He created "Real People," which featured profiles of non-celebrities who had interesting occupations or hobbies -- or who were simply interesting, unusual or odd, ...
He was a creator and producer of “Real People,” a hit NBC series about eccentrics and unusual lifestyles, which spawned imitators like “That’s Incredible!” By Richard Sandomir John Barbour, a comedian ...
The star was credited with helping to create reality TV as we know it.
The Toronto native also did stand-up, released comedy albums and wrote and produced documentaries about Ernie Kovacs and the JFK assassination.