Alex Rieger?

vkimo wrote :

Did he have a family? 

Archie Bunker. 

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Not Archie Bunker from All in the Family.

Did the character in question have a family. Yes, but only his grandfather was ever regularly shown to my knowledge, he is in a few episodes and dies of a heart attack. His father and grandmother were killed in a car wreck. His mom died of a stroke. His son appeared in one episode. His fiancee is shot in an episode. I don't think other family members were ever shown unless it was a flashback.

pikachulover wrote :

Alex Rieger? -end quote

I admit I had to look this one up. It is from Taxi and I obviously recognize Judd Hirsch but didn't associate the character name. There were some big players in Taxi; Dani DeVito, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd, etc. I caught a few episodes but did not watch it regularly.

Not Alex Rieger

Both Taxi and All in the Family started in the 1970s and continued through the 1980s. This show the character is from started in the 1980s and continued into the 1990s.

Was the show he starred in a comedy?

Vaporman87 wrote :

Was the show he starred in a comedy?
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No but it did have comedic moments.

Did the show's title bear his name?

Vaporman87 wrote :

Did the show's title bear his name?
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Yes

Clues so far:

Character's first name starts with A
80s show
Not a puppet
Not animated
Male
Star of the show
Grandfather in a few episodes dies of a heart attack. Son in an episode later in the series. Revealed mother died of a stroke, father and grandmother died in a car wreck. Fiancee shot in an episode.
Show started in the 80s and finished in the 90s
The show was not a comedy but did have comedic moments
The title of the show bears the character's name

Bonus Clue:

His name has been turned into a noun and a verb in popular culture. I have scoured the internet looking for a single screen capture that features the character or his trademarks that does not immediately give it away and am unable to find anything.

Did he have a family? 

is it spiderman