Esteemed Star Pat Finn, Recognized For Parts in The Middle and Friends, Has Died at the Age of Sixty.
American performer Finn, who featured in popular television series like "Friends", Seinfeld and The Middle, has succumbed at the age of 60.
The comedic improv actor died at home in Los Angeles this Monday having undergone treatment for cancer since 2022, according to news outlets.
"Pat Finn saw everyone as a friend - solely future friends he didn't know yet," his relatives shared in a statement.
They noted that he had "embraced life completely - with zest and passion".
A Prolific Career on Screen
Finn's first television role was in the George Wendt Show in 1995, where he played the titular character's brother.
He was also seen in a repeating character on "Murphy Brown" in the latter half of the 1990s.
He starred as a party host named Joe Mayo in Seinfeld in 1998, depicting a social organizer known to delegate unpleasant chores to his guests.
During the 90s and 2000s, he had guest spots on several popular shows, such as:
- King of Queens
- Friends
- That '70s Show
- "House"
His most famous role for portraying the character Bill Norwood in The Middle, starring in eight series between 2011 and 2018.
His cinematic roles include It's Complicated (2009) and "Santa Paws 2".
Beyond the Screen
Away from his television work, Finn was an improv performer and served as an educator at the University of Colorado, where he was a professor.
He was involved with a comedy group of six called Beer Shark Mice.
"Finn coached, befriended and mentored countless students during his career and it's nearly impossible to find anyone anywhere who has anything negative to say about him," his family wrote.
Paying homage, fellow actor Richard Kind noted there was "no kinder, gentler, funnier, grounded individual you could encounter".
"Always positive, assisting others to improve and be funnier. A wonderful father and man," Kind wrote online.
Pat Finn is remembered by his wife Donna, three children, and his parents and siblings.
