Philip Anthony McKeon (November 11, 1964 â€" December 10, 2019) was an
American child actor, best known for his role as Tommy Hyatt, the son
of the title character on the television sitcom Alice from 1976 to
1985.McKeon was born in Westbury, New York, the son of Barbara and
Donald McKeon, a travel agent. His younger sister is actress Nancy
McKeon. They are not related to actor Doug McKeon. McKeon's
professional career began when he was 4 as a print model. 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 landed
numerous modeling stints, followed by several parts on stage and in
films. McKeon played baseball with Benoit Benjamin in 1975 in Little
League summer camp in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.McKeon's big break
was when Linda Lavin, who played Alice, first saw Philip at a Broadway
performance of Medea and Jason (1974), thought he was bright and
talented, and recommended him for the part of Tommy on Alice. Alice
was the television adaptation of (based on) the Oscar-winning
performance by Ellen Burstyn in the film Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore (1974), directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert
Getchell.After Alice ended in 1985, McKeon continued to make periodic
acting appearances, including Sandman (1993) and Ghoulies IV (1994).
He 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).
American child actor, best known for his role as Tommy Hyatt, the son
of the title character on the television sitcom Alice from 1976 to
1985.McKeon was born in Westbury, New York, the son of Barbara and
Donald McKeon, a travel agent. His younger sister is actress Nancy
McKeon. They are not related to actor Doug McKeon. McKeon's
professional career began when he was 4 as a print model. 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 landed
numerous modeling stints, followed by several parts on stage and in
films. McKeon played baseball with Benoit Benjamin in 1975 in Little
League summer camp in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.McKeon's big break
was when Linda Lavin, who played Alice, first saw Philip at a Broadway
performance of Medea and Jason (1974), thought he was bright and
talented, and recommended him for the part of Tommy on Alice. Alice
was the television adaptation of (based on) the Oscar-winning
performance by Ellen Burstyn in the film Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore (1974), directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert
Getchell.After Alice ended in 1985, McKeon continued to make periodic
acting appearances, including Sandman (1993) and Ghoulies IV (1994).
He 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).
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