( CNN ) -- Johnny Grant , Hollywood 's honorary mayor , was found dead Wednesday night , Los Angeles police said . Grant , 84 , appeared to have died of natural causes . Johnny Grant , shown last October , was a radio personality and television producer . Authorities found him in his bed at the Roosevelt Hotel , where he lived , about 7 p.m. Pacific Time ( 10 p.m . ET ) , said Los Angeles Police Officer Jason Lee . Grant last conversed with his business manager Wednesday afternoon and said he was feeling `` lousy , '' said Jim Harper , who had managed Grant for 60 years . A radio personality and television producer , Grant was best known as the honorary mayor of Tinseltown . It was a ceremonial position bestowed upon him for enthusiastically supporting the community for half a century . Grant was chair of the committee that selected stars for the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was a familiar face in the foreground when celebrities immortalized their handprints in cement outside the Grauman 's Chinese Theatre . E-mail to a friend .
Johnny Grant , 84 , appeared to have died of natural causes . Radio personality , TV personality found in his bed at Roosevelt Hotel . Grant was chair of committee that selected stars for Hollywood Walk of Fame .