“Alf” star Max Wright dies after a decades of fight against lymph cancer

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“Alf” star Max Wright has died. Wright died on Wednesday in his house in Hermosa Beach, California, after a decades of fight against cancer, reported American media. He was 75 years old. According to the TMZ, the actor was diagnosed with lymph cancer in 1995. The news of his death comes after he reported to some time. Wright's death only comes two years after his wife Linda Ybarrondo died of breast cancer. The couple married in 1965 and has two children: Ben and Daisy.

The 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, born Wright, with a bourgeois name George, became known primarily for his role as William “Willie” Tanner - an ordinary family man from the suburbs who recorded the sarcastic creature Alf (alien life form) in his home after Alfs fell in his garage. The show ran from 1986 to 1990.

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While the show was loved by many, Wright himself was not a fan. "It was hard work and very annoying to act as a side player to an inanimate object," Wright told People. At the end of the series, Wright said: "I really wanted to finish it."

In 1987, Alf won the “People's Choice Award” in the “Favorite Feelse Comedy” category and in 1988 the “Kids' Choice Award” in the “Favorite Sofeh show” category.

The experienced actor also appeared in oneSeries of television shows, including “standard”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Misfits of Science” and “Cheers”. His films included “All That Jazz”, “Reds”, “The Sting II”, “Soul Man” and “The Shadow”.

Wright was nominated in 1998 for his role as Pavel Lebedev in "Ivanov" for the Tony Award as the best actor.

Michu Meszaros, the 90 cm high circus artist who played in the first years of the show Alf, died in 2016 from the consequences of a stroke.