Max Wright
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Born | George Edward Maxwell Wright (1943-08-02) August 2, 1943 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–2005 |
Spouse(s) | Linda Wright (m. 1965; died 2017) |
Children | 2 |
George Edward Maxwell Wright (born August 2, 1943), credited professionally as Max Wright, is an American actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom ALF.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
3.1 Television
4 References
5 External links
Career
Wright was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
In addition to ALF he made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, AfterMASH, Buffalo Bill and The Norm Show as well as appearing in the made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. He appeared briefly in the first and second seasons of the sitcom Friends, as Terry, the manager of Central Perk. He played Guenter Wendt in the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and Dr. Josef Mengele in Playing for Time.
Wright has also enjoyed a stage career and has acted at regional theaters around the United States. 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, D.C. In 2007 he acted at the JET (Jewish Ensemble Theatre) in Detroit[2] and in the production of "No Man's Land" at the American Repertory Theater.[3] He appeared in The Public Theater's 2010 production of Winters Tale and Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare in the Park.[4]
Personal life
He was married to Linda Ybarrondo from 1965 until her death in 2017. The couple had two children, Ben and Daisy. In 1995, he was diagnosed with lymphoma, which was successfully treated and remains in remission.[5]
In January 2000, Wright was arrested for drunken driving in Los Angeles. At the time he was appearing on The Norm Show.[6] Wright had another DUI arrest in 2003.[7]
In May 2018 he was reported to be living in Germany and in a relationship with a German male.[8]
Filmography
Last Embrace (1979) - Second Commuter
All That Jazz (1979) - Joshua Penn
Simon (1980) - Leon Hundertwasser
Reds (1981) - Floyd Dell
The Sting II (1983) - Floor Manager
Fraternity Vacation (1985) - Millard Tvedt
Touch and Go (1986) - Lester
Soul Man (1986) - Dr. Aronson
Going to the Chapel (1988) - Howard Haldane
The Shadow (1994) - Berger
Grumpier Old Men (1995) - County Health Inspector
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) - Robin Starveling
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) - Horace Whaley
Easter (2002) - Zaddock Pratt
Television
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References
^ "Max Wright Biography (1943-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "A beautiful production opens JET season". pridesource.com.
^ "No Man's Land". americanrepertorytheater.org.
^ "The Public Theater's website". Publictheater.org. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
^ "Biography for Max Wright". IMDb.com.
^ Wolk, Josh (2000-01-11). "Alanis Morissette will direct a movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
^ "USA Today". USA Today. 2003-08-28. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
^ "Alf: Max Wright schämt sich für seine Rolle - das sagt sein Partner". Stern. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
External links
Max Wright on IMDb
Max Wright at the Internet Broadway Database