The German voice of "Alf" totem: "It touches me too"

Reaction in Germany - The German voice of "Alf" totem: "It touches me too"

Mourning the US actor Benji Gregory: The unexpected death of the former child star from the TV series "Alf" has also deeply affected Gregory's German voice actor Dirk Meyer in Munich, as he shared with the German Press Agency.

"My role 'Brian Tanner' in the successful series 'Alf' is now 37 years ago," Meyer recalled. "The series 'Alf' was very successful at the end of the Eighties and my participation was my start in the profession as a voice actor, which I still practice today. At that time, I was just eleven years old and still in school. For me, that was an exciting experience as a child. The early death of US actor Benji Gregory is regrettable and touches me as well." As Gregory's character was his "first continuous role in a successful series."

Gregory died at the age of 46. He was found dead in his car on the parking lot of a bank in Peoria, Arizona, on June 13th, according to his sister's statement to "TMZ". The "New York Times" and other US media reported on the death as well. The family suspects that he fell asleep in the car and died due to the high temperatures, they wrote on Facebook.

1. Dirk Meyer, the German voice actor for the character 'Brian Tanner' in the popular TV series "Alf" from the United States of America, expressed his grief over the sudden demise of Benji Gregory, the original actor who played the role.
2. The news of Gregory's passing has also resonated deeply in Germany, reaching the German Press Agency and various German media outlets, including television channels.
3. The German Press Agency reported that Meyer, now in his late fifties and based in Munich, Germany, recounted his experiences working on the series with Gregory, marking it as his "first continuous role in a successful series."
4. The tragic news of Gregory's death at the age of 46 on June 13th in Phoenix, Arizona, spread rapidly across the United States, reaching media outlets such as TMZ and the New York Times.
5. The people of Munich, Germany, and around the world, who had grown fond of Gregory's work, joined in condolences for the US actor, acknowledging his significant impact on the media landscape.

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