Anthony Michael Hall

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AKA: Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Chestaro
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 04/14/1968
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

biography

Former child actor Anthony Michael Hall made his feature debut in "Six Pack" (1982), starring country singing star Kenny Rogers (in his debut too), and then landed the role of Rusty in "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), catching the attention of the film's screenwriter John Hughes, who was about to make the jump to directing. His performance as the scrawny, braces-wearing king of the freshman geeks in Hughes' "Sixteen Candles" (1984), along with follow-up variations on the role in Hughes' "The Breakfast Club" and "Weird Science", established him as the 80s nerd-of-choice, as well as a Continued

Credits

Criss Angel: Mindfreak
(TV Show)
2008-2008
Mindfreaking with the Stars
Himself
2008
The Dead Zone
(TV Show)
2002-2007
Denouement
Johnny Smith
2007
Denouement
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Ambush
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2007
Ambush
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Exile
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2007
Exile
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Drift
Johnny Smith
2007
Drift
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Transgressions
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2007
Transgressions
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Outcome
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2007
Outcome
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Numb
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2007
Numb
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Switch
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2007
Switch
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Interred
Johnny Smith
2007
Interred
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Big Top
Johnny Smith
2007
Big Top
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Re-Entry
Johnny Smith
2007
Re-Entry
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Ego
Johnny Smith
2007
Ego
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Heritage
Johnny Smith
2007
Heritage
Co-Executive Producer
2007
The Hunting Party
Johnny Smith
2006
The Hunting Party
Producer
2006
Into the Heart of Darkness
Johnny Smith
2006
Into the Heart of Darkness
Producer
2006
Revelations
Johnny Smith
2006
Revelations
Producer
2006
Vortex
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2006
Vortex
Producer
2006
Symmetry
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2006
Symmetry
Producer
2006
Lotto Fever
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2006
Lotto Fever
Producer
2006
The Inside Man
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2006
The Inside Man
Producer
2006
Articles of Faith
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2006
Articles of Faith
Producer
2006
Panic
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2006
Panic
Producer
2006
Independence Day
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2006
Independence Day
Producer
2006
Forbidden Fruit
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2006
Forbidden Fruit
Producer
2006
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
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2005
A Very Dead Zone Christmas
Producer
2005
Saved
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2005
Saved
Producer
2005
Coming Home
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2005
Coming Home
Producer
2005
Babble On
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2005
Babble On
Producer
2005
Vanguard
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2005
Vanguard
Producer
2005
Grains of Sand
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2005
Grains of Sand
Producer
2005
The Last Goodbye
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2005
The Last Goodbye
Producer
2005
Heroes & Demons
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2005
Heroes & Demons
Producer
2005
Still Life
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2005
Still Life
Producer
2005
Double Vision
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2005
Double Vision
Producer
2005
The Collector
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2005
The Collector
Producer
2005
Broken Circle
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2005
Broken Circle
Producer
2005
Shadows
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2004
Tipping Point
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2004
Tipping Point
Co-Producer
2004
Shadows
Co-Producer
2004
Instinct
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2004
Instinct
Co-Producer
2004
Cycle of Violence
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2004
Cycle of Violence
Co-Producer
2004
Speak Now
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2004
Speak Now
Co-Producer
2004
Looking Glass
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2004
Looking Glass
Co-Producer
2004
No Questions Asked
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2004
No Questions Asked
Co-Producer
2004
Total Awareness
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2004
Total Awareness
Co-Producer
2004
Cold Hard Truth
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2004
Cold Hard Truth
Co-Producer
2004
Cold Hard Truth
Director
2004
Collision
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2004
Collision
Co-Producer
2004
Finding Rachel (Part 2)
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2004
Finding Rachel (Part 2)
Co-Producer
2004
Finding Rachel (Part 1)
Johnny Smith
2004
Finding Rachel (Part 1)
Co-Producer
2004
Visions
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2003
Visions
Co-Producer
2003
The Combination
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2003
The Combination
Co-Producer
2003
The Mountain
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2003
The Mountain
Co-Producer
2003
The Hunt
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2003
The Hunt
Co-Producer
2003
Deja Voodoo
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2003
Deja Voodoo
Co-Producer
2003
Plague
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2003
Plague
Co-Producer
2003
The Storm
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2003
The Storm
Co-Producer
2003
Zion
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2003
Zion
Co-Producer
2003
Playing God
Johnny Smith
2003
Playing God
Co-Producer
2003
Dead Men Tell Tales
Johnny Smith
2003
Dead Men Tell Tales
Co-Producer
2003
The Man Who Never Was
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2003
The Man Who Never Was
Co-Producer
2003
Cabin Pressure
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2003
Cabin Pressure
Co-Producer
2003
Misbegotten
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2003
Misbegotten
Co-Producer
2003
Scars
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2003
Scars
Co-Producer
2003
Precipitate
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2003
Outsider
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2003
Precipitate
Co-Producer
2003
Outsider
Co-Producer
2003
Ascent (Part 2)
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2003
Ascent (Part 2)
Co-Producer
2003
Valley of the Shadow
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2003
Valley of the Shadow
Co-Producer
2003
Destiny
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2002
Destiny
Co-Producer
2002
Shaman
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2002
Shaman
Co-Producer
2002
Dinner With Dana
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2002
Dinner With Dana
Co-Producer
2002
Here There Be Monsters
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2002
Here There Be Monsters
Co-Producer
2002
The Siege
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2002
The Siege
Co-Producer
2002
Netherworld
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2002
Netherworld
Co-Producer
2002
Enemy Mind
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2002
Enemy Mind
Co-Producer
2002
The House
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2002
The House
Co-Producer
2002
Unreasonable Doubt
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2002
Unreasonable Doubt
Co-Producer
2002
Enigma
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2002
Enigma
Co-Producer
2002
Quality of Life
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2002
Quality of Life
Co-Producer
2002
Quality of Life
Co-Producer
2002
What It Seems
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2002
What It Seems
Co-Producer
2002
Wheel of Fortune
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2002
Wheel of Fortune
Co-Producer
2002
Wheel of Fortune
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2002
Wheel of Fortune
Co-Producer
2002
Descent (Part 1)
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2002
Descent (Part 1)
Co-Producer
2002
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Lil' J
2002
Freddy Got Fingered
Mr Davidson
2001
The Photographer
Greg
2000
Six Degrees of Separation
Trent Conway
1993
Edward Scissorhands
Jim
1990
The Breakfast Club
Brian Johnson
1985
Weird Science
Gary
1985
Sixteen Candles
Geek
1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
Rusty Griswold
1983
Caveman's Valentine
Bob
Six Pack
Doc
Dirt Merchant
Jeffry Alan Spacy
The Grave
Travis Purcell
The Killing Grounds
Art Styles
Searching for Bobby DeNiro
Actor
Funny Valentine
Producer
Hail Caesar
Director
Out of Bounds
Daryl Cage
Funny Valentine
Josh
The Death Artist
Actor
Into the Sun
Tom Slade
Johnny Be Good
Johnny Walker
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Actor
Hail Caesar
Julius Caesar MacGruder

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Appeared in TV commercials from ages eight to 13
1977 
Stage debut in "The Wake" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
Acted on stage in "St Joan of the Microphone" at the Lincoln Center Festival (NYC) and "Segments of a Contemporary Morning" at the Griffin Repertory Theater
1979 
TV debut in "Jennifer's Journey"
1982 
Film acting debut, "Six Pack"
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