Max Wright

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Max Wright
Born	George Wright August 2, 1943 (1943-08-02) (age 64) Detroit, Michigan
Spouse(s)	Linda Wright (1965 - Present)

Max Wright (born August 2, 1943) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the sitcom ALF.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Wright was born George Wright in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] 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 adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. He has also appeared in the first two seasons of the sitcom Friends, as Terry, the manager of Central Perk, and played Guenter Wendt in the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.

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.

[edit] Personal life

He was arrested for drunken driving in 2000^{[citation needed]} and again in 2003.^[2]

[edit] Filmography

• Last Embrace (1979)
• All That Jazz (1979)
• Simon (1980)
• Reds (1981)
• The Sting II (1983)
• The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984)
• Fraternity Vacation (1985)
• Touch And Go (1986)
• Soul Man (1986)
• Going to the Chapel (1988)
• The Shadow (1994)
• Grumpier Old Men (1995)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

[edit] Television

In Fashion (1974) Red Alert (1977) Playing for Time (1980) For Ladies Only (1981) Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982) CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1 episode, 1982) WKRP in Cincinnati (2 episodes, 1982) Taxi (1 episode, 1982) Tales from the Darkside (1 episode, 1983) Buffalo Bill (25 episodes, 1983-1984) AfterMASH (1 episode, 1984) E/R (1 episode, 1984) Scandal Sheet (1985) Code Name: Foxfire (1985) Benson (1 episode, 1985) Konrad (1985) Misfits of Science (16 episodes, 1985-1986) ALF (102 episodes, 1986-1990) Cheers (2 episodes, 1986) Comedy Factory (1 episode, 1986) Liberty (1986) Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode, 1987) Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1991)

Ghostwriter (1 episode, 1992) Quantum Leap (2 episodes, 1992) The Powers That Be (1 episode, 1992) Dudley (Unknown episodes, 1993) Murphy Brown (1 episode, 1993) Roc (1 episode, 1993) Monty (1 episode) The Stand (Miniseries, 1994) White Mile (1994) A Mother's Gift (1995) Friends (2 episodes, 1994-1995) The John Larroquette Show (1 episode, 1996) Early Edition (1 episode, 1996) High Incident (1 episode, 1996) Dead by Midnight (1997) From the Earth to the Moon (Miniseries, 1998) Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1998) Mad About You (1 episode, 1998) The Drew Carey Show (1 episode, 1999) The Norm Show (49 episodes, 1999-2001) A Minute with Stan Hooper (1 episode, 2003) Back to Norm (2005)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Max Wright at the Internet Movie Database
• Max Wright at the Internet Broadway Database
• Max Wright at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	Wright, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wright, George
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Detroit, Michigan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH