Max Wright

Max Wright
Born	George Edward Maxwell Wright August 2, 1943 Detroit, Michigan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974-present
Spouse(s)	Linda Wright (1965-present)

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.

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 has been married to his wife, Linda, since 1965; the couple have two children, Ben and Daisy. In 1995, he was diagnosed with lymphoma but treated and is 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] He was sentenced to probation. Wright had another DUI arrest in 2003.^[7]

Filmography

• Last Embrace (1979)
• All That Jazz (1979)
• Simon (1980)
• Playing for Time (1980)
• Reds (1981)
• The Sting II (1983)
• 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)
• Easter (2000)

Television

In Fashion (1974) (TV Movie) Red Alert (1977) (TV Movie) Playing for Time (1980) (TV Movie) For Ladies Only (1981) (TV Movie) 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) The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984) (TV Movie) Scandal Sheet (1985) (TV Movie) Code Name: Foxfire (1 episode, 1985) Benson (1 episode, 1985) Konrad (1985) (TV Movie) Misfits of Science (1985) (TV Movie) Misfits of Science (15 episodes, 1985–1986) ALF (99 episodes, 1986–1990) Cheers (2 episodes, 1986) Comedy Factory (1 episode, 1986) Liberty (1986) (TV Movie) Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode, 1987) Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1991)

Ghostwriter (4 episodes, 1992) Quantum Leap (2 episodes, 1992) The Powers That Be (1 episode, 1992) Dudley (6 episodes, 1993) Murphy Brown (1 episode, 1993) Roc (1 episode, 1993) Monty (1 episode) The Stand (Miniseries, 1994) White Mile (1994) (TV Movie) A Mother's Gift (1995) (TV Movie) Friends (2 episodes in season 1 & 2, 1994–1995) The John Larroquette Show (1 episode, 1996) Early Edition (1 episode, 1996) High Incident (1 episode, 1996) Dead by Midnight (1997) (TV Movie) From the Earth to the Moon (Miniseries, 1998) Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1998) (TV Movie) Mad About You (1 episode, 1998) The Drew Carey Show (1 episode, 1999) The Norm Show (49 episodes, 1999–2001) Family Guy (1999-2001) A Minute with Stan Hooper (1 episode, 2003) Back to Norm (2005) (TV Movie)

References

1. "Max Wright Biography (1943-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
2. "A beautiful production opens JET season". pridesource.com.
3. "No Man's Land". americanrepertorytheater.org.
4. "The Public Theater's website". Publictheater.org. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
5. "Biography for Max Wright". IMDb.com.
6. Wolk, Josh (2000-01-11). "Entertainment Weekly article". Ew.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
7. "USA Today". USA Today. 2003-08-28. Retrieved 2012-12-15.

External links

• Max Wright at the Internet Movie Database
• Max Wright at the Internet Broadway Database