Fully framed guest question from %gqh% Jean Valjean. Thanks Sire!

Simply identify this guy who passed away about 3 months back. Perhaps
best known for inventing X for which he was inducted into the Cable
Hall of Fame and given 2 Emmy Awards. Plenty of clues in the picture

X is a good example of the subject line.

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