The Middle actor who was also in the Ashton Kutcher movie Dude, Where’s My Car? dies at
Hollywood film and TV star Pat Finn has died at the age of 60.
Family sources have told TMZ that the TV actor passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles.
The Illinois native was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing after reportedly battling cancer.
Finn was on the sitcom The Middle from 2010 until 2018. He played the recurring character Bill Norwood.
He was also on TV’s The George Wendt Show, Murphy Brown, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Ed.
In 1999 he was in the Chris O’Donnell and Renee Zellweger movie The Bachelor. And in 2000 he worked with Ashton Kutcher on Dude, Where’s My Car?
Hollywood star Pat Finn has died at the age of 60. Family sources have told TMZ that the TV actor passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles
The Illinois native was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing after battling cancer. Finn was on sitcoms such as The Middle and The George Wendt Show
Finn grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, and in 1987 he graduated from Marquette University, where he became good friends with Chris Farley. They played on the school rugby team and were roommates.
He became a member of The Second City’s National Touring Company along with his buddy Farley, and together they performed in their shows in Chicago.
The experience helped Finn to perfect his improv skills and it soon led to breakout roles in The George Wendt Show and Murphy Brown.
But Finn is perhaps best known for his role in the ABC sitcom The Middle.
The show starred Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn as middle-class, middle-aged and middle-income couple Frankie and Mike Heck and revolved around the daily chaos and humor of raising three kids.
Finn played their friend Bill Norwood from 2011 to 2018, a friendly, neighborly guy who liked to watch the Colts with Mike.
Friends and colleagues have taken to social media to share their heartfelt tributes.
Jeff Dye, who was a pal in the world of comedy, wrote on X: ‘I don’t like to be the guy who posts 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 heads about all the meanness in the used to be,’ Dye added.
Finn attended the premiere of I Am Chris Farley in 2015 with Chris’ brothers Kevin, left, and John, third from left, and Tom Arnold, second from left
Finn’s memorable TV roles included a long-running stint on The George Wendt Show
Finn’s best known role was in the ABC sitcom The Middle in which he played Bill Norwood