Celebrity Biographies
Ken weatherwax
Ken Weatherwax became very popular in the 1960s, as Pugsley, the overweight son in “The Addams Family.” The actor died at the age of 59 of a heart attack, on December 7, 2014, at his home in California.
Born on September 29, 1955, in Los Angeles, Ken Weatherwax made his debut at age 9 in an episode of the forgotten Caravan series . Shortly after, he was recruited for the role that made him popular, Pugsley, always dressed in striped T-shirts and shorts, who had an octopus as a mascot.
However, The Addams Family only lasted two seasons. She then tried to stay in the world of acting, and although she went to numerous castings, she was never recruited for any other role. “I was a victim of typecasting,” she came to comment in an interview.