Beloved Performer Pat Finn, Famed For Parts in Friends and The Middle, Has Died at 60 Years Old.
Stateside performer Pat Finn, who featured in popular television series like Friends, Seinfeld and The Middle, has succumbed at the age of 60.
The skilled improv artist died at home in LA this Monday following treatment for cancer from 2022 onward, per media reports.
"He never met a stranger - just potential friends he had yet to meet," his family shared in a statement.
They continued that he had "experienced life to the fullest - with zest and passion".
A Notable Television Career
Finn's first television role was on the George Wendt Show in 1995, where he portrayed the lead character's sibling.
He also had a recurring role on Murphy Brown in the latter half of the 1990s.
He appeared as a party host named Joe Mayo in "Seinfeld" in 1998, depicting a host who would assign tedious tasks to his guests.
During the 90s and 2000s, he made guest appearances on a variety of popular shows, such as:
- The King of Queens
- "Friends"
- "That '70s Show"
- House, M.D.
Finn was perhaps best known for playing Bill Norwood in The Middle, starring in eight seasons of the show between 2011 and 2018.
His work in movies are It's Complicated (2009) and Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012).
A Life in Improv
Beyond his acting parts, Finn was an improv performer and served as an educator at the Colorado university, where he was a professor.
He was part of a comedy group of six called Beer Shark Mice.
"Finn coached, befriended and mentored numerous pupils during his career and it's nearly impossible to find a person who has a bad thing to say about him," his family wrote.
In a tribute, colleague and actor actor Richard Kind remarked there was "not a more kind, gentle, or funny, down to earth person you could encounter".
"Always positive, assisting others to improve and be funnier. A great dad, a great guy," Kind wrote publicly.
Pat Finn is survived by his wife Donna, his three kids, and his parents and siblings.
