Actor John LaMotta (1939)

The American television sitcom, ALF (1986–1990), originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990. The show follows the story of an alien named Gordon Shumway, also known as ALF (which stands for ‘Alien Life Form’), who crashes into the suburban home of the Tanners – a middle-class family living in the San Fernando Valley of California. Gordon is from the planet Melmac and had followed a radio signal to Earth. Despite his real name being Gordon Shumway, the Tanners affectionately call him ALF. The family consists of Willie, his wife Kate, their daughter Lynn, son Brian, and their cat Lucky – whom Gordon has a desire to eat. ...