Max Wright

George Edward Maxwell Wright (born August 2, 1943), credited professionally as Max Wright, is an American actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom ALF.

Career

Wright was born in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to ALF he made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, AfterMASH, Buffalo Bill and The Norm Show as well as appearing in the made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. He also appeared briefly in the first and second season of the sitcom Friends, as Terry, the manager of Central Perk, played Guenter Wendt in the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and Dr. Josef Mengele in Playing for Time.

Wright has also enjoyed a stage career and has acted at regional theaters around the United States. He received a Tony nomination in 1998 for Ivanov. Another Broadway appearance of note was in Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center as Sir Andrew. He was in the original production of The Great White Hope at The Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. In 2007 he acted at the JET - Jewish Ensemble Theatre in Detroit and in the production of "No Man's Land" at the American Repertory Theater. He appeared in The Public Theater's 2010 production of "Winters Tale" and "Merchant of Venice" at Shakespeare in the Park.

Max Wright (Australian footballer)

Max Wright (13 April 1901 – 10 February 1988) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Max Wright (Scottish footballer)

Max Wright (born 17 August 1992) is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish League Two side East Stirlingshire as a striker.

Career

He spent his teenage years coming through the youth ranks at Rangers but never made the breakthrough. He followed that with spells at Kilmarnock and Alloa Athletic before Stranraer and then a loan move to East Stirling. He secured a permanent deal with East Stirlingshire at the start of the 2013/14 season.

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