Beloved Performer Pat Finn, a versatile actor, Famed For Roles in The Middle and Friends, Has Died at the Age of Sixty.

Stateside performer Finn, who featured in iconic television series including Friends, Seinfeld and "The Middle", has succumbed at the age of 60.

The comedy and improvisation performer passed away at his residence in Los Angeles this Monday having undergone cancer treatment beginning in 2022, according to news outlets.

"Pat saw everyone as a friend - only friends he didn't know yet," his relatives said in a message.

They noted that he had "embraced life completely - with happiness and energy".

A Notable TV Career

Finn's first television role was on the George Wendt Show in 1995, where he portrayed the lead character's sibling.

He subsequently landed a repeating character on Murphy Brown from 1995 to 1997.

He played the part of Joe Mayo in "Seinfeld" in the late 90s, playing a social organizer famous for delegating unpleasant chores to his guests.

In the end of the 90s and start of the 2000s, he appeared as a guest star on numerous popular shows, like:

• The King of Queens
• "Friends"
• That '70s Show
• "House"

Finn was perhaps best known for playing Bill Norwood in "The Middle", featuring across eight seasons between 2011 and 2018.

His cinematic roles are It's Complicated (2009) and Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups.

A Life in Improv

Beyond his on-screen roles, Finn was an improv performer and served as an educator at the University of Colorado, where he was a professor.

He was a member of a six-member improv team known as "Beer Shark Mice".

"Pat taught, supported, and inspired countless students throughout the years and it's nearly impossible to find a person anyplace who has a bad thing to say about him," his relatives stated.

Offering condolences, colleague and actor Richard Kind said there was "not a more kind, gentle, or funny, authentic human being you could encounter".

"Perpetually optimistic, helping you be funnier and better. A great dad, a great guy," he shared publicly.

The actor is remembered by his spouse Donna, his three kids, and his parents and siblings.