2007-03-19 14:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by steve m 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Paul Fusco - Gordon "ALF" Shumway [Voice/Puppeteer]
Around 1985 Paul came up with the idea of ALF using an alien character that was hanging around his house and annoying his family. He decided ALF needed a show and took him to agents and producers to try and get a deal. The agent he met, Bernie Brillstein introduced him to TV/Movie writer Tom Patchett, and together they came up with the idea of a sitcom. After rejecting an offer from Disney to buy the character and show concept outright they pitched to NBC's Brandon Tartikoff who loved the idea and commisioned the show. "ALF" was a huge success, lasting four seasons and 102 prime time episodes.
Hope that helps...........
2007-03-19 15:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by willowtatro 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A.L.F. -- US T.V. sitcom on NBC, that originally ran from
1986-1990.
Michu Meszaros played the actor in the A.L.F.
costume. Paul Fusco operated the A.L.F. puppet,
supplied A.L.F.'s voice and co-produced the
series with Tom Patchett. Patchett also
co-created, wrote, and directed the series.
The acronymic letters in the title of this NBC sitcom stood for
"Alien Life Form," as a good a way as any to describe the protagonist, an orange-haired, pint-sized 299-year-old space alien with an aardvark-like nose and a propensity for mischief and comic sarcasm. Known on his home planet Melmac as Gordon Shumway, ALF (his voice provided by the series' co-creator Paul Fusco)... Click below for more at this site.
2007-03-19 22:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by g p 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
alf was played by alf himself,,,
2007-03-19 22:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Chazz Drizzler 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A puppet.
2007-03-19 22:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by Micah 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some guy's arm, I guess.
2007-03-19 21:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋