{"id":1971102,"date":"2025-08-20T20:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1971102"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:59:14","slug":"frank-caprio-reality-tv-judge-dead-at-88-after-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/frank-caprio-reality-tv-judge-dead-at-88-after-cancer-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Caprio, reality TV judge, dead at 88 after cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Judge Frank Caprio \u2014\u00a0known for his compassion in the courtroom \u2014\u00a0has passed away following a fight with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>His death was announced via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNltA4ruvMB\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his social media<\/a> on Wednesday, August 20. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudge Frank Caprio passed away peacefully at the age of 88 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer,\u201d the statement on his Instagram began.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"36886283\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36886283\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/beloved-tv-judge-frank-caprio-109849725.jpg\" alt=\"Judge Frank Caprio giving a thumbs-up.\" class=\"wp-image-36886283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/beloved-tv-judge-frank-caprio-109849725.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, 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unwavering belief in the goodness of people\u201d touched the lives of millions, the message stated, \u201cHis warmth, humor, and kindness left an indelible mark on all who knew him.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe will be remembered not only as a respected judge, but as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. His legacy lives on in the countless acts of kindness he inspired,\u201d it continued. \u201cIn his honor, may we each strive to bring a little more compassion into the world \u2014 just as he did every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Frank Caprio \u2014\u00a0known for his compassion in the courtroom \u2014\u00a0has passed away following a fight with cancer. 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