Friday, July 12, 2024

ALF Actor Benji Gregory Passes On

Benji Gregory, best known for playing Brian Tanner on the sitcom ALF, died on June 12 2024 at the age of 46. His official cause of death is still pending, but his sister posted on Facebook that he died from "vehicular heatstroke" in a Chase Bank Parking Lot in Peoria, Arizona. He was found dead in his car, along with his dog.

Benji Gregory Hertzberg was born on May 26 1978 in Los Angeles. He made his television debut on an episode of The A-Team in 1984. That same year he guest starred on T.J. Hooker. He also guest starred on the shows Punky Brewster, Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, The Disney Sunday Movie, and Murphy Brown. He was a voice on the animated television shows Fantastic Max and Back to the Future. He was a guest voice on the animated series Pound Puppies. He appeared on ALF for the entirety of the show's run, from 1986 to 1990. He appeared in the movie Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986). He was a voice in the animated film Once Upon a Forest (1993).

Benji Gregory served in the United States Navy, where he eventually became an aerographer's mate.

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