Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall
Hall at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Born
Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall

(1968-04-14) April 14, 1968 (age 56)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1977–present
Spouse
(m. 2020)
[1]
Children1
Websitewww.manhattan.film

Anthony Michael Hall (born Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall;[2] April 14, 1968)[2] is an American actor. He is best known for starring in the teen-centered John Hughes films Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.[3]

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. He had the leading role in the USA Network series The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. Since 2019, Hall has appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. He starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

  1. ^ Andalora, Angela. "Anthony Michael Hall and Wife Lucia Are Expecting Their First Baby: 'So Blessed'". People Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Anthony Michael Hall Biography: Film Actor, Television Actor,Comedian Television Producer (1968–)". Biography.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ ashish. "Anthony Michael Hall". World News Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.