Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros
Actor

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros Net Worth

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros was a 2'9" actor and circus performer born in 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. He was best known for playing the titular extraterrestrial on the 1980's sitcom "ALF" and also appeared on "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "Dear John". He performed stunts for "Look Who's Talking" and was the tiny butler Hans in "Waxworks" and the mutated George Ramirez in "Freaked". He was a member of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and his hobbies included drinking scotch and smoking giant cigars. Meszaros passed away in 2016 at the age of 76 after falling into a coma.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts
Birth Day October 01, 1939
Birth Place  Ungarn, Hungary, Hungary
Age 81 YEARS OLD
Died On 12 June 2016(2016-06-12) (aged 76)\nTorrance, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Scorpio
Occupation actor circus performer stuntman
Height 2' 8¾" (0.83 m)
Television "ALF"

💰 Net worth: $13 Million (2024)

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros' net worth is estimated to be $13 Million in 2024. Hailing from Hungary, he was a versatile individual who made his mark in various professions within the entertainment industry. Known primarily as an actor, he also served as a member of the miscellaneous crew and worked as a stuntman. Meszaros accumulated substantial wealth throughout his career, which can be attributed to his versatility and talent. His success and financial achievement have positioned him as one of the notable figures in the Hungarian entertainment scene.

Biography/Timeline

1973

Meszaros also was a member of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the former "smallest man in the world". As a youngster, he attended a state-run school of circus arts, becoming well versed in such performing skills as juggling, acrobatics and pantomime. For many years, American circus producers Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld had heard of the existence, somewhere in Hungary, of a man almost too small to believe. The producers finally located him in 1973; astonished at his size and talents, they made immediate arrangements to bring Meszaros from the small Hungarian circus to the United States.

1980

In the 1980s Hawthorne, California, where he resided, named the shortest street in that city "Michu Lane" in his honor.

1982

As a circus performer, he trained and presented white standard poodles for his act. Standing on their hind legs, the dogs appeared much taller than their diminutive but commanding trainer. Circus audiences nationwide cheered his dignified though slightly comedic role, in which he was billed as the "Smallest Man in the World." In the so-called Grand Spectacle performance or 1982 and 1983, Meszaros would portray a character known as the Marshal of Marshmallow Gulch, resplendent in a well-tailored white, silver and gold costume encrusted with rhinestones, along with matching Cowboy hat and silver boots.

2016

On June 12, 2016, his manager Dennis Varga announced that Meszaros was in a comatose state in a Los Angeles hospital, after Varga discovered him unconscious on his bathroom floor. He had suffered numerous health issues since a stroke eight years previously. He died at the Providence Little Company of Mary medical center in Torrance on the night of June 12, 2016.

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