LATE 1980s hit sitcom series ALF was famous for its furry alien that crash-lands in a suburban garage and gets taken in by the Tanner family. Running 1986-1990, it featured four seasons and 102 episodes, with the alien named ALF - Alien Life Form - known for comments about humans and wanting to eat the family cat. Warner Bros in 2018 attempted a series reboot, although it was canned before it began.
More than three decades on from the series ending, many viewers are left wondering where the stars of the show are now - particularly after the shock news surrounding Benji Gregory, who played Brian. Fusco was the man behind ALF as a puppeteer and voice actor. He continued his puppeteer career in TV series Spacecats before featuring on ALF guest appearances in a range of shows.
They've included the likes of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Young Sheldon and The Simpsons. On occasions ALF's full body was captured moving about, Michu - a 2'9" actor and circus performer - became the man behind the alien. He was said to be in detailed ALF costume in at least 10 episodes, making the character seem more realistic than a mere puppet.
Michu gained work in other roles in the years that followed, including 'Death to Cupid' as recently as 2015. But according to Entertainment Weekly , he sadly passed in 2016 aged 76 amid health complications. Wright was the actor portraying Willie Tanner, the father of the family who welcomed in the alien.
He mostly made guest appearances after the show's death, before a .