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Fans are remembering Andy Griffith today. The television icon and North Carolina native died yesterday at his home in Manteo. But it’s in his boyhood home in the foothills that his passing takes on a special meaning. Mount Airy provided the basis for the fictional Mayberry of the Andy Griffith show.

Andy Griffith has died. The legendary TV and film actor passed away this morning at his home in Manteo. He was 86. The Dare County Sheriff's Office confirmed the death; no cause was released.

For many, Griffith was North Carolina. He was born in Mount Airy, spent his college days at UNC-Chapel Hill, acted at the Lost Colony in Manteo, and even taught theater in Goldsboro. He introduced the world to the iconic character of a small-town North Carolina sheriff.

Legendary actor and North Carolina native son Andy Griffith has died. Griffith passed away in his home in Dare County this morning at the age of 86.  He was famous for playing iconic TV roles like Ben Matlock and Sheriff Andy Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show.” WUNC reporter Dave DeWitt and host Frank Stasio look back on Griffith’s life and storied career.