# RIP Tommy from "Alice"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tommy-from-alice/844726>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tommy-from-alice/844726 "2019-12-11T21:10:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tommy-from-alice/844726/1 "2019-12-11T21:10:09Z")

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“Philip McKeon, who as a child actor was featured as the son of Linda Lavin’s Alice Hyatt in the 1980s CBS situation comedy “Alice,” has died in Texas at age 55, a family spokesman said.”

> **[Philip McKeon, "Tommy" on '80s sitcom "Alice," dies at 55](https://apnews.com/fe639d32b17aa219fb96c09ad110cfaa)**
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> DALLAS (AP) — Philip McKeon, who as a child actor was featured as the son of Linda Lavin's Alice Hyatt in the 1980s CBS situation comedy “Alice,” has died in Texas at age 55, a family spokesman...

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**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tommy-from-alice/844726/2 "2019-12-12T00:19:14Z")

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That’s too young. Glad he lived a good life. RIP Philip.

Tommy, Vera, and Mel are gone, but Alice and Flo are very much alive. In fact, Linda Lavin has quite a few recent acting credits.

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tommy-from-alice/844726/3 "2019-12-12T00:27:48Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> “Philip McKeon, who as a child actor was featured as the son of Linda Lavin’s Alice Hyatt in the 1980s CBS situation comedy “Alice,” has died in Texas at age 55, a family spokesman said.”
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> [https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/12/11/philip-mckeon-tommy-on-80s-sitcom-alice-dies-at-55/](https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/12/11/philip-mckeon-tommy-on-80s-sitcom-alice-dies-at-55/)

Wow. He was the brother of Nancy McKeon (“Jo” from “Facts of Life”)