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Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

33 movies on Netflix

Biography

Anthony Michael Hall is an American actor who began performing as a child, starting with commercials and moving into stage and television roles. Born in Boston and raised in New York City, he gained early notice in the 1982 film Six Pack and then appeared as Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). His breakout came in three John Hughes movies: Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Weird Science (1985), roles that linked him to the Brat Pack. Seeking to avoid typecasting, he spent the 1985 to 1986 season on Saturday Night Live, the show's youngest cast member, and later played a villain in Edward Scissorhands (1990). He was widely praised as Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) and led The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. Later credits include The Dark Knight (2008), War Machine (2017), and Halloween Kills (2021).

58years old

Turns 59 on April 14in 155 days

  • Born West Roxbury
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Michael Anthony Hall (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
33
Career span
42 years1982 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    At 17, Hall became part of Saturday Night Live's cast for the 1985-86 season. No other cast member in the show's history has been younger than him.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Hall turned down the roles of Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Duckie in Pretty in Pink, both written for him by John Hughes, to avoid being typecast.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Hall was Orion Pictures' top choice for the part of Nuke Laloosh in Bull Durham, but he showed up unprepared for interviews and irritated writer-director Ron Shelton.

  4. First role

    Hall made his stage debut in 1977, playing the young Steve Allen in The Wake, a semi-autobiographical play written by Allen.

  5. Beyond film

    Hall fronted his own band, Hall of Mirrors, formed in 1998, which released an album on his RAM Records label in 1999.

  6. About the name

    Because another actor named Michael Hall was already in the Screen Actors Guild, Hall switched his first and middle names when he started working in show business.

Anthony Michael Hall movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Edward Scissorhands1990 Drama, Fantasy, Romanceas Jim

    IMDb rating 7.8571K votes

  2. The Breakfast Club1985 Comedy, Dramaas Brian Johnson

    IMDb rating 7.8477K votes

  3. Weird Science1985as Gary Wallace

    IMDb rating 6.6107K votes

  4. National Lampoon's Vacation1983as Rusty Griswold

    IMDb rating 7.3130K votes

  5. The Dark Knight2008as Mike Engel

    IMDb rating 9.13.2M votes

  6. Sixteen Candles1984as Geek

    IMDb rating 7.0137K votes

  7. War Machine2017as Greg Pulver

    IMDb rating 6.054K votes

  8. Foxcatcher2014as Jack

    IMDb rating 7.0156K votes

Most often with

John Hughes directed three of these films. Robert Downey Jr. appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Downey Jr., 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robert Downey Jr.Samuel L. Jackson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Samuel L. JacksonSeymour Cassel, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Seymour CasselJudd Nelson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Judd NelsonRichard Masur, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard MasurJohn Kapelos, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John KapelosJohn HughesDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by John Hughes

Films together

Box office

What Anthony Michael Hall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.5 billion

20 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 33 films: 20 worldwide figure; 7 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

The Dark Knight2008as Mike Engel$1.0 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Dark Knight2008as Mike Engel
    $1.0B65.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Halloween Kills2021as Tommy Doyle
    $133M8.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Edward Scissorhands1990as Jim
    $86M5.6% of the total
  4. 4
    National Lampoon's Vacation1983as Rusty Griswold
    $61M4.0% of the total
  5. 5
    The Breakfast Club1985as Brian Johnson
    $52M3.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Weird Science1985as Gary Wallace
    $39M2.5% of the total
  7. 7
    All About the Benjamins2002as Lil J
    $25M1.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Sixteen Candles1984as Geek
    $24M1.5% of the total
Live by Night (2016), $22.7 millionSix Pack (1982), $20.2 millionFoxcatcher (2014), $19.2 millionJohnny Be Good (1988), $17.6 millionFreddy Got Fingered (2001), $14.3 millionSix Degrees of Separation (1993), $6.3 millionOut of Bounds (1986), $5.1 millionThe Caveman's Valentine (2001), $794,481Happy Accidents (2000), $688,510Bodied (2017), $113,956Results (2015), $104,507Trojan War (1997), $309

$107 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

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