Paul Fusco: photo, biography, growth

Television has long been a part of human existence. We look over the lives of hundreds of TV shows, serials, films and similar products without even thinking about who creates it for us. The majority of fans of this or that film know the names of the directors and actors of the first and second plan, but the situation with writers and creators of the idea is much worse.

Of course, no one is required to know all the employees of the television and film industry, but some names are still worth remembering. So, the creator of the famous television series of the last century, called "Alf" is Paul Fasco. From the article will become aware of a little about Paul's life, his kind of activities, as well as information about the doll he created, the image of which has won the hearts of millions of viewers around the world.

Biography

Born Paul Fusco in New Haven, located in Connecticut, 20.01.1953. From the youth he began to show interest in television. The first steps in this direction were connected with performances at different shows, including children's shows.

By the age of thirty, he meets Bob Fappiano and Lisa Buckley, who worked on television as puppeteers. Together, they created several television shows. A little later Paul Fusco, whose biography is considered, creates his own character. His way was a doll that hung near Paul's house.

Then came the idea of creating a TV show that would be based on the image of the character he created (Alpha). Fasko meets Tom Patchett, and they jointly develop the concept of Alpha. Their common work leads to success. Since 1986, the project has been shown on television for four seasons.

The subsequent career of Paul was associated mainly with the character he created. With Alf, the show, cartoons, movies, talk shows were shot.

As regards personal life, it is known that "father" Alpha lives with his wife Linda and son Christopher.

Working as an actor, screenwriter, producer

Paul Fusco is the representative of the film industry, whose activities are related only to one character, which he created. As a screenwriter and producer, he is known only thanks to Alpha.

List of the most famous works (all of them are related to the character Alf):

• "Fairy Tales of Alpha" - a series that was published from 1988 to 1990;
• "Hollywood Squares" - a series that came out from 1998 to 2004;
• "Love Boat" - a series that was published from 1998 to 1999;
• "Project: Alf" - television show of 1996;
• "Elegant Flower" - a series produced from 1990 to 1995;
• "The 40th Emmy Award Ceremony - a 1988 television show;
• "Alf" - animated series, created from 1987 to 1989;
• "Matlock" - a series that came out from 1986 to 1995.

It's not all the work of the writer and producer. To achieve his creative and financial goals, he, together with Tom Patchett and Bernie Brillstein created a production company, which was engaged in filming most of these projects.

Work on the character Alpha

In the first episodes of the series, the idea for which Paul Fasco came up with, the role of the main character was the actor of low stature Michali Messaz. Over time, the creators of the TV show changed the actor to a special electronic doll.

The expensive doll needed to be managed and voiced. Whom did they take on this role? This can be found at the end of the article.

In the plot of the series, the alien was actually called Gordon Shamway, but Willie Tanner called him Alf in the pilot series. The word is an abbreviation for the phrase "extraterrestrial life form".

Description Alpha

The creator of the world-famous extraterrestrial was Paul Fasco. The growth of the doll is about 97 centimeters, and the body is covered with brown fur. The character himself calls this color a burnt sienna. The stranger has a prominent folded nose and moles on his face.

According to the plot of the series, the alien has green blood and ten basic organs, eight of which are stomachs. There is even a stomach that is used in states of depression. This he explains his incredible appetite.

An alien has useful abilities. For example, he can repeat the phrases of people with their own voices. However, in the series it leads to various troubles. There are many positive qualities in his character:

• Responsiveness;
• good sense of Humour;
• kindness.

The native planet of the character is called Melmak. It is surrounded by a green sky and is sown with pink grass. And their main luminary is purple. The most terrible disease is the "Mermaican hiccup", which lasts from two to three days to several decades. So, Grandfather Alpha hiccup for 50 years.

The appearance of the creator of Alpha in the series

Paul Fusco, whose photo is presented, was not only the creator of the idea of the series about a funny aliens. He also managed the doll for all seasons and voiced his character.

In addition, the creator of the character once appeared in one of the series. He was the leading entertainment show.

Today, the rights to use Alpha are bought out by another company and, perhaps, once spectators can see a favorite character in modern processing.