MUMBAI: The veteran unscripted TV producer, Howard Schultz, who created long-running reality hit - Extreme Makeover died on 29 December. He was only 61.

Though the cause of the death is still not known, reports stated that he was on vacation with his family in Maui when the incident happened. The Lighthearted Entertainment CEO, is known as a man who has produced the successful new VH1 reality series Dating Naked.

Other Lighthearted Entertainment shows to air under his watch included Bedroom Buddies, Goodnight America, Jones & Jury, The Smarter Sex, The George & Alana Show, The Big Date, Happy Hour and SexWars.

The Hollywood Reporter picked Schultz as one of the top 50 forces in reality TV in 2008, and Los Angeles Magazine named him one of the city’s most influential people in 2003.