Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall (born April 14, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a U.S. movie actor who became famous playing a nerd in several successful, teenage Brat Pack films of the 1980s.

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April 14 - 1968 - Boston, Massachusetts - U.S. - Movie - Actor - Nerd - Brat Pack

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After his early success at playing a geek (National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science), Hall avoided playing similar roles to escape the nerdy typecast.

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National Lampoon's Vacation - Sixteen Candles - The Breakfast Club - Weird Science

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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 rehabilitation for alcoholism, and late puberty, a far more athletic Hall appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990), this time playing the part of the villain.

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Saturday Night Live - Rehabilitation - Alcoholism - Tim Burton - Edward Scissorhands

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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*. He also stars in The Dead Zone, a television series based on the Stephen King novel.

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Hail Caesar - Bill Gates - Pirates of Silicon Valley - Baseball - Whitey Ford - 61* - The Dead Zone - Stephen King

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

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