The star of the TV series “Alph” flew to another world, he was only 46 years old Bashny.Net

It is sad when the idols of childhood – the heroes of our favorite films and TV series – leave. They would remain unshakable blocks, but life is not merciful. Revisiting the beloved TV series “Alph” in 1986, do not believe that its characters are mortal. But it is. Benji Gregory recently passed away at 46. He played the role of Brian, the youngest son in the Tanner family. Here is what we know about this tragic event.



Instagram TV series "Alph" 1986 It happened a month ago, on June 13, in a bank parking lot in Peoria, Arizona. The men died under mysterious circumstances. His body was found without signs of life in his car. Along with the actor, his service dog Hans died.

The cause of death is not yet fully understood, so the event was made public only now. But Benji's sister admits his brother died of heat stroke. According to People, on June 12, the temperature in the city exceeded 42 degrees Celsius. A big role in the tragedy could play the precarious health of the man.



Last years Benji Gregory For a long time Gregory suffered from depression. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Because of the disease, the actor suffered from severe insomnia. He could stay awake for days. Relatives of the man believe that he simply disconnected in the car from severe exhaustion. The four-legged companion shared the sad fate of the owner. Hans was a true friend of Benji's. In social networks, the actor often shared photos with the pet.



Ben was a wonderful son, brother and uncle. He was always there at the right moment, often laughing and cheering us up. Now, while trying to cope with the loss, I sometimes laugh at our shared videos and correspondence. And at the same time crying, — shared on Facebook sister of the deceased, Rebecca.

The path to popularity and change of scenery Gregory woke up famous when the TV series “Alph” in 1986 aired. The show tells about the adventures of a red-haired alien from the planet Melmak, who was sheltered by the Tanner family after the crash of the spaceship. The youngest son became the best friend of Alpha and the idol of millions of children around the world.



After the sitcom Benji briefly lingered in the film industry. In 1986, together with Whoopi Goldberg, he starred in the comedy Jack the Jumper about a lonely programmer from Manhattan. In 1993, the actor voiced Edgar's mole in the cartoon Once Upon a Time in the Woods. In total, Gregory devoted his career to the Lyceum for 11 years. He made his debut in the series “Fantasy Island” at the age of one and a half!

In the early 1990s he went to study art in San Francisco. At this point, his acting career came to an end. In 2003, he became an airbrush assistant in the U.S. Air Force. He served two years on the USS Carl Vinson. In 2005, he completed his service for health reasons. A year later, Benji married a girl named Sarah.



The series Alf 1986: actors who left the world Benji Gregory is not the only actor of the legendary sitcom who left our world. In 2019, Max Wright, Gregory’s stage father from Alpha, died at the age of 75. For more than 20 years, the actor struggled with lymphoma, but after remission, the disease returned. 2 years before Wright left oncology, his wife died.

But cinema has preserved for us the memory of the soulful and caring Willie Tanner in other series: “Quantum Leap”, “Mad About You”, “Friends”, “Buffalo Bill” and others. He also appeared in All That Jazz, Man of the Soul and the miniseries Confrontation, based on the novel by Stephen King.



In 2016, at the age of 76, Mihai Mesaros – a circus actor 83 cm tall, who embodied the image of Alpha on the screen. In the last few years of his life he did not work because of a serious illness.

According to the script, the red alien was the height of a child. In those years, computer graphics was poorly developed, so Mesaros appeared in a suit all 102 series.



We haven't seen his face, but funny good-natured Alf has become a friend to each of us. Bright memory to every wonderful actor of your favorite series!