ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL
Name: Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall
Born: 14 April 1968 West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally
as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor, producer and director who
achieved stardom in several successful teen-oriented films of the 1980s. Hall
began his career in commercials and on stage as a child, and made his screen
debut in 1980. His films with director-screenwriter John Hughes, beginning with
the popular 1984 coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles, shaped his early career.
Hall's next movies with Hughes were the teen classics The Breakfast Club and
Weird Science, both in 1985. His performances as lovable geeks in these three
films connected his name and face with the stereotype for an entire generation.
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,
his performance as Microsoft’s Bill Gates in the Emmy-nominated 1999 film
Pirates of Silicon Valley put him back in the spotlight. He starred role in the
popular USA Network series The Dead Zone, from 2002 to 2007. During its run, the
show remained one of the highest-rated cable television series.
Name: Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall
Born: 14 April 1968 West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally
as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor, producer and director who
achieved stardom in several successful teen-oriented films of the 1980s. Hall
began his career in commercials and on stage as a child, and made his screen
debut in 1980. His films with director-screenwriter John Hughes, beginning with
the popular 1984 coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles, shaped his early career.
Hall's next movies with Hughes were the teen classics The Breakfast Club and
Weird Science, both in 1985. His performances as lovable geeks in these three
films connected his name and face with the stereotype for an entire generation.
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,
his performance as Microsoft’s Bill Gates in the Emmy-nominated 1999 film
Pirates of Silicon Valley put him back in the spotlight. He starred role in the
popular USA Network series The Dead Zone, from 2002 to 2007. During its run, the
show remained one of the highest-rated cable television series.