Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall (born April 14, 1968 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts) is a U.S. movie actor who became famous in several successful, teenage Brat Pack films of the 1980s. He is now best known, however, for his starring role in the very popular USA Network series The Dead Zone, which has aired since 2002.
Early career
He appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.
He appeared as a regular on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17, the youngest cast member ever. Later in puberty, a far more athletic Hall appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990), this time as the villainous football player.
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 Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley and baseball player Whitey Ford in 61*.
Recent and current career
Hall starred opposite Sheryl Lee as the cheating husband Ted Robbins in the 2001 USA Cable movie "Hitched". This performance led to his starring role in The Dead Zone, a hit television series based on the Stephen King novel.
Hall writes and sings for his band, Hall of Mirrors. His sister is also a singer using the stage name of Mary C. , his mother Mercedes Hall is a cabaret singer who also has a My Space page.
In the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie, Hall's contributions to 1980s teen comedy films are referenced, as a cafeteria within the movie's high school is named "Anthony Michael Dining Hall."
Selected filmography
- Jennifer's Journey (1981) - Michael
- Six Pack (1982) - Doc
- Running Out (1983) - Kylie
- 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) - Gary Wallace
- Saturday Night Live (1985-1986) (television) - various
- Out of Bounds (1986) - Daryl Cage
- Johnny Be Good (1988) - Johnny Walker
- Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Jim, Kim's Boyfriend
- A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990) - Casey Gallagher
- Hail Caesar (1994) - Julius Caesar McMurty
- A Bucket of Blood (1995) - Walter
- Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (television) - Bill Gates
- 61* (2001) (television) - Whitey Ford
- Hitched (2001) (television) - Ted Robbins
- Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) (television) - Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Freddy Got Fingered (2001) - Mr. Dave Davidson
- All About the Benjamins (2002 in film) - Lil J
- Funny Valentine (2005) - Josh
- Aftermath (2006) - Tom Fiorini (In Post Production)- notable for being the final film of Chris Penn