Benji Gregory, child star of ‘ALF,’ dead at 46

Benji Gregory, who starred arsenic a kid successful nan 1980s drama sitcom ALF, has died astatine nan property of 46.

While nan charismatic origin of decease is still pending, his family believes he died erstwhile he fell dormant wrong his car connected June 13 successful Peoria, Ariz., and temperatures extracurricular roseate to almost 43 C.

His sister, Rebecca Hertzberg-Pfaffinger, shared successful nan Facebook station that Gregory was recovered dormant alongside his work dog, Hans. She believes nan 2 were visiting a slope to deposit immoderate residuals but that Gregory fell dormant successful nan conveyance earlier he made it wrong and died of heatstroke.

“Ben was a awesome Son, Brother and Uncle. He was nosy to beryllium astir and made america laughter rather often,” she wrote successful nan post. “Still, going done his things, I find myself laughing astatine small videos aliases notes of his, successful betwixt crying.”

She told TMZ that her relative was diagnosed pinch bipolar upset and slump and had a slumber disorder that would support him awake for days connected end.

Gregory starred arsenic Brian Tanner successful 101 episodes of ALF from 1986 to 1990, wherever he became on-screen champion friends pinch nan title character, a pointy-eared, sarcastic alien from nan satellite Melmac that arrived connected Earth erstwhile he crash-landed done nan Tanner family garage.

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The family named their visitant ALF, short for Alien Life Form, and he yet became portion of nan family while he learned astir humans and caused each sorts of trouble.

Gregory was a fixture connected ’80s tv sets, pinch roles connected The A-Team, T.J. Hooker and Punky Brewster. He besides appeared successful nan 1986 movie Jumpin’ Jack Flash, alongside Whoopi Goldberg.