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Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s mother on Seinfeld who also recurred on ALF and appeared in several Broadway shows, died today in New York City. She was 93. Her longtime friend and rep Amanda Hendon told Deadline that Sheridan died overnight in her sleep of natural causes. Holl…

EXCLUSIVE: Distribution rights to ALF, the puppet-fronted sitcom that ran on NBC from 1986 to 1990 and spawned an animated series and a cult following, have been acquired by Shout! Factory. The company, in partnership with Alien Productions, plan to bring Alf titles to digital entertainment platforms in the U.S…

Veteran actor Max Wright, best known as the father in 1980s sitcom ALF, died today after a long cancer battle. He passed away in his Hermosa Beach, Calif. home at age 75. Wright played Willie Tanner on the puppet-driven sitcom, which ran for four seasons on NBC. But Wright had a long resume in other venues, appearing…

ALF may be making a return to TV. A reboot of the popular ’80s alien sitcom is being explored by Warner Bros TV, Deadline has learned. The original series, created by Tom Patchett and Paul Fusco, centered on a small, furry, arrogant extraterrestrial from the planet Melmac who’s taken in by an average American family…

Mihaly “Michu” Meszaros, the Hungarian-born performer who segued from life with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to semi-fame as the sometime-star of the TV sitcom ALF, has died. The self-proclaimed “world’s shortest man” — he stood 2″9′ tall — was 76 and had been taken to a Los Angeles hospital in a coma…

NBC already has a lot of live television, the network’s entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt admitted at TCA today, noting Saturday Night Live, America’s Got Talent, The Voice, and the holiday musicals. Comedy Undateable is being added to the list this fall with all-live episodes. “Well, I’m a live junkie and not…