The Middle actor Pat Finn who starred in Friends dies aged 60
Actor Pat Finn, who appeared on a string of popular sitcoms including The Middle, has died (Picture: Paul Archuleta/ FilmMagic)
Pat Finn, an actor who appeared in shows including The Middle, Friends and Seinfeld, has died aged 60 after being diagnosed with cancer.
His death was confirmed by TMZ, who reported that Finn died surrounded by his family at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
Soon after comedian Jeff Dye also shared a tribute to his friend.
‘I don’t like to be the guy who post pics with celebrities that pass. But this guy wasn’t just a celebrity to me. He was a friend,’ he posted on X.
‘One of the best dudes I knew with a PERFECT sense of humour. I love you Pat Finn and I’ll see again in the after, we can sing together and shake our heads about all the meannes in the used to be.’
Although Finn’s family did not disclose what cancer he’d been fighting, it’s been reported that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer several years ago.
The 60-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer (Picture: Michael Tullberg/ Getty Images)
He played Bill Norwood on The Middle from 2010 until 2018 (Picture: Disney General Entertainment Con)
Born in llinois, Finn graduated from Marquette University in 1987, where he played on the rugby team alongside late Saturday Night Live comedian Chris Farley, who died in 1997.
After graduating, he moved to Chicago and joined the The Second City National Touring Company, also performing with the iO Theater.
After writing and performing in two Second City resident shows, Finn was then cast as Dan Coleman on the CBS sitcom The George Wendt Show, where he worked with the Cheers star, who died earlier this year.
I don’t like to be the guy who post pics with celebrities that pass. But this guy wasn’t just a celebrity to me. He was a friend. One of the best dudes I knew with a PERFECT sense of humor. I love you Pat Finn and I’ll see again in the after , we can sing together and shake our… pic.twitter.com/pQhobHKbCZ
Other early roles in his acting career came in Murphy Brown, in which he played Phil Jr. across 10 episodes from 1995 until 1997, Joe Mayo in an episode of Seinfeld in 1998, Frank in That 70s Show the following year, and Dr. Roger in two episodes of Friends in 2000.
One of his best- known roles was as Bill Norwood on the sitcom The Middle from 2010 to 2018.
He rose to fame on The George Wendt Show in the 1990s (Picture: CBS/ Courtesy Everett Collection)
Throughout his career Finn also appeared in The King of Queens, According to Jim, Las Vegas, Curb Your Enthusiasm, House and 2 Broke Girls.
On the big screen he also appeared in Dude, Where’s My Car?, Cloud Nine, It’s Complicated and Funny Thing About Love.
His last TV credit was in a 2019 episode of The Goldbergs.
Finn is survived by his wife Donna – whom he married in 1990 – and their three children.
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