Star of "Alf" passes away

[lynxstch]

Sad--I loved that show!

ALF Star Max Wright Dead at 75


Max Wright, best known as the father on the 1980s sitcom ALF, died Wednesday at his home in California. He was 75.
Wright passed away from cancer, our sister site Deadline reports.
He played Willie Tanner for all four seasons of ALF, NBC’s comedy about an alien life form, which meant he often had to act opposite a puppet of the titular character. Though the series went for laughs, “It was hard work, and very grim,” Wright later told People of the job.
Wright’s other TV work included Cheers, Norm, Quantum Leap, Mad About You, Friends, Hart to Hart, Misfits of Science and ABC’s 1994 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. On the big screen, he had roles in films including All That Jazz, Snow Falling on Cedars and Soul Man.
His wife, Linda Ybarrando, died in 2017. He is survived by two children.
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[#1hoosierfan]

I loved Alf.

Apparently the set of the show was absolutely toxic. Wright, in particular, hated being upstaged by a puppet. I guess having Alf move around was also ridiculously time consuming and filming took forever.

 

[TeresaBelle]

I loved ALF too and watched a couple of episodes last night after I read this news.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

That's sad, I remember watching Alf. I really liked that show. I also remember seeing him on Friends.

 

[bcla]

I loved Alf.

Apparently the set of the show was absolutely toxic. Wright, in particular, hated being upstaged by a puppet. I guess having Alf move around was also ridiculously time consuming and filming took forever.

I believe they did many retakes because of the complexity of coordinating a puppet with 3 people controlling its motions. Even if the people on the set nailed their lines, they might need to do a retake if the puppeteers weren’t synced. That must have been really frustrating.

 

[superme80]

So sad.