Max wright is a well-known American-born actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the series “ALF” from 1986.
Max Wright was born on August 2, 1943 in the noisy city of Detroit, located in the state of Michigan, USA.
Her life unfolded like anyone else’s, attending high school, taking office jobs, nothing out of the ordinary.
On 1965 he married his lifelong love, Linda Wright with whom he had a girl, Daisy, and a young man they called Ben.
His first media appearance was on the television series “In Fashion” from 1974, for which he had appeared by pure chance invited by a friend.
Shortly after this he realized that what he was really passionate about was acting, and once he had made this small entrance on the screens, he did not want to go out again.
On 1979 appeared in the feature film “Last Embrace“With Christopher Walken and then in the same year in”All that jazz“Starred by Roy Scheider.
One of his best known roles was that of Frank Bartman in the series “WKRP in Cincinnati”Back in the year 1982.
Shortly after, he had the opportunity to star in a production that became very successful: “Buffalo bill” on 1983.
On 1985 had an important role in “Misfits of scienceAs the eccentric doctor Dick stetmeyer becoming a very remembered character.
However, the role by which the entire generation of 1980 he remembers it is without a doubt the charming Willie tanner, protagonist of the series “ALF” from 1986.
His co-workers were Anne Scheeden, Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory, in the strip that lasted 4 seasons with a total of 102 episodes.
Willie was the constant voice of reason and logic in the series, in constant conflict with the lovable and smiling ALF.
The entire American nation, and also much of the entire world wept at the departure of the extraterrestrial in 1990 when he finally returned to his planet.
Later his most remembered work is as Terry, the bar manager Central perk from the series “FriendsStarring Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry among others.
His last big appearance was in “The Norm Show” in the year 1999 where he participated in a huge total of 49 episodes.
After this time Wright began to fall into a depressive well for which he was arrested when being drunk and in the year 2003 He fell as low as he could have fallen.
He was found on the side of a United States highway having sex with homeless people and smoking crack, and was once again incarcerated.
Many ALF fans came out to defend the beloved actor, since these assertions had been over exaggerated by a tabloid newspaper, so after a slight rehabilitation he returned to his public life to vindicate himself.
In the 2005 appeared again in the sequel “Back to Norm”.
Filmography:
In Fashion (1974)
Last Embrace (1979)
All that Jazz (1979)
Buffalo Bill (1983)
Misfits of Science (1985)
ALF (1986)
Quantum Leap (1992)
Murphy Brown (1994)
Friends (1994)
Mad About you (1998)
The Norm Show (1999)
Easter (2002)
Back To Norm (2005)