The US actor and Comedian Joe Flaherty is dead. He died on Monday at the age of 82 after a short illness, his daughter confirmed to the industry publication “Variety” and other media on Tuesday (local time).
Flaherty has also been in films like “Back to the Future II” and “Happy Gilmore” or the series “Police Academy” to see.
The Pittsburgh-born artist began his career in the theater group “The Second City” in Chicago. He became famous with the Canadian comedy series “Second City Television” (SCTV), which ran between 1976 and 1984 and won two Emmys. There he appeared alongside John Candy, Martin Short and Catherine O”Hara, among others.
He also played in the short-lived NBC-Serie “Freaks and Geeks” (1999) with.
Martin Short paid tribute to his colleague and friend in a statement to Variety “wise and witty” People. Adam Sandler wrote on Instagram: “A genius of a comedian. And a real treasure. A perfect combination.”