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http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/13/alf-michu-meszaros-dead/

Michu Meszaros, the circus star who played "ALF" for four seasons, has passed ... his longtime manager, Dennis Varga, confirmed to TMZ.

He'd been rushed to an L.A. hospital over a week ago after being found unresponsive at his home and had been in a coma since.

Michu was born in Hungary and began performing in the circus in his teens. He was only 33 inches tall coining him the unofficial title as "the smallest man on earth." He eventually joined Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus in the '70s.

He was close friends with Michael Jackson after the pop star saw him perform. Michu was reportedly a regular at Neverland Ranch, present during MJ's courtship to Lisa Marie and even knew Michael's kids.

He landed the role of walkaround ALF in the '80s.

Varga has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for funeral costs and medical bills.

Michu was 76.

Oh. Oh no. Problems aside, I really loved Alf as a kid, watching the re-runs.

Very cool to hear how he was friends with the Jackson family, though.

RIP. Please lock if old.

 

[Afrocious]

RIP.

I know Gordon is in pieces.

 

[Mr Swine]

RIP

 

[KingSlime]

Bit deceptive, was thinking Paul Fusco had passed. RIP to the guy in the suit though.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

EDIT: It's a reference to Gordon Shumway.

EDIT 2: Oh just forget it.

 

[kavanf1]

Damn, I loved Alf as a kid. Always thought he was just a puppet, had no idea a real guy played him. RIP.

 

[SpaceWolf]

....?!?

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

i don't get what's funny about this

 

[Slayer-33]

Daaaaaa fuuuuuuck?!

Spoiler

You messed up breh

RIP ALF

 

[Smellycat]

??

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Hold out, guys. He must've clicked the post button early. Must have...

OK. He has edited. I'm still confused.

 

[Betty]

Hopefully you're referencing something really subtle here, otherwise wtf?

 

[Nokterian]

Man alf was my childhood tv show RIP

 

[Cormano]

RIP

 

[Ban Puncher]

Stone the flamin' crows, I thought Alf Stewart had croaked.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

....?!?

i don't get what's funny about this

Daaaaaa fuuuuuuck?!

Spoiler

You messed up breh

??

Hold out, guys. He must've clicked the post button early. Must have...

OK. He has edited. I'm still confused.

Gordon Shumway reference.

Sheesh. The one time I try to go all inside joke it backfires.

 

[Nokagi]

You know for some reason I never thought of Alf having a person inside the costume. I don't know why. I loved the character so much as a kid. RIP.

Gordon Shumway reference.

Sheesh. The one time I try to go all inside joke it backfires.

Terrible terrible reference joke. I mean it's a thread about a person dying and you post a laughing gif. How could you not think that through lol.

 

[rjinaz]

RIP man.

 

[Numb]

RIP

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Gordon Shumway reference.

Sheesh. The one time I try to go all inside joke it backfires.

Please explain, because I'm really lost and truly want to understand. Now my curiosity has the best of me.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Please explain, because I'm really lost and truly want to understand. Now my curiosity has the best of me.

Poster on GAF, Gordon Shumway (real name of ALF on the show) always uses that gif.

 

[KingSlime]

You know for some reason I never thought of Alf having a person inside the costume. I don't know why. I loved the character so much as a kid. RIP.

For the most part there wasn't a guy in the suit. Basically ALF was a puppet, puppeted and voiced by Paul Fusco. In the first two seasons, you would occasionally see ALF running around in a full-body shot, in which case that was a guy in a suit. TBH I always found those shots jarring since the scale seemed all wrong, and the suit looked bad compared to the puppet, which is probably why they dropped these types of shots from season 3 onward.

No disrespect to Michu Meszaros, but he really wasn't ALF...

 

[Slayer-33]

Poster on GAF, Gordon Shumway (real name of ALF on the show) always uses that gif.

 

[Nokagi]

For the most part there wasn't a guy in the suit. Basically ALF was a puppet, puppeted and voiced by Paul Fusco. In the first two seasons, you would occasionally see ALF running around in a full-body shot, in which case that was a guy in a suit. TBH I always found those shots jarring since the scale seemed all wrong, and the suit looked bad compared to the puppet, which is probably why they dropped these types of shots from season 3 onward.

Ah that makes sense.

 

[John Dunbar]

you were out of this world

 

[Undefined]

RIP

 

[robochimp]

Super Dave tells a great story about Michu on Norm Macdonald live.

 

[demon]

RIP

But he'll be back.

In pog form.

 

[Wag]

 

[mantidor]

I'm kind of sad modern kid shows wouldn't there to go there.

Good night sweet prince.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

For the most part there wasn't a guy in the suit. Basically ALF was a puppet, puppeted and voiced by Paul Fusco. In the first two seasons, you would occasionally see ALF running around in a full-body shot, in which case that was a guy in a suit. TBH I always found those shots jarring since the scale seemed all wrong, and the suit looked bad compared to the puppet, which is probably why they dropped these types of shots from season 3 onward.

No disrespect to Michu Meszaros, but he really wasn't ALF...

I felt the same way as a kid, like is he a puppet or a dude in a suit?!

RIP to Michu

 

[OmegaFax]

RIP ... I haven't seen an episode of Alf since I was a kid. A lot of parody over the years of the character kept the character somewhere in the back of my mind. 2016 is a terrible year.

 

[ExVicis]

2016 keeps on taking.

 

[Tom Nook]

RIP

I always think Alf was a puppet.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Poster on GAF, Gordon Shumway (real name of ALF on the show) always uses that gif.

Yeah, but he posts lots of gifs, like the Sanford and Sons one

You gotta do better to think of the context next time :v

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Oh jeez, I thought Paul Fusco had died. Still, RIP to this guy. I wasn't really aware of him, but sad news.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Yeah, but he posts lots of gifs, like the Sanford and Sons one

You gotta do better to think of the context next time :v

Seems Gordon posts that one the most, didn't know he also posts a Sanford and Son gif. I knew right away what the reference was from, but you're right about context.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Seems Gordon posts that one the most, didn't know he also posts a Sanford and Son gif. I knew right away what the reference was from, but you're right about context.

It's this image:

 

[Samimista]

R.I.P.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

Anyone else remember that racist outburst during one of the out takes? Shit was weird

 

[Bluekaveli]

Damn, I loved Alf as a kid. Always thought he was just a puppet, had no idea a real guy played him. RIP.

This! I'm shocked as hell.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

It's this image:

Ha! That's a good one.

 

[Skilotonn]

Man, I loved Alf as a kid, yet it never dawned on me that there was a guy inside a suit now.

R.I.P.

 

[Dr. Buni]

RIP

I'm kind of sad modern kid shows wouldn't there to go there.

wat

 

[alfredofroylan]

As a kid I always thought Alf was a puppet. R.I.P.

 

[Tizoc]

RIP
i NEEd to watch this show again someday.

 

[shadowkat]

Gordon Shumway

RIP. I loved Alf as a kid. Even watched the cartoon.

 

[Bravocado]

Right in the childhood. :-( RIP.

 

[NaturalHigh]

RIP

wat

I think he meant dare to go there.

 

[Violence Jack]

Another childhood favorite gone. RIP ALF.