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In this Sept. 24, 1986, file photo, comedian David Brenner hosts avant garde fusion musician Frank Zappa, center, and his children, Dweezil, left, and Moon Unit, during a taping of Brenner's "Nightlife" talk show in New York. Brenner holds a necktie given to Frank Zappa upon entering a restaurant earlier in the day. Brenner has died at the age of 78.