Reinhold Weege (December 23, 1949 – December 1, 2012) was an

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n television writer, producer and director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Weege wrote for several television series, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1981, he created the short-lived sitcom '' Park Place''. In 1984, he created the sitcom ''

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'', which ran for nine seasons on

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. Weege owned Starry Night Productions, which produced ''Night Court'' until 1989, when Weege left the series after six seasons. He produced the unsold sitcom pilot ''Nikki and Alexander'' in 1989. He was nominated for four

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s during his career, one for ''Barney Miller'' and three for ''Night Court''.

Death

Weege died on December 1, 2012 at the age of 62 in

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, of

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. Actor

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, who played ''Night Court'' prosecutor

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, paid tribute to Weege in a Twitter post: "In life there are those who impact us with such force everything changes. Reinhold Weege was that in mine. May he truly rest in peace."

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