Anthony Michael Hall

After his success at playing a geek in "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club", Hall avoided similar roles for fear of being typecast. He appeared as a regular on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17, the youngest cast member ever. After a string of bizarre behavior, a tour in rehab for alcoholism, and late puberty, a far more athletic Hall appeared in Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands", this time playing the part of the villain.

Hall starred in "Hail Caesar", a film about a would-be rock star who works in a pencil eraser factory, which Hall also directed. Hall continues to appear regularly in major films in a variety of roles such as nerd billionaire Bill Gates in "Pirates of Silicon Valley" and baseball player Whitey Ford in "61*". He also stars in The Dead Zone, a television series based on the Stephen King novel.

Hall writes and sings for his band, Hall of Mirrors.

Selected Filmography

• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
• Sixteen Candles (1984) - The Geek (Farmer Ted)
• The Breakfast Club (1985) - Brian Ralph Johnson
• Weird Science (1985) - Garry Wallace
• Saturday Night Live (1985-1986) (television) - various
• Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Jim, Kim's Boyfriend
• Hail Caesar (1994) - Julius Caesar McMurty
• Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (television) - Bill Gates
• 61* (2001) (television) - Whitey Ford

External link

• IMDb Entry

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