Martin Scorsese's filmography seems like unlikely source material for a sitcom. But the director's comedic chops are underrated, especially in movies like The King of Comedy and After Hours. Before those projects, the legendary director made Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, a comedy-drama featuring Ellen Burstyn as a single mom searching for a better life in the Southwest. A critical and commercial smash, the 1974 movie led to a TV adaptation, simply titled Alice.

Linda Lavin took over the main role, as Alice settles in Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the series took place in Mel's Diner, where Alice worked alongside the gum-smacking Flo ("Kiss my grits!") and Mel, brilliantly played by Vic Tayback. The mother-son dynamic continued, too, with Philip McKeon stepping into the role of Tommy, the teenage son of Alice.

Lavin herself discovered McKeon, spotting him in a Broadway production. The son of a travel agent, McKeon started in showbiz young, working as a model when he was a toddler. His younger sister, Nancy, followed in his footsteps. Both would end up as television stars, with Philip working on Alice as Nancy portrayed Jo on The Facts of Life. 

Philip appeared as himself in the celebrity-heavy CHiPs episode "Roller Disco," which featured a cavalcade of famous Seventies faces. He also turned up in episodes of The Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

Following his TV career, Philip transitioned to radio, first in Los Angeles and more recently in central Texas, where he co-hosted a morning show called The Breakfast Taco on KWVH-LP 94.1FM.

On December 10, Philip McKean passed away from an undisclosed illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 55.