This was produced by the ALF fan club a few years ago.
The ALF Fan Club has had many requests for ALF's life history. Though ALF tries to keep his life private, some facts have come to light.
ALF whose real name is Gordon Shumway (this fact alone could make you a champion at Trivial Pursuit) was born and raised on the planet Melmac, to Flo and Bob Shumway. He arrived in Hollywood by accident when his spaceship crashed through the roof of the Tanner family's garage.
He was nicknamed ALF (Alien Life Form) by the Tanner children and actually prefers it to Gordon. Although he speaks most of Earth's languages, many of ALF's customs are unfamiliar and somewhat startling to Earthlings. For example, he has a penchant for snacking on cats and can whistle with his lips closed.
He graduated from Melmac High School where he majored in software and pedestrian crossing. ALF was active in the Skleen Club and was a co-captain of the Bouilabaseball team for three years. (Bouilabaseball is similar to Earth's baseball -only it uses fish.)
Before landing on our planet, he spent more than a dozen years as an orbit guard. Other previous occupations include Assistant Boxleitner and part-time male model. At one time he even owned and operated his own Phlegm dealership. (The Phlegm 220 was a classic sports car.)
ALF's current hobbies are Gerrymandering, audio-animatronic impressions, and eating.
A Sagittarius, ALF is 229 years old (in 1986). "I've got dandruff older than your country," he says. Although he is single, he insists he's "still looking."