What does Lurch look like?

Characterization. Lurch is a 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) tall, shambling, gloomy butler. In the original Addams Family television series, Lurch has a deep and resonant voice.
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What was Lurch's name?

Ted Cassidy, an actor who played the sinister‐looking, sepuchral‐voiced butler Lurch in the comedy television series “The Addams Family,” died Jan. 16 in Los Angeles of complications following open‐heart surgery for a nonmalignant tumor. He was 46 years old.
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Why is Lurch tall?

Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles to have a benign tumor removed from his heart. The tumor had formed as a result of the long-term effects of the condition acromegaly, which was also responsible for his iconic deep voice, facial structure, and overall tall stature.
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Does Lurch have a girlfriend?

Lurch's girlfriend Lizzy comes to visit. He told her he was a millionaire, so The Addams Family play along. Gomez and Morticia pretend to be his butler and maid, while the others temporarily move into a hotel. However, Thing discovers she is merely a thief, using Lurch to gain access to the Addamses' valuables.
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Who played cousin trivia on the Addams Family?

Cousin Itt appeared in 19 total episodes of the original series and was played by Felix Silla, except for two appearances in which he was played by Roger Arroyo.
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What Happened To Ted Cassidy "Lurch"



How big was Lurch from The Addams Family?

Lurch is a 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) tall, shambling, gloomy butler. In the original Addams Family television series, Lurch has a deep and resonant voice.
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How do you dress as Lurch?

Cosplay Lurch's creepy style with a White Dress Shirt paired with his Black Suit and Oversized Bow Tie. He wears White Gloves, Black Dress Socks, and a pair of Black Wingtip Shoes. He is also found carrying around a White Towel draped over his arm like any good butler would do.
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Who has died from The Addams Family?

Felix Silla, the actor best known for playing the hairy Cousin Itt on the sitcom “The Addams Family,” died on April 16. He was 84. The cause was cancer, Mr. Silla's representative, Bonnie Vent, said in a statement.
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Is Pugsley still alive from The Addams Family?

Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley in the original Addams Family, has died at the age of 59. The actor suffered a heart attack and was found at his home in California on Sunday. Pugsley was the oldest child of Gomez and Morticia Addams in the 1960s TV series.
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Are The Addams Family vampires?

Morticia Addams (née Frump) was the matriarch of the Addams Family, a slim woman with pale skin, clad in a skin-tight black hobble gown with octopuslike tendrils at the hem. Certain sources suggested she may be some kind of vampire. She adored her husband, Gomez, as deeply as he did her.
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Is Morticia a vampire?

If anything supernatural is afoot, Morticia might be seen as a witch, but there's no real evidence she's a vampire. Rather, her black ensemble and pale characteristics are fashionable rather than signs she's moving beyond the grave. 2022 Showbiz Cheat Sheet, All Rights Reserved.
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How old is Morticia Addams?

Morticia Addams, Alto/Mezzo Sop. (G3 – Bb5), Stage Age 35-50: Morticia is the wife of Gomez Addams, and the mother of Wednesday and Pugsley. She has pale skin and long black hair.
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How old is Wednesday Addams?

Appearance and personality. Wednesday Addams is a 13-year-old who is obsessed with death. Wednesday does most of her experiments on her brother Pugsley Addams for "fun" or for punishment.
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How do I dress like Gomez Addams?

Wear a dress shirt and tie in colors that keep with the dark color scheme. Pair a white dress shirt with a black bow tie, a dark red shirt with a black necktie or a black shirt with a dark red tie for a Gothic look befitting the Addams name.
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How do you dress like Uncle Fester?

Uncle Fester Cosplay Costumes

Get yourself all dressed up by ordering an Uncle Fester costume or a simple full-length fur coat will do as well. Head over to a costume shop to pick up a white bald cap and some light grey and pale green face paint to transform your face.
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How do you make a Uncle Fester costume?

Uncle Fester Costume

All you need is a black hooded robe, belt cord, white face paint, black face paint and a light bulb is optional.
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Is anyone still alive from The Addams Family?

Time, however, has been less gracious to the cast. Only four of the original eight members are still alive. Blossom Rock, who played Grandmama Addams, died in 1978, at age 82. Lumbering Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch and Thing (the hand), died after open-heart surgery in 1979, at 46.
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Is Lurch from The Addams Family a zombie?

Lurch is like Frankensteins monster. Reanimated deliberately by a creator. Zombie-like in that he WAS dead but now walks, but different; that's bit a virus, he craves no brains, and he was created with purpose.
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Who played Lurch in Addams Family 2?

Conrad Vernon is the voice of Lurch in The Addams Family 2.
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Do cousins talk backwards?

Cousin Itt's actual speech is simply Snoop Dogg's lines played backward, so though he is indeed responding to everything other characters are saying to him, his replies are in reverse.
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