‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judge Len Goodman Dies at 78

Len Goodman, ballroom dancing expert and one of the judges on the television series "Dancing Wth the Stars", poses at the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End" at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, May 19, 2007. (Reuters)

Len Goodman, the urbane, long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78.

Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully.” He had been diagnosed with bone cancer.