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Michael Alaimo, ‘Space Jam’ and ‘The China Syndrome’ Actor, Dies at 86


Michael Alaimo, a film and TV actor known for roles in "Space Jam," "The China Syndrome" and "Cheers," died Friday, May 2. He was 86.

Michael Alaimo, a theater and film actor known for his roles in “ Space Jam ” and the Oscar-nominated “ The China Syndrome,” died Friday, May 2, in Burbank, Calif. As a multifaceted artist who worked in avant-garde theater and appeared in dozens of films and shows, Alaimo notably had roles in “Space Jam,” “Mr. From 1961 to 1964, he participated in Joseph Papp’s NY Shakespeare in Central Park, where he led a commedia dell’arte troupe and was involved in political activism with East Harlem’s highly influential Gut Theatre.

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