ken weatherwax played pugsley in the 1964 addams family tv show.
ken weatherwax played pugsley in the 1964 addams family tv show.
who played pugsley in the 1964 addams family tv show?
ken weatherwax
weatherwax made his acting debut in the early 1960s when he was nine years old, playing a boy named "chester" in gleem toothpaste commercials alongside alice pearce. he was then cast as pugsley addams on "the addams family", after successfully auditioning with stars carolyn jones and john astin. the program ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966. after its cancellation, weatherwax found he was typecast as pugsley and lost interest in acting. he entered the u.s. army at seventeen, and at the age of 21, he reprised the role of pugsley in the 1977 reunion film "halloween with the new addams family". he established a career behind the camera as a movie studio grip and set builder, while making occasional appearances at "addams family"-related events with former costar lisa loring, who had played pugsley's younger sister wednesday addams on the show.
ken weatherwax
however, another obstacle in releasing the film occurred when, as the studios prepared the film for release, david levy, the producer of the 1964 addams family tv series, filed a lawsuit against paramount pictures, claiming that the film infringed on his property rights. the suit was eventually settled out of court, after the film's release, due to paramount wanting to quickly film a sequel due to the film's success.









































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"the addams family" grossed $113,502,246 in the united states and $191,502,246 worldwide, turning a significant profit against the $30 million production costs.









































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