Biography
Star of a number of classic John Hughes high school comedies in the 1980s, Anthony Michael Hall reinvented himself after a considerably rocky transition to adult roles. Hall's breakout as a gawky but self-possessed freshman geek opposite Molly Ringwald in "Sixteen Candles" (1984) led to similar outcast roles in "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Weird Science" (1985), cementing the freckled actor's status as the '80s nerd-of-choice. He was …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Co-starred with Catherine Bell and Mekhi Phifer in Lifetime television movie "Last Man Standing" | |
2009 | Guest-starred on the NBC comedy series "Community" | |
2008 | Had a small role as a news reporter who is kidnapped by the Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" | |
2002 | Starred as Johnny Smith in USA Network's "The Dead Zone"; also produced and directed episodes | |
2001 | Portrayed baseball pitcher Whitey Ford in Billy Crystal's highly acclaimed HBO film "61*" | |
2001 | Appeared in the critically-panned "Freddy Got Fingered" opposite Tom Green | |
2000 | Made a cameo appearance as himself in the comedy "Happy Accidents" | |
1999 | Portrayed Bill Gates, opposite Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs, in the TNT movie, "Pirates of Silicon Valley" | |
1998 | Formed the band Hall of Mirrors | |
| Formed AMH Entertainment Group | ||
1994 | Directed first film, the low-budget Showtime comedy, "Hail Caesar"; also co-starred with Robert Downey Jr. and Judd Nelson; wrote and performed the featured songs | |
1993 | Was critically lauded for his supporting role as an MIT student (and Will Smith's gay lover) in "Six Degrees of Separation" | |
1990 | Played a villain, opposite Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, in Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands" | |
1988 | Starred as a high school football player in "Johnny Be Good" opposite Uma Thurman and Robert Downey Jr. | |
1986 | Starred in first action/thriller "Out of Bounds" | |
1985 | Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for one season; at the age of 17, Hall was the youngest cast member in the show's history | |
1985 | Starred as Gary Wallace, another likable geek, in John Hughes' "Weird Science" | |
1985 | Cast as Brian Johnson, "the brain," in writer/director John Hughes' "The Breakfast Club" | |
1984 | Landed breakout role as Farmer Ted, the geek who pursued Molly Ringwald's character, in John Hughes' directing debut "Sixteen Candles" | |
1983 | Cast as Rusty Griswold, Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo's son, in "National Lampoon's Vacation"; first association with writer John Hughes | |
1982 | Played Huck Finn in the CBS TV-movie "Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn" | |
1982 | Made his feature film-acting debut in "Six Pack" | |
1980 | Made his TV debut in the ABC movie "The Gold Bug" as a young Edgar Allan Poe | |
| Appeared in the Lincoln Center Festival's production of "St. Joan of the Microphone" | ||
1977 | Made his stage debut as the young Steve Allen in Allen's semi-autobiographical play "The Wake" | |
| Started acting in commercials when he was seven years old | ||