Max Wright
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Max Wright (born August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the sitcom ALF.
He had previously made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, Buffalo Bill and The Norm Show as well as appearing in the made for TV addaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. He has also appeared in the first two seasons of the popular sitcom Friends, as Terry, the manager of Central Perk.
Wright has also enjoyed a distinguished stage career. He received a Tony nomination in 1998 for Ivanov. Another Broadway appearance of note was in Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center as Sir Andrew. He was in the original production of The Great White Hope at The Arena Stage in Washington. He has also acted with distinction at regional theaters around the country.
He was arrested for drunken driving in 2000 and again in 2003. [1]