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| name = Philip McKeon
| name = Philip McKeon
| image = Alice Philip McKeon 1976.jpg
| birth_name = Philip Anthony McKeon
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|11|11}}
| birth_name = Philip Anthony McKeon
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| birth_place = [[Westbury, New York]], U.S.
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|11|11}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|12|10|1964|11|11}}
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| birth_place = [[Westbury, New York]], U.S.
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| death_place = [[Wimberley, Texas]], U.S.
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|10|1964|11|11}}
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actor| print model | radio personality }}
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| death_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1966–2000
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| relatives = [[Nancy McKeon]] (sister)
| years_active = 1976-2000
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| relatives = [[Nancy McKeon]] (sister)
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'''Philip Anthony McKeon''' (November 11, 1964 – December 10, 2019) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/philip-mckeon-dies-at-age-55/|title=Philip McKeon, a Child Star on the Sitcom Alice, Dies at Age 55|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], known for playing the role of [[Tommy Hyatt]], the son of the title character, on the [[sitcom]] ''[[Alice (TV series)|Alice]]'', from 1976 to 1985.<ref name=P>{{cite web|work=People|url=https://people.com/archive/move-over-mcnichols-tvs-hottest-brother-and-sis-are-philip-and-nancy-mckeon-vol-17-no-6/|title=Move Over, McNichols! TV's Hottest Brother and Sis Are Philip and Nancy Mckeon|author=Gritten, David|date=February 15, 1982}}</ref>
'''Philip Anthony McKeon''' (November 11, 1964 – December 10, 2019) was an American child actor and radio personality, best known for his role as Tommy Hyatt, the son of the title character on the television [[sitcom]] ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'' from 1976 to 1985.<ref name=P>{{cite magazine| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| url=https://people.com/archive/move-over-mcnichols-tvs-hottest-brother-and-sis-are-philip-and-nancy-mckeon-vol-17-no-6/| title=Move Over, McNichols! TV's Hottest Brother and Sis Are Philip and Nancy Mckeon| last=Gritten| first=David| date=February 15, 1982| access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Early life and family==
McKeon was born in [[Westbury, New York]], the son of Barbara and Donald McKeon, a travel agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/59/Nancy-McKeon.html|website=filmreference.com|title=Nancy McKeon Biography}}</ref> His younger sister is actress [[Nancy McKeon]].<ref name=P/> McKeon's professional career began when he was 4. His parents took him and Nancy, then aged 2, to a nearby modeling audition and he began his career as a child model appearing in magazines, newspapers, and television commercials. Over the next several years, he landed numerous modeling stints, followed by several parts on stage and in films. [[Linda Lavin]], who played Alice, first saw Philip at a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] performance and thought he was bright and talented and recommended him for the part of Tommy.
McKeon was born in [[Westbury, New York]],<ref name="Putt">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yuDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Philip+McKeon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT84|title=Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More)| first=Barry M. Jr.| last=Putt| publisher=BearManor Media| location=[[Albany, Georgia]]| year=2019| isbn=978-1629334264}}</ref> the son of Barbara and Donald McKeon, a travel agent.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/59/Nancy-McKeon.html| website= filmreference.com| title=Nancy McKeon Biography}}</ref> His younger sister is actress [[Nancy McKeon]] (''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|''The Facts of Life'']]'').<ref name=P/> They are not related to actor [[Doug McKeon]].


McKeon's professional career began when he was 4 years old as a print model.<ref name= "Putt"/> His parents took him and Nancy, then age 2, to a nearby modeling audition, and he began his career as a child model, appearing in magazines, newspapers, and television commercials. Over the next several years, he received numerous modeling jobs, followed by several parts on stage and in films. McKeon played baseball with [[Benoit Benjamin]] in 1975 in [[Little League Baseball]] in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]].{{sfn|Benjamin|2012|pages=68–69}}
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After Alice ended in 1985, McKeon continued to make periodic acting appearances, including ''Sandman'' (1993) and ''Ghoulies IV'' (1994). He has also produced or directed a few films, such as ''Teresa's Tattoo'' (1994) which starred his sister [[Nancy McKeon]], ''Murder In The First'' (1995), and ''The Young Unknowns'' (2000).


==Filmography==
==Career==
McKeon's big break came when [[Linda Lavin]] saw him in a Broadway performance of ''Medea and Jason'' (1974), thought he was bright and talented, and recommended him for the part of Tommy on ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'', replacing child actor [[Alfred Lutter]], who appeared in the pilot after playing Tommy in the Scorsese film opposite Ellen Burstyn.<ref name="Putt"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/alice-child-star-philip-mckeon-dies-55-n1099501| title='Alice' child star Philip McKeon dies at 55| first=Will| last=Thorne| work=[[NBC News]]| location=[[New York City]]| date=December 10, 2019| agency=Variety| access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> ''Alice'' was the [[television adaptation]] of the [[Academy Award]]–winning performance by [[Ellen Burstyn]] in the film ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' (1974), [[Film director|directed]] by [[Martin Scorsese]] with its [[screenplay]] by [[Robert Getchell]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-getchell-dead-alice-doesnt-live-anymore-screenwriter-was-81-1053983| title=Robert Getchell, 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' Screenwriter, Dies at 81| first=Mike| last=Barnes| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=November 6, 2017| access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Newcomb|1997|pages=55–56}}


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After ''Alice'' ended in 1985, McKeon continued to make periodic acting appearances, including ''Sandman'' (1993) and ''Ghoulies IV'' (1994). He also produced or directed films such as ''[[Teresa's Tattoo]]'' (1994), which starred his sister [[Nancy McKeon|Nancy]], ''Murder in the First'' (1995), and ''The Young Unknowns'' (2000).
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===Film===

After 2000, McKeon worked in radio, first in the news department at [[KFWB]] AM 980 in [[Los Angeles]] and then as co-host of morning radio show ''The Breakfast Taco'' on [[KWVH-LP]] 94.1FM in [[Wimberley, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/entertainment/philip-mckeon-dies-trnd/index.html| title=Philip McKeon, former child actor, has died at 55| first=Dakin| last=Andone| work=[[CNN]]| access-date=December 11, 2019| date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
McKeon was named in a few magazines as a [[teen idol]].{{sfn|Mansour|2005|page=481}}

McKeon died in Texas on December 10, 2019, after a long illness.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| url=https://people.com/tv/philip-mckeon-dies-at-age-55/| title=Philip McKeon, a Child Star on the Sitcom Alice, Dies at Age 55| first=Natalie| last=Stone| date=December 10, 2019| access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> He was 55 years old.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/alice-child-star-philip-mckeon-dead-dies-1203432079/| title='Alice' child star Philip McKeon dies at 55| first=Will| last=Thorne| date=December 10, 2019| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Return to Horror High]]'' || Richard Farley ||
| 1976–1985 || ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'' || Tommy Hyatt || Main cast (108 episodes)
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''Red Surf'' || True Blue || Direct-to-video
| 1979 || ''[[CHiPs]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Roller Disco: Part 2"
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[976-Evil II|976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor]]'' || Taylor ||
| 1982 || ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]'' || Tommy Russell || Episode: "Leadfoot"
|-
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Raymond Koster || Episode: "Sweet Life/Games People Play"
| 1993 || ''Sandman'' || Gordie ||
|-
|-
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| 1984 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Gary Atkins || Episode: " Aunt Emma, I Love You/Hoopla/The First Romance"
| 1994 || "[[Teresa's Tattoo"]]
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Ghoulies_(film_series)#Ghoulies_IV_(1994)|Ghoulies 4]]'' || Demon || Direct-to-video
| 1986 || ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' || 'Stick' || Episode: "No Day at the Beach"
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Return to Horror High]]'' || Richard Farley || Feature film
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1976–85 || ''[[Alice (TV series)|Alice]]'' || Tommy Hyatt || Main cast (108 episodes)
| 1988 || ''[[Favorite Son (miniseries)|Favorite Son]]'' || || Television miniseries
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[CHiPs]]'' || Philip McKeon || Episode: "Roller Disco: Part 2"
| 1989 || ''Red Surf'' || 'True Blue' || Direct-to-video film
|-
|-
| 1982 || ''Leadfoot'' || Tommy Russell || TV special
| 1992 || ''[[976-Evil II|976-EVIL II]]'' || Taylor || Feature film
|-
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Raymond Koster || Episode: "Sweet Life/Games People Play"
| 1993 || ''Sandman'' || Gordie || Feature film
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Ghoulies_(film_series)#Ghoulies_IV_(1994)|Ghoulies 4]]'' || Demon || Direct-to-video film
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| 1984 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Gary Atkins || Episode: " Aunt Emma, I Love You/Hoopla/The First Romance"
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' || Stick || Episode: "No Day at the Beach"
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Favorite Son (miniseries)|Favorite Son]]'' || || TV miniseries
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXMLQD_oUqAC&q=%22Philip+McKeon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA68|title=Good RX V: Grinding Out an American Dream|first=Benoit|last=Benjamin|authorlink=Benoit Benjamin|publisher=[[AuthorHouse]]|location=[[Bloomington, Indiana]]|year=2012|isbn=978-1468537031|pages=68–69}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK0rPUF85loC&q=%22Philip+McKeon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA481|title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century|first=David|last=Mansour|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]|location=[[Kansas City, Missouri]]|year=2005|edition=1st|isbn=978-0740751189|page=481}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUzIAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Philip+McKeon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA55|title=Encyclopedia of Television|first=Horace|last=Newcomb|authorlink=Horace Newcomb|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=[[Abingdon-on-Thames]]|year=1997|edition=1st|isbn=978-1884964268|pages=55–56}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0571639}}
* {{IMDb name|0571639}}
* {{IBDB name|115859}}
* {{Facebook|pages/category/Artist/Philip-McKeon-45345361614/}}
* [https://www.alicehyatt.com/cast-biographies/philip-mckeon-tommy Philip McKeon biography from ''Alice'']


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Latest revision as of 23:58, 15 August 2024

Philip McKeon
McKeon (c. 1976)
Born
Philip Anthony McKeon

(1964-11-11)November 11, 1964
Westbury, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 2019(2019-12-10) (aged 55)
Wimberley, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • print model
  • radio personality
Years active1966–2000
RelativesNancy McKeon (sister)

Philip Anthony McKeon (November 11, 1964 – December 10, 2019) was an American child actor and radio personality, best known for his role as Tommy Hyatt, the son of the title character on the television sitcom Alice from 1976 to 1985.[1]

Early life and family

[edit]

McKeon was born in Westbury, New York,[2] the son of Barbara and Donald McKeon, a travel agent.[3] His younger sister is actress Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life).[1] They are not related to actor Doug McKeon.

McKeon's professional career began when he was 4 years old as a print model.[2] His parents took him and Nancy, then age 2, to a nearby modeling audition, and he began his career as a child model, appearing in magazines, newspapers, and television commercials. Over the next several years, he received numerous modeling jobs, followed by several parts on stage and in films. McKeon played baseball with Benoit Benjamin in 1975 in Little League Baseball in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[4]

Career

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McKeon's big break came when Linda Lavin saw him in a Broadway performance of Medea and Jason (1974), thought he was bright and talented, and recommended him for the part of Tommy on Alice, replacing child actor Alfred Lutter, who appeared in the pilot after playing Tommy in the Scorsese film opposite Ellen Burstyn.[2][5] Alice was the television adaptation of the Academy Award–winning performance by Ellen Burstyn in the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), directed by Martin Scorsese with its screenplay by Robert Getchell.[6][7]

After Alice ended in 1985, McKeon continued to make periodic acting appearances, including Sandman (1993) and Ghoulies IV (1994). He also produced or directed films such as Teresa's Tattoo (1994), which starred his sister Nancy, Murder in the First (1995), and The Young Unknowns (2000).

After 2000, McKeon worked in radio, first in the news department at KFWB AM 980 in Los Angeles and then as co-host of morning radio show The Breakfast Taco on KWVH-LP 94.1FM in Wimberley, Texas.[8]

Personal life and death

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McKeon was named in a few magazines as a teen idol.[9]

McKeon died in Texas on December 10, 2019, after a long illness.[10] He was 55 years old.[11]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1976–1985 Alice Tommy Hyatt Main cast (108 episodes)
1979 CHiPs Himself Episode: "Roller Disco: Part 2"
1982 Insight Tommy Russell Episode: "Leadfoot"
1984 Fantasy Island Raymond Koster Episode: "Sweet Life/Games People Play"
1984 The Love Boat Gary Atkins Episode: " Aunt Emma, I Love You/Hoopla/The First Romance"
1986 Amazing Stories 'Stick' Episode: "No Day at the Beach"
1987 Return to Horror High Richard Farley Feature film
1988 Favorite Son Television miniseries
1989 Red Surf 'True Blue' Direct-to-video film
1992 976-EVIL II Taylor Feature film
1993 Sandman Gordie Feature film
1994 Ghoulies 4 Demon Direct-to-video film

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Gritten, David (February 15, 1982). "Move Over, McNichols! TV's Hottest Brother and Sis Are Philip and Nancy Mckeon". People. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Putt, Barry M. Jr. (2019). Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More). Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629334264.
  3. ^ "Nancy McKeon Biography". filmreference.com.
  4. ^ Benjamin 2012, pp. 68–69.
  5. ^ Thorne, Will (December 10, 2019). "'Alice' child star Philip McKeon dies at 55". NBC News. New York City. Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Barnes, Mike (November 6, 2017). "Robert Getchell, 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' Screenwriter, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Newcomb 1997, pp. 55–56.
  8. ^ Andone, Dakin (December 11, 2019). "Philip McKeon, former child actor, has died at 55". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Mansour 2005, p. 481.
  10. ^ Stone, Natalie (December 10, 2019). "Philip McKeon, a Child Star on the Sitcom Alice, Dies at Age 55". People. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Thorne, Will (December 10, 2019). "'Alice' child star Philip McKeon dies at 55". Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

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