskiri Velazquez, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Pena and Belmont Cameli.
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