Sitcom Actors You Didn't Know Passed Away

TV creates a kind of immortality for its actors that can seem surreal, so it can be jarring to learn that certain stars of the small screen have died. With that in mind, here are some sitcom actors who you may not have known have passed away.

From 1986 to 1990, NBC fell in love with ALF, a fuzzy, smart-mouthed alien from the planet Melmac who occasionally tried to eat the family cat. The father of that family was Willie Tanner, played by Max Wright. He was the straight man to the wisecracking ALF puppet, an experience that eventually soured him enough that he reportedly didn't bother saying goodbye to anyone on his last day of work on the series.

In 1995, Wright was diagnosed with lymphoma, which went into remission after radiation and chemotherapy treatments. His work was on the decline after ALF, but after his diagnosis and subsequent remission, he started to find joy again. In 2000, he told People Magazine,

"I came back to life after being on the edge, with a tremendous gusto for the things I love."

Among other things, Wright landed a regular gig on the Norm McDonald sitcom Norm and received a Tony nomination for his work on the Anton Chekhov play Ivanov. Unfortunately, Wright's lymphoma didn't stay in remission, as he succumbed to the disease in 2019 at the age of 75.

Lisa Robin Kelly is best known for her role as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show. For the first five seasons, she played Eric's older sister, but in the sixth season, she was replaced by Christina Moore. In 2012, Kelly told ABC News that alcoholism was the reason for her departure, and she also that said that her alcohol abuse began after she suffered a miscarriage. As she explained it,

"I had lost a baby. As a result of that, I lost it. I lost everything, and I was abusing alcohol."

At the time, Kelly said that she was ready for a comeback, but unfortunately, that wasn't in the cards. From 2010 to 2013, she had a number of run-ins with the law. She was charged with driving under the influence in 2010, and in 2013, she was arrested for DUI again when she reportedly parked her car on California's I-5 freeway, blocking a lane of traffic.

She was also arrested for some violent crimes. She was charged with corporal injury upon a spouse in March 2012, and that November, both she and her husband, Robert Joseph Gilliam, were arrested after an alleged domestic disturbance.

Kelly's battle with addiction didn't end well. She died shortly after checking in to rehab in August 2013. The Los Angeles County Coroner deemed that her death was due to combined drug intoxication in an accidental overdose. She was 43. Keep watching the video to see the sitcom actors you didn't know passed away.

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John Ritter | 2:14
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Earl Hindman | 4:53
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