Michael Alaimo, Known For Space Jam And Cheers, Dies At 86

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Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 18:17 IST

Alaimo got his commencement successful amusement portion helium was a pupil of theatre astatine Brooklyn College. He aboriginal moved to Los Angeles.

The histrion passed distant successful Burbank, California. (Photo Credit: X)

Cheers fans person had a pugnacious fewer days. Just a time aft George Wendt passed away, the quality of different actor’s decease has shattered the fans of the sitcom. Michael Alaimo, good known for his impermanent quality connected Cheers, has died. The 86-year-old histrion passed distant connected May 2 successful Burbank, California. His daughter, Gabriella Alaimo Thomas, confirmed the quality of his demise connected May 21. Michael Alaimo was known for his relation connected Space Jam, Scrubs and the Oscar-nominated The China Syndrome.

No origin of decease was revealed by Gabriella, but she did authorities that Michael Alaimo had died “peacefully," Variety reported.

Alaimo got his commencement successful amusement portion helium was a pupil of theatre astatine Brooklyn College. He took portion successful Joseph Papp’s NY Shakespeare successful Central Park from 1961 to 1964. There, helium led a commedia dell’arte troupe. Alaimo was besides progressive successful governmental activism with the Gut Theatre successful East Harlem.

He past moved to San Francisco, wherever helium became portion of the anti-war amusement F.T.A. In 1973, a determination to Los Angeles resulted successful his vocation taking disconnected with roles successful Cannom Harry O and The Six Million Dollar Man.

The histrion worked successful respective films and shows alongside avant-garde theatre. Alaimo played a doc alongside Michael Jordan successful Space Jam. Bill Murray and Wayne Knight were besides portion of the film. Alaimo starred successful Mr. Mom, All I Want For Christmas And The China Syndrome. Starring Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas, The China Syndrome received 4 Oscar nods.

His tv vocation featured appearances successful Mr. Belvedere, The Wonder Years and Scrubs. He was besides portion of Barney Miller, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers and Hill Street Blues. In Cheers, Alaimo played Vinnie Claussen successful the 1985 occurrence 2 Good 2 Be 4 Real. His quality tried to woo Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) successful the plot. The occurrence remains a instrumentality favourite.

In his last years, Alaimo chopped down connected his onscreen appearances. He did not enactment for six years betwixt 2004 and 2010, erstwhile helium starred successful the movie The Invited. Later, helium was portion of the Lethal Weapon TV show. Alaimo’s last quality was successful Sinatra! Eternity. He featured alongside Eric Roberts, Harry Dean Stanton and Michael Madsen successful the 2025 docu-drama.

Michael Alaimo is survived by his woman Louise, daughters Giovanna and Gabriella, son-in-law David and granddaughters Malia and Isabella.

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