<P> The title character is Gordon Shumway , a sarcastic , friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF ( an acronym for Alien Life Form ) , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle - class Tanner family . The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner , Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner , and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children , Lynn and Brian Tanner . ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco , who co-created the show with Tom Patchett . </P>
<P> The title character is Gordon Shumway , a sarcastic , friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF ( an acronym for Alien Life Form ) , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle - class Tanner family . The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner , Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner , and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children , Lynn and Brian Tanner . ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco , who co-created the show with Tom Patchett . </P>
who played alf on the tv show alf
who played alf on the tv show alf
Paul Fusco
Paul Fusco