Whatever Happened to Philip McKeon, Tommy From ‘Alice’?

Philip McKeon was just one of those actors who, whenever anyone saw him, regardless of how much older he had become, would immediately be recognized as the kid from Alice. So before getting too far into this article, let’s talk about that classic TV show for a minute.

Based on the 1974 movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, the CBS sitcom starred Linda Lavin in the title role as a widow with a young son who starts her life over again and finds a job working at a roadside diner in Phoenix, Arizona. Although there was another actor who played Alice’s son in the movie and then in the pilot episode, after that, it was all McKeon. For nine seasons, audiences had the pleasure of watching McKeon grow up right before their eyes.