Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968)[1] is an American actor, movie producer and director. He is known as Anthony Michael Hall. He was in several movies for teens in the 1980s. Hall began his career in commercials and on stage as a child. He first made a movie in 1980. Hall was born in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in New York, New York.[1]
Anthony Michael Hall | |
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 Anthony Michael Hall at Creation Grand Slam XII in 2004 | |
| Born | Michael Anthony Hall April 14, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director, musician |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | http://www.anthonymichaelhall.net/ |
He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and featured in movies, for example, Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a progression of minor jobs during the 1990s, he featured as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 TV film Pirates of Silicon Valley. He had the main job in the USA Network arrangement The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. In 2020, he showed up in ABC's The Goldbergs. [2]
Selected filmography
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change| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Gold Bug | Young Edgar Allan Poe | Made-for-TV |
| 1981 | Jennifer's Journey | Michael | |
| 1982 | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Huckleberry "Huck" Finn | Made-for-TV |
| Six Pack | Doc | ||
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Russell 'Rusty' Griswold | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Farmer Ted (The Geek) | |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Brian R. Johnson | |
| Weird Science | Gary Wallace | ||
| 1986 | Out of Bounds | Daryl Cage | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Johnny Walker | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Jim | |
| A Gnome Named Gnorm | Casey Gallagher | ||
| Whatever Happened to Mason Reese | Mason Reese | Voice | |
| 1992 | Into the Sun | Tom Slade | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Trent Conway | |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Julius Caesar McMurty | Also director |
| Texas | Yancey Quimper | Made-for-TV | |
| Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland | ||
| 1995 | A Bucket of Blood | Walter Paisley | Made-for-TV |
| Ripple | Marshall Gray | ||
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 | Peter Cronin | Made-for-TV |
| Exit in Red | Nick | ||
| The Grave | Travis | ||
| 1997 | Trojan War | Bus Driver | |
| Cold Night Into Dawn | Eddie Rodgers | ||
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Bill Gates | Made-for-TV |
| A Touch of Hope | Dean Kraft | Made-for-TV | |
| 2 Little, 2 Late | Mr. Burggins | ||
| Revenge | Brian Cutler | ||
| Dirt Merchant | Jeffry Alan Spacy | ||
| 2000 | Happy Accidents | Himself | Cameo |
| The Photographer | Greg | ||
| 2001 | Hitched | Ted Robbins | Made-for-TV |
| The Caveman's Valentine | Bob | ||
| Freddy Got Fingered | Mr. Dave Davidson | ||
| Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story | Robert "Mutt" Lange | ||
| 61* | Whitey Ford | Made-for-TV | |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Lil J | |
| 2005 | Funny Valentine | Josh | Also co-producer |
| 2007 | LA Blues | Larry | |
| Final Approach | Greg Gilliad | Made-for-TV | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Mike Engel | |
| 2009 | Aftermath | Tom Fiorini | Also producer |
Television
change| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | Saturday Night Live | Various | Cast member |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Reggie Skulnick | Ep. # 5.9 |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Hanson Riker | Ep. # 2.13 |
| Deadly Games | Chuck Manley/The Camp Counselor | Ep. # 1.6 | |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Les Franklin | Ep. # 12.22 |
| Touched by an Angel | Thomas Prescott | Ep. # 2.22 | |
| 1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Tim | Ep. # 2.6 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Johnson | Ep. # 5.6 | |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | John Griffin | Ep. # 3.8 |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Thomas Prescott | Ep. # 5.22 |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Officer Reid Truax | Ep. # 1.21 | |
| 2007 | Entourage | Himself | Ep. # 4.02 |
| 2002–2007 | The Dead Zone | Johnny Smith | Starring role, also producer |
| 2009-2011 | Community | Mike | Ep. # 1.12, 2.23 |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Dr. James Bradstone | Ep. # 8.14 |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Roy Minor | Ep. #16 |
| 2011 | Warehouse 13 | Walter Sykes | Ep. #3.09, 3.11, 3.12 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Anthony Michael Hall Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Anthony Michael Hall". World News Today. Archived from the original on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-08-16.