TV legend Howard Storm, who began his career as a comedian and actor before helming some of the most iconic comedies ever made, including Mork & Mindy, died at the age of 94 on Tuesday, May 26. His son Anthony confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter and said he died of natural causes. The star was behind 59 episodes of the Robin Williams, starring Mork and Mindy and also worked on episodes of ALF, Full House, Head of the Class, Perfect Strangers, Kenan & Kel, Everybody Loves Raymond, Angie and Doc.

He got his start in the business as a stand-up comedian, even opening for Andy Williams and appearing on The Merv Griffin Show more than a dozen times. In the late 1950s, he joined comedy icon Lucille Ball's Desilu Workshop. He also graduated to acting, appearing on shows such as The Untouchables, Love, American Style and That Girl. He also crafted scripts for hit shows such as The Partridge Family, Happy Days and The Bob Newhart Show.

However, it was in directing that he truly made his mark after making his official directorial debut on a 1975 episode of the Valerie Harper-fronted sitcom Rhoda.

Through this work, he became closely associated with The Simpsons legend James L. Brooks and romcom maestro Garry Marshall, directing episodes of their early classic shows, including Laverne & Shirley and Taxi.

His only foray into feature films came in 1985 with Once Bitten, which starred Lauren Hutton and a then-unknown Jim Carrey.

Tributes flooded in from friends and admirers as they learned the sad news. On Facebook, one person wrote: "He was a TV and movie producer with several credits to his name. But besides that was an awesome person and will be greatly missed....RIP Howie"

Another added: "A tremendous talent, brilliantly funny, wonderfully supportive, an uncanny, hilarious storyteller, a truly exceptional one-of-a-kind person, actor, writer, comedian, director. He made me believe in myself. I will truly miss him. The world is less funny and decent without him. RIP, dear Howard."

A third chimed in: "I've been lucky enough to know some of the funniest people ever born, and to become friends with many of them...some were at the funniest telling stories from their own lives. If any of them were better at it than Howard Storm, I can't come up with anything to prove it. Howie told stories that would kill a roomful of the world's greatest comics...I've been dreading the day I would hear this news about Howie. He was the menschiest of mensches, a great, good friend, and one of the funniest people who ever walked and talked. Good night, pal."

A fourth shared: "The great Director-Writer-Improv Teacher-Actor-Comic HOWARD STORM has passed. He was one of the good ones. May he Rest In Peace."

Meanwhile, a fifth wrote: "Awful news. Howard Storm took me under his wing in Los Angeles and I really loved him. May he RIP.
Godspeed to HS."