Paul Fusco - wikipedia Paul Fusco This article is about the puppeteer. For the photographer, see Paul Fusco ( photographer ). Paul Fusco ( 1953 - 01 - 29 ) January 29, 1953 ( age 64 ) New Haven, Connecticut, US Occupation Puppeteer, voice - over artist, actor, television producer, writer Years active 1981 -- present Spouse ( s ) Linda Fusco ( m. 1978 ) Children Christopher Fusco Paul Fusco ( born January 29, 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut ) is an American puppeteer, voice - over artist, and character actor. He is best known as the puppeteer and voice of the title character on the sitcom ALF, for which he also served as creator, writer, producer, and director. He formed the production company Alien Productions with Tom Patchett and Bernie Brillstein. Contents 1 Career 1.1 ALF 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2017 ) As a student, Paul Fusco worked in the audio - visual department of Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut where his interest in television and film began. His early career included a stint performing on a local children 's television show and various other work that included both puppeteering and stage magic / ventriloquism. In the early 1980s, he met puppet builders and fellow puppeteers Bob Fappiano and Lisa Buckley who were both embarking on careers within the industry and they joined his team. Together they made various television specials for HBO, Showtime and others including The Crown of Bogg and The Valentine 's Day That Almost Was n't. ALF Main article : ALF ( TV series ) Fusco created the ALF character in 1984 using an alien - looking puppet that was hanging around his house that he used to annoy his family and friends. He wanted to create a television show based on the character and through Bernie Brillstein he met Tom Patchett, and together they came up with the concept behind the ALF sitcom. They pitched the idea to NBC 's Brandon Tartikoff, who loved the idea and commissioned the show. ALF was a huge success, beginning in 1986 and lasting four seasons, during which 99 episodes were produced. Fusco also created and produced two animated series for NBC : ALF : The Animated Series and ALF Tales. A co-production of DIC, Alien Productions, Lorimar - Telepictures and Saban Entertainment, the cartoons portrayed Gordon Shumway ( ALF ) and his family in their days on Melmac prior to the planet explosion. Animated segments were hosted by the live - action ALF, who read letters from viewers and told stories about life back home. Space Cats, a Paul Fusco - produced show in association with Marvel Productions, also ran on NBC in the early 1990s, which was another mix of live action puppetry and animation. The episodes would begin with the live action puppetry where Captain Catgut ( voiced by Fusco ), the leader of the Spacecats, would receive a mission briefing about the trouble at hand. Space Cats lasted one season and produced 13 episodes, being cancelled after NBC withdrew its commitment to Saturday morning cartoons. NBC unexpectedly cancelled ALF in 1990 after production wrapped for Season Four, leaving the final episode ( `` Consider Me Gone '' ) as an unresolved cliffhanger. ABC offered Fusco closure to the story arc and produced a television movie in 1996 called Project ALF co-starring Martin Sheen. The movie ( produced by Paul Fusco Productions ) saw ALF escaping from the military base where he had been held for testing, but the scientist who he thinks will help him is really plotting to expose his existence to the world on a television talk show. Fusco kept ALF in the public eye as much as possible after Project ALF. Between 1996 and 2001, ALF made many television guest appearances including The Cindy Margolis Show, Talk Soup and Love Boat : The Next Wave. Fusco continued the trend by featuring ALF on NBC 's 75th Anniversary Show and the 2003 TV Land Awards. During 2004, he revived his guest spot on Hollywood Squares, and also became the `` spokesalien '' for phone company 10 - 10 - 220. ALF merchandise also returned with posters, figures and T - shirts. The U.S. - Canadian DVD release of the original sitcom was the recipient of much critical and fan backlash due to distributor Lionsgate Home Entertainment 's insistence on utilizing syndicated / edited versions instead of remastering the original uncut NBC - TV broadcast versions, resulting in poor sales. Conversely, the German DVD release included complete episodes for all but three of the 99 entries. The ALF renaissance led to ALF 's Hit Talk Show in 2004, created and produced by Fusco for TV Land. The show was a mix of celebrity chat and skits filmed in front of a live audience from Hollywood 's Sunset Boulevard. In November 2007, ALF appeared as `` TV Icon of the Week '' on The O'Reilly Factor. In August 2012, Fusco confirmed that Sony Pictures Animation has acquired the rights to ALF and will develop the property into a CGI - live action hybrid feature. The Smurfs producer Jordan Kerner will also produce the film, along with Tom Patchett and Fusco. Personal life Paul Fusco lives with his wife Linda and son Christopher. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1972 Mr. Goober 1981 The Crown of Bogg 1982 The Valentine 's Day that Almost Was n't Santa 's Magic Toy Bag An Easter Story A Far Out Fourth A Thanksgiving Tale 1984 The Moonstone Gem 1985 Dumbo 's Circus 1985 Kidstime with T.X. Critter puppeteer and voice of T.X. Critter 1986 - 1990 ALF puppeteer and voice of ALF TV series ( 103 episodes, 1986 -- 1990 ) ALF : The Animated Series Matlock 1 episode ALF Tales 1990 Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue 1990 A Very Retail Christmas 1991 Blossom 1 episode 1991 Spacecats Project ALF 1999 Love Boat : The Next Wave 1 episode 2000 The Cindy Margolis Show 1 episode 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2003 TV Land Awards : A Celebration of Classic TV Hollywood Squares ALF 's Hit Talk Show 7 episodes 2007 The O'Reilly Factor 1 episode 2011 Good Morning America 1 episode 2012 The Hub 's ALF Week 2016 Donald Trump 's The Art of the Deal : The Movie ALF 2016 Mr. Robot ( TV series ) puppeteer and voice of ALF S02E06 TBA ALF : The Movie Producer References Jump up ^ O'Connor, John J. ( September 22, 1986 ). `` TV REVIEWS ; ' TOGETHER WE STAND ' AND ' ALF ' ''. New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Paul & Linda Fusco : ALF ''. YouTube. 0 : 45 - 0 : 57 : University of Connecticut - Litchfield County Writers Project. April 4, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Lacey, Gord ( August 13, 2004 ). `` ALF -- Lions Gate Explains Syndication Episodes on DVD Set ''. TVShows on DVD.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2009. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299319/ Biography for Paul Fusco Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( August 8, 2012 ). `` ' ALF ' Movie Lands at Sony Animation With ' Smurfs ' Producer ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.tv.com/paul-fusco/person/9059/biography.html Robbins, Luke, Biography for Paul Fusco. 2004 Jump up ^ Hi There, Boys and Girls ! : America 's Local Children 's TV Shows. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 2001 - 01 - 01. ISBN 9781604738193. Jump up ^ Hollis, Tim ( 2001 - 10 - 29 ). Hi There, Boys and Girls ! America 's Local Children 's TV Programs. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578063963. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( August 8, 2012 ). `` ' ALF ' Movie Lands at Sony Animation With ' Smurfs ' Producer ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2012. External links Paul Fusco on IMDb ALF Television ALF ALF : The Animated Series ALF Tales Alf 's Hit Talk Show Project ALF Seasons Main cast Paul Fusco Max Wright Anne Schedeen Andrea Elson Benji Gregory Related ALF : The First Adventure ALF ( video game ) Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue Permanent Midnight VIAF : 262840240 ISNI : 0000 0003 8190 736X GND : 139346791 BNF : cb14099466s ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Fusco&oldid=801053384 '' Categories : 1953 births Living people American puppeteers American male voice actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2013 Articles with hCards No local image but image on Wikidata BLP articles lacking sources from September 2017 All BLP articles lacking sources Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Deutsch Español Norsk Polski Português Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 11 : 00. 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Question: who did the voice of alf on the tv show
Answer: Paul Fusco