Ken Weatherwax
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Kenneth Patrick "Ken" Weatherwax (born September 29, 1955 in Los Angeles, California
) is an American
actor, best known for playing Pugsley Addams
on The Addams Family
television series.
After The Addams Family was canceled, Weatherwax found it difficult to get work in Hollywood (a common occurrence for child actor
s) and was typecast as Pugsley well into his teens. At 17, Weatherwax entered the U.S. Army
with his only childhood friend, Adam Knowles. He makes appearances at conventions and still offers his services for acting jobs ranging from voice-over
s to personal appearances.
Ken Weatherwax has been working behind the camera as a movie studio grip
for a number of years.
Said to have worked as a set builder on movie lots 1992-2002.
. His brother is Joey D. Vieira
, also known as Donald Keeler, who played "Porky" on the first three seasons of TV's Lassie
, beginning in 1954.
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) is an American
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actor, best known for playing Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Addams is a member of the fictional Addams family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams.Pugsley is the oldest child of Morticia and Gomez Addams. He is a pre-teen boy who is almost always seen wearing a striped T-shirt and shorts...
on The Addams Family
The Addams Family (TV series)
The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in 64 installments on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966...
television series.
After The Addams Family was canceled, Weatherwax found it difficult to get work in Hollywood (a common occurrence for child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
s) and was typecast as Pugsley well into his teens. At 17, Weatherwax entered the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
with his only childhood friend, Adam Knowles. He makes appearances at conventions and still offers his services for acting jobs ranging from voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
s to personal appearances.
Ken Weatherwax has been working behind the camera as a movie studio grip
Grip (job)
In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions...
for a number of years.
Said to have worked as a set builder on movie lots 1992-2002.
Family members in film and TV
His aunt was Ruby KeelerRuby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street . From 1928 to 1940, she was married to singer Al Jolson...
. His brother is Joey D. Vieira
Joey D. Vieira
Joey D. Vieira is an American film and television actor. He began as a child actor using the professional name Donald Keeler as chubby, beanie-wearing farm boy, Sylvester "Porky" Brockway in the first several seasons of TV's Lassie...
, also known as Donald Keeler, who played "Porky" on the first three seasons of TV's Lassie
Lassie (1954 TV series)
Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973...
, beginning in 1954.