Who were the Addams family members?

Beginning with the 1964 television series, the Addams Family consists of Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, and Wednesday's pet octopus, Aristotle.

Are any of the original Addams Family cast still alive?

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.

What are the Addams Family characters supposed to be?

Addams Family characters include Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday and Pugsley. The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal American family; an eccentric, wealthy clan who delight in the macabre and are unaware that people find them bizarre or frightening.

Are Gomez and Morticia related?

Background. Morticia is the wife of Gomez Addams and mother of Wednesday, Pugsley and Pubert Addams.

Is Gomez Addams Mexican or Italian?

He is depicted as being of Castilian extraction and Spanish ancestry, which was first brought up in "Art and the Addams Family" on December 18, 1964.

The Addams Family History and Origins

What is Wednesday Addams supposed to be?

In the original Addams Family cartoons illustrated by Charles, Wednesday is a pale, dark-haired, grim-looking little girl who is fascinated with death and macabre. She rarely smiles.

How did The Addams Family get so rich?

Much of their wealth is due to the business activities of Gomez Addams. The character is portrayed as being heavily invested in Wall Street, and owning multiple businesses around the world. This includes a uranium mine, an exotic animal farm, a salt mine, and even a factory that manufactures tombstones.

Why is Wednesday Addams called Wednesday?

Addams, by the way, didn't name any of the Addams Family characters until they were developed for television in the 1960s. He named Wednesday after the nursery rhyme “Monday's Child,” which includes the line “Wednesday's child is full of woe.”

Why is there always light on Morticia's face?

In Addams Family Values (1993), Morticia Addams is always lit by one beam of light across her eyes fading outward. This technique, used originally in classic noir films, accentuates Morticia's style by parodying original implementation of this technique and is used ironically (the film is a comedy).

What does Morticia call Gomez in French?

Morticia's pet names for Gomez generally meaning "Darling"/"My Darling" are "Bubeleh" (Yiddish), "Mon Cher" (French), "Mon Amour" (French), Querido (Spanish).

Is The Addams Family a true story?

The Addams Family were created by Charles 'Chas' Addams, a freelance cartoonish born in 1912 to piano executive Charles Huey Addams and his wife Grace M. Spear Addams. It's said that he based Morticia Addams's slinky appearance on his first wife, Barbara Jean Day, whom he married in 1942 until their divorce in 1950.

Who died from The Addams Family movie?

Raul Julia (Gomez Addams)

Juliá died in October 1995 after suffering a stroke at the age of 54.

What happened to Wednesday from Addams Family?

Fans were especially captivated by Wednesday Addams, the youngest daughter of the show's protagonists, Morticia and Gomez. The famous role—both adorable and morbid—was played by child actor Lisa Loring, who was at the time just five years old. Today, Loring is 63, and she's left Hollywood behind for a whole new career.

Is Morticia Addams still alive?

Carolyn Jones, who played matriarch Morticia Addams, died in 1983. John Astin, who played charming paterfamilias Gomez Addams, is still a working actor. His next project is 2015's Starship II: Rendezvous with Ramses. Ted Cassidy, who played giant manservant Lurch, died in 1979.

Does Chippewa mean orphan?

When Morticia gives birth, the hospital bed is coffin shaped. Wednesday bitterly quips that "Chippewa" in Camp Chippewa means "orphan". This is pure sarcasm; Chippewa is actually a form of the name Ojibwa (a Native American nation), the original meaning "first nation".

How old is pubert Addams?

TV shows. Pugsley is the oldest child of Morticia and Gomez Addams. He is a young boy (his age is given as eight years old in the pilot episode but is changed to 10 years old in the second episode) who is almost always seen wearing a striped T-shirt and shorts.

What is the baby called in the Addams Family?

Pubert is a child of Gomez and Morticia Addams.

Why did Morticia name her daughter Wednesday?

When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams gave her the name "Wednesday", based on the nursery rhyme line, "Wednesday's child is full of woe". The idea for the name was supplied by the actress and poet Joan Blake, an acquaintance of Addams.

What happened to the original Pugsley Addams?

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.

What is The Addams Family motto?

The credo of The Addams Family is "Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc" or "We Gladly Feast on Those Who Would Subdue Us." The credo is carved on the tombstone of Mother and Father Addams in the cemetery beside The Addams Family Mansion.

How did Gomez and Morticia meet?

The story goes that when Grandmama was ready to find a wife for Gomez, she called up an old friend Hester Frump and arranged for her to bring Ophelia over to meet her son. On this fateful day, Morticia innocently tagged along.

Is Gomez Addams Hispanic?

To be fair, nowhere in The Addams Family mythology does it say that Gomez is Latino (his name isn't Adam Gomez, clearly). Plenty of white actors have portrayed the character before, most notably actor John Astin in the original TV series of the 1960s. In that version, Gomez was of Castilian and Spanish ancestry.

What did Gomez Addams do for a living?

1991's The Addams Family displays some of the family's heirlooms and depicts Gomez (Street Fighter's Raul Julia) working with his lawyer. Gomez is also a successful entrepreneur that is invested in Wall Street. He has ties to various businesses all over the world, despite often investing by mere whim.