Max Wright, best known as Willie Tanner on NBC’s ALF, died June 26, 2019, at age 75. The Television Academy records Hermosa Beach, California, as his place of death. His career also encompassed Broadway, a Tony-nominated stage performance, television guest roles and films.
How did Max Wright die?
CBS Los Angeles reported on June 26, 2019, that Wright died at home in Hermosa Beach after a long cancer battle, citing a family announcement. CBS also reported that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 and had been in remission. Further details of his medical course have not been established in the available reporting. CBS Los Angeles
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Who did Max Wright play on ALF?
Wright played Willie Tanner, the human father in the family at the center of ALF. The Television Academy describes the sitcom as running for four seasons on NBC. The role became the best-known part of a career that began well before the series. Television Academy
What else was Max Wright in?
Broadway and the stage
Wright made his Broadway debut in The Great White Hope in 1968. In 1998, he received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for playing Pavel Lebedev in David Hare’s adaptation of Ivanov, according to Playbill. Playbill
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Television
Beyond ALF, Wright appeared in a wide range of series, including Hart to Hart, WKRP in Cincinnati, Taxi, Benson, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, Who’s the Boss?, Quantum Leap, Murphy Brown, Friends, Mad About You and The Drew Carey Show. The Television Academy lists these among his television credits. Television Academy
Film
His film credits included All That Jazz, Reds, The Sting II, Touch and Go, The Shadow, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Snow Falling on Cedars. Television Academy
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Wright’s life
Max Wright was born August 2, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. His wife, Linda Ybarrondo, died in 2017; CBS reported that they had two children. Television Academy CBS Los Angeles
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