Rats!

in Hits & Misses by
“Listen here, you rat.
Americans are dreamers too!”

Louis Zorich
Actor, musician, Dukakis-in-law.
February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018.
Aged 93 years.

Most recognized for: If you were a child of the 80’s, you may remember LZ’s mug from “The Muppets Take Manhattan.” There he played Pete, a foreign restaurant owner of unidentified origin whose kitchen was staffed by a slew of undocumented animals… the adorable Muppets, of course. He also, played Paul Reiser’s dad on all 5 seasons of “Mad About You.”