Silvio Horta, ‘Ugly Betty’ Creator Found Dead In Miami In Apparent Suicide

Executive producer Silvio Horta answers questions during the "ABC Show Runner Panel" at the Television Critics Association Press Tour held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 17, 2008. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Silvio Horta, the creator and executive producer of ABC sitcom, Ugly Betty, has died at the age of 45, Variety reports.

Horta was found dead in a Miami hotel room on Jan. 7 in an apparent suicide, according to the publication.