Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Born 1968-04-14 (age 58) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.

Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

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Known For

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight

2008

as Engel

Edward Scissorhands
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club

1985

as Brian Johnson

National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

as Rusty Griswold

Weird Science
Weird Science

1985

as Gary

Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles

1984

as Geek (Ted)

Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills

2021

as Tommy Doyle

War Machine
War Machine

2017

as Greg Pulver

Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning

2024

as Ezekiel Swann

Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered

2001

as Mr. Davidson

Clerks III
Clerks III

2022

as Auditioner

Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher

2014

as Jack

Live by Night
Live by Night

2016

as Gary Smith

Air Force One Down
Air Force One Down

2024

as Sam Waitman

Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999

as Bill Gates

All About the Benjamins
Six Pack
Six Pack

1982

as Doc

Happy Accidents
Happy Accidents

2000

as Anthony Michael Hall

Six Degrees of Separation
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61*

2001

as Whitey Ford