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ALFstar Max Wright has died.
Wright died in his home in Hermosa Beach, CA following a decades-long battle with cancer,TMZandDeadlinereported. He was 75.
The actor was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1995, according to TMZ.
The news of his death comes after he was reportedly in remission for quite some time.
A representative for Wright did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
According to TMZ, Wright’s death also comes just two years after his wife Linda Ybarrondo died of breast cancer.
The couple got married in 1965 and had two children together: Ben and Daisy.
Max Wright as Willie Tanner with ALF.Everett
Born in 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, Wright, whose real name is George, ismost known for his roleas Willie Tanner — the father who took in the “smart-mouthed” creature ALF (Alien Life Form) after his spaceship crash-landed in a suburban garage.
ALFran for four seasons from 1986 to 1990.
“It was hard work and very grim,” Wright told PEOPLE of acting as supporting player to an inanimate object.
By the end of the series Wright said, “I was hugely eager to have it over with.”
“Max had a difficult thing to do, playing straight man against ALF,” the show’s creator Paul Fusco said.
Max Wright.Everett
source: people.com
