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"&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/peter-falk/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peter Falk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; -- star of the TV show \"&lt;strong&gt;Columbo&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- died last night ... TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Peter Falk Dead\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/24/0624-peter-falk-bn2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Falk -- who suffered from Alzheimer's disease -- was 83.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A rep for the family tells TMZ, \"Peter Falk, 83-year-old Academy Award nominee and star of television series, 'Columbo', died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home in the evening of June 23, 2011.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rep continued, \"Peter Falk is survived by his wife, Shera, of 34 years and two daughters from a previous marriage.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition to \"Columbo,\" Falk starred in \"Princess Bride,\" \"Brigadoon\" and \"The Great Race.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter's wife, Shera and daughter Catherine were locked in a legal battle in 2009 over the creation of a conservatorship for Peter and who would control it.&amp;#160; In the end, the judge appointed Shera conservator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;: John Finnegan -- Falk's \"Columbo\" co-star -- tells TMZ, he fell literally FELL DOWN when heard the news ... &amp;#8220;I have known Peter for over 60 years ...&amp;#160; He was like a brother for me, he kept the food on the table.&amp;#160; He was the best, great!\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;See All&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/category/today-in-tmz-history/\"&gt;Today in TMZ History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/06/24/3780-remembering-peter-falk/images/2011/06/24/94720-88537671-10-full-jpg\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0624_peter_falk_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/24/0624-peter-falk-footer.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--INFOLINKS_OFF--&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"hideplaybutton\"&gt;&lt;img style=\"margin: 0px 0px -5px -5px;\" alt=\"tmz-top-comments-banner\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/24/0624-peter-faulk-twitter.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweetbox hideplaybutton\"&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@alroker\" src=\"http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/119082133/icon-200x200_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@alroker&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Few were better thanPeter Falk in Columbo or as Vincent J. Ricardo in The In-Laws. He will be missed.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@sethmeyers21\" src=\"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/267298914/n700068668_5523_reasonably_small.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@sethmeyers21&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;RIP Peter Falk. \"The In-Laws\" still one of the funniest movies of all time. #SerpentineShelSerpentine.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@stephenfry \" src=\"http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1341678093/e82eff38-bedb-493d-b5fc-2d06eba77678_normal.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@stephenfry &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Oh no :( Just heard. Peter Falk, who played Columbo, TV's greatest EVER detective, has died.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"hideplaybutton\"&gt;&lt;strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"&gt;&lt;a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/24/peter-falk-columbo-dead-dies-actor-passes-away/?adid=morecomments\"&gt;Check out the rest!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/24/peter-falk-columbo-dead-dies-actor-passes-away/?adid=morecomments\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--INFOLINKS_OFF--&gt; &lt;img style=\"margin: 0px 0px -5px -5px;\" alt=\"tmz-top-comments-banner\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/24/0624-peter-faulk-twitter.jpg\" /&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweetbox\"&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@AndyMilonakis\" src=\"http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1284059120/twitprofilenew_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@AndyMilonakis&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Rip Peter Falk. Murder By Death is the sh*t&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@DougBenson\" src=\"http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/1221275504/DOUGBENSON_normal.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@DougBenson&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Peter Falk was great in THE IN-LAWS and THE GREAT RACE. #RIPColumbo&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@JamesGunn\" src=\"http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1384582926/james-gunn-super_2_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@JamesGunn&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;RIP Peter Falk - one of my favorite actors ever.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@rainnwilson\" src=\"http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1411163754/dwightgroin_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@rainnwilson&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;RIP Peter Falk - He was one of the greats. Watch 'Wings of Desire' to see him at his best. ,) [one eyed emoticon]&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@JoyVBehar\" src=\"http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/140996314/Joy2_normal.JPG\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@JoyVBehar&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;So sorry to hear about the passing of Peter Falk.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@Alyssa_Milano\" src=\"http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1337983300/m4zaW_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@Alyssa_Milano&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Rest in peace, Peter Falk. &amp;#10084;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@alroker\" src=\"http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/119082133/icon-200x200_normal.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@alroker&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Few were better thanPeter Falk in Columbo or as Vincent J. Ricardo in The In-Laws. He will be missed.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@sethmeyers21\" src=\"http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/267298914/n700068668_5523_reasonably_small.jpg\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@sethmeyers21&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;RIP Peter Falk. \"The In-Laws\" still one of the funniest movies of all time. #SerpentineShelSerpentine.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"tweet-item group\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"@stephenfry \" src=\"http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1341678093/e82eff38-bedb-493d-b5fc-2d06eba77678_normal.png\" class=\"tweeter-icon\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" /&gt; &lt;span class=\"tweeter\"&gt;@stephenfry &lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;p class=\"tweet\"&gt;Oh no :( Just heard. Peter Falk, who played Columbo, TV's greatest EVER detective, has died.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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