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"Veteran TV producer Gary David Goldberg has died, aged 68. Goldberg was best known for creating Family Ties, the &amp;#039;80s US sitcom which marked Michael J Fox&amp;#039;s first major TV role.  He reportedly passed away at his home in Montecito, California following a long battle with brain cancer, two days before his 69th birthday. Goldberg also created the semi-autobiographical CBS sitcom Brooklyn Bridge and re-teamed with Michael J Fox as co-creator of the hit ABC sitcom Spin City. After launching his showbiz career in 1972, Goldberg won two Emmy awards and two WGA (Writers Guild of America) awards.  He is survived by his wife Diana Meehan and two daughters Shana Goldberg-Meehan - a former exec producer on Friends - and Cailin Goldberg-Meehan. &amp;gt; The Michael J Fox Show: First pictures from new US sitcom &amp;gt; NBC reveals first look at The Michael J Fox Show - video Watch a clip from Spin City below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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