. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,This week we are catching up with Max Wright, who is best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom ALF. What is he doing now? Find out here!
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(Answer at the bottom)*Max WrightLearn More About Max Wright on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: August 2, 1943, Detroit, Michigan
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom Alf.
FAMILY LIFE: He has been married to his wife Linda since 1965. They have a son Ben and a daughter Daisy.
INFO: Wright appeared on TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and also was a regular cast member on Misfits of Science, AfterMASH, Buffalo Bill and The Norm Show. He appeared in the made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.
TRIVIA: Was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Ivanov."
Was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1995 and has been in remission ever since.
Bears an uncanny resemblance to Colonel Oliver North's lawyer during the Iran-Contra hearings.
In September of 2003, he lost his driving privileges in New York state for 6 months, following a guilty plea to a drunken-driving charge after running into some mailboxes and a traffic sign.
On January 10, 2000, he was arrested and booked for drunk driving following a non-injury accident in Hollywood, California.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Wright has mostly appeared on stage in recent years. He was in the original production of The Great White Hope at The Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. In 2007, he was part of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre in Detroit, and in the production of "No Man's Land" at the American Repertory Theater. In 2010, he played a shepherd in "The Winter's Tale", a "Shakespeare in the Park" production in New York City's Central Park.
CREDITS:2005 Back to Norm (TV movie)...Uncle Joe
2003 A Minute with Stan Hooper (TV series)...The Mayor
Stan Hooper Goes to Washington (2003)
2002 Easter...Zaddock Pratt
1999-2001 Norm (TV series)...Max Denby
1999 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)...Drew's Stomach
Drew's Stomachache (1999)
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars...Horace Whaley
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream...Robin Starveling
1998 Mad About You (TV series)...Elevator Man
Season Opener (1998)
1998 Twelfth Night, or What You Will (TV movie)...Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)...Guenter Wendt
We Have Cleared the Tower (1998)
1997 Dead by Midnight (TV movie)...Dr. Jonas Reilly
1996 High Incident (TV series)
Change Partners (1996)
1996 Early Edition (TV series)...Mayor Mike Garfield
Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog (1996)
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)...Herbie Hinkle
You Only Scare Twice/Less Talk, More Monsters (1996)
1996 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)...Bishop
Some Call Them Beasts (1996)
1995 Grumpier Old Men...County Health Inspector
1994-1995 Friends (TV series)...Terry
The One with the Baby on the Bus (1995)
The One Where Underdog Gets Away (1994)
1995 A Mother's Gift (TV movie)...Herman Mandelbrot
1994 The Shadow...Berger
1994 White Mile (TV movie)...Bill Spencer
1994 The Stand (TV mini-series)...Dr. Herbert Denninger
The Stand (1994)
The Plague (1994)
1994 Monty (TV series)...Wild, Wild Willy
Wild, Wild Willy and His O.K. Corral (1994)
1993 Roc (TV series)...Mr. Cole
Shove It up Your Asprin (1993)
1993 Murphy Brown (TV series)...Marshall Corwin
All the Life That's Fit to Print (1993)
1993 Dudley (TV series)...Paul
1992 The Powers That Be (TV series)...Justice Reynolds
Sophie's Big Decision (1992)
1992 Quantum Leap (TV series)...Doc Kinman
Trilogy: Part 3 (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978 (1992)
Trilogy: Part 1 (One Little Heart) - August 8, 1955 (1992)
1992 Ghostwriter (TV series)...Mr. Brinker / Mr. Milo Brinker
1992 Who's the Boss? (TV series)...Dr. Wormser
Allergic to Love (1992)
1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)...Gerald Yelverton
The Taxman Cometh (1991)
1986-1990 ALF (TV series)...Willie Tanner
1988 Going to the Chapel...Howard Haldane
1985-1988 Misfits of Science (TV series)...Dick Stetmeyer
1987 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)...Prince Heinrick
The Dancing Princesses (1987)
1987 You Are the Jury (TV series)...Judge Rhodes
The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning (1987)
1986 Soul Man...Dr. Aronson
1986 Touch and Go...Lester
1986 Liberty (TV movie)...Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
1986 Comedy Factory (TV series)...Leon Pakulski
The Faculty (1986)
1986 Cheers (TV series)...Jim Fleener
Strange Bedfellows: Part 2 (1986)
Strange Bedfellows: Part 1 (1986)
1985 Konrad (TV movie)...Dr. Al Monford
1985 Fraternity Vacation...Millard Tvedt
1985 Benson (TV series)...Bernard
Mid-life Cowboy (1985)
1985 Code Name: Foxfire (TV series)
Slay It Again, Sam (1985)
1985 Scandal Sheet (TV movie)...Stan Clark
1984 E/R (TV series)...Marvin Brock
Mr. Fix-It (1984)
1984 The Boy Who Loved Trolls (TV movie)...Secretary
1984 After MASH (TV series)
Less Miserables (1984)
1983-1984 Buffalo Bill (TV series)...Karl Shub
1983 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)...Mr. Bundle
Trick or Treat (Pilot) (1983)
1983 The Sting II...Floor Manager
1982 Taxi (TV series)...Mr. Ambrose
The Road Not Taken: Part 2 (1982)
1982 Open All Night (TV series)...Zoot
The Chicken Suit (1982)
1982 WKRP in Cincinnati (TV series)...Frank Bartman
Circumstantial Evidence (1982)
Pills (1982) ... Frank Bartman
1982 Dangerous Company (TV movie)...Dr. Boone
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)...Dr. Robert Chase
Hart of Diamonds (1982)
1981 Reds...Floyd Dell
1981 For Ladies Only (TV movie)...Shakespeare Director
1980 Playing for Time (TV movie)...Dr. Mengele
1980 Simon...Leon Hundertwasser
1979 All That Jazz...Joshua Penn
1979 Last Embrace...Second Commuter
1977 Red Alert (TV movie)
1974 Great Performances (TV series)...Etienne
In Fashion (1974)
To see Then & Now pictures of Max Wright, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Robert Klein - ALIVE
Born: 02/08/1942
Eugene "Gordon" Lee - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 10/25/1933 Died: 10/16/2005
Jack Elam - (Heart failure)
Born: 11/13/1918 Died: 10/20/2003
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...10/10
Kevin Curran, 53, Zimbabwean cricketer, suspected heart attack.
Sam Gibbons, 92, American politician, Member of the House of Representatives (1963-1997).
Marina Golub, 54, Russian actress, traffic collision.
Jos Huysmans, 70, Belgian racing cyclist, heart attack.
Alex Karras, 77, American football player (Detroit Lions) and actor (Blazing Saddles, Webster), kidney failure.
Carla Porta Musa, 110, Italian essayist, poet, and supercentenarian, pneumonia.
Basil L. Plumley, 92, American military figure.
Kyaw Zaw, 92, Burmese military officer and politician.
10/9
Paddy Roy Bates, 91, British pirate radio broadcaster, founder of the Principality of Sealand, Alzheimer's disease.
Mark Brovun, 66, Ukrainian art director.
Sammi Kane Kraft, 20, American child actress (Bad News Bears), auto accident.
Budd Lynch, 95, Canadian-born American public address announcer (Detroit Red Wings).
George Paciullo, 78, Australian politician.
Kenny Rollins, 89, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1948) basketball player.
Elo Romancik, 89, Slovak actor, cardiac failure.
10/8
Varsha Bhosle, 56, Indian journalist and singer, suicide by gunshot.
Donnie Butcher, 76, American basketball player and coach (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons).
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, 57, Filipina film director, breast cancer.
Bidit Lal Das, 78, Bangladeshi folk singer
Rafael Lesmes, 85, Spanish footballer.
Eric Lomax, 93, Scottish author (The Railway Man).
Dick Pettys, 66, American political reporter, heart attack.
Nawal Kishore Sharma, 87, Indian politician, Governor of Gujarat (2004-2009).
John Tchicai, 76, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer, brain hemorrhage.
Eduard Volodarsky, 71, Russian scriptwriter (At Home Among Strangers, My Friend Ivan Lapshin).