His wife, Alma, posted the news on social media last week.

He touched so many lives.

He is deeply missed.

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He also won four Emmys for his work on David Copperfield magic specials in the 1990s.

He landed noms for the Grammys eight times, including six straight from 2007-12.

For a while, he held the all-time career record for most Emmy nominations.

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He earned his first credit on a CBS miniseries in 1978 and began working steadily in 1981.

Ramirez also worked on the classic 1970s Norman Lear sitcomsAll in the Family,The JeffersonsandGood Times.

I said, Yes sir, I know.

And then he said, You did a good job.

So I figured well, maybe Im coming back.

Most recently, Ramirez worked on the CWsWhose Line Is It Anyway?from 2016-22.