Paul Fusco

A man of multiple talents, Paul Fusco was both an actor and a professional puppeteer, not to mention the brains behind the show Alf. It centered around a strange, hairy alien that somehow crash-landed in the garage of a suburban family.

Fusco created the show with Tom Patchett, which aired for four seasons before being canceled due to low ratings in 1990, based on a decision by the network NBC. The actors receive a pittance of $300 per rerun.