Circus Performer, and Actor. The 2 foot-9 inch actor was best known for his work as the friendly extraterrestrial 'ALF' in the 1980s science fiction-comedy series of the same name. He first came to fame in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, where he was billed as the "smallest man in the world". In his youth, he attended a school of circus arts, becoming well-skilled in many and varied performance routines. In 1973, the producers at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus hired him as a featured performer where he trained and presented a dog act with Poodles. Aside from 'ALF", his other TV appearance includes 'Dear John' and on film, he had roles in 'Big Top Pee-wee' (1988), 'Waxwork' (1988), 'Look Who's Talking' (1989), 'Warlock: The Armageddon' (1993) and 'Death to Cupid' (2015). In the 1980s, the city of Hawthorne in California honored the actor by naming their shortest street 'Michu Lane'.
Circus Performer, and Actor. The 2 foot-9 inch actor was best known for his work as the friendly extraterrestrial 'ALF' in the 1980s science fiction-comedy series of the same name. He first came to fame in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, where he was billed as the "smallest man in the world". In his youth, he attended a school of circus arts, becoming well-skilled in many and varied performance routines. In 1973, the producers at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus hired him as a featured performer where he trained and presented a dog act with Poodles. Aside from 'ALF", his other TV appearance includes 'Dear John' and on film, he had roles in 'Big Top Pee-wee' (1988), 'Waxwork' (1988), 'Look Who's Talking' (1989), 'Warlock: The Armageddon' (1993) and 'Death to Cupid' (2015). In the 1980s, the city of Hawthorne in California honored the actor by naming their shortest street 'Michu Lane'.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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