'ALF' actor Michu Meszaros dies at 76, TMZ reports
Michu Meszaros, the actor who played the furry alien character in the hit TV show "ALF" has died, according to TMZ. He was 76.
Meszaros had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles after he was discovered unresponsive at home, according to TMZ. He had reportedly been a coma ever since.
Originally from Hungary, Meszaros was a circus performer and later became a good friend of Michael Jackson.
The actor, who was 2 feet, 9 inches tall, was best known for his lead role on "ALF," where he suited up in a furry alien costume when the show called for full-body shots of the lead character which otherwise was performed by a puppet.
"ALF" aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990. ALF was an acronym for, "Alien Life Form." The wise-cracking alien crash-lands into a suburban family's garage, and they take him in as a new family member.
