My Take
Anthony Michael Hall is basically the patron saint of 1980s teen cinema, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He had this uncanny ability to play the awkward outsider in a way that felt genuinely vulnerable rather than just comic relief — Brian in The Breakfast Club still hits differently decades later. What's easy to forget is how young he was when he nailed three John Hughes classics back-to-back, which is a ridiculous run by any measure. He even did a stint on Saturday Night Live as a teenager, which not many people bring up. The later career pivot into harder-edged roles — The Dead Zone TV series, projects where he played authority figures or heavies — showed real range, and I think he never quite got the critical reassessment he deserved. Still rooting for him.
Overview
Anthony Michael Hall (born Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall; April 14, 1968) is an American actor, producer and comedian. After his film debut in Six Pack (1982) and a supporting role as Russell "Rusty" Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Hall had his breakout with starring roles in three John Hughes-directed films: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Name (Japanese)
- アンソニー・マイケル・ホール
- Reading
- あんそにー・まいける・ほーる
- Born
- April 14, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / film director / film producer / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.