Matthew McGrory
Matthew McGrory was an American actor, known for his
great height.
McGrory was born in
West Chester,
Pennsylvania, and trained in law at Widener University.
McGrory grew to the astounding height of 7
foot 6
inches . This was the result of a hormonal condition known as acromegaly.
Due to his extreme proportions, he was in great demand to play giants - he did so in many films such as
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and
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and television shows including
Malcolm in the Middle was an American situation comedy [i] created by Linwood Boomer [i] for the Fox Network [i] ...
,
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, and
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Matthew McGrory was an American actor, known for his
great height.
McGrory was born in
West Chester,
Pennsylvania, and trained in law at Widener University.
McGrory grew to the astounding height of 7
foot 6
inches . This was the result of a hormonal condition known as acromegaly.
Due to his extreme proportions, he was in great demand to play giants - he did so in many films such as
Big Fish is a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton [i] and written by John August [i], starring Ewan McGregor [i] ...
and
The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 [i] horror film [i], directed [i] by Rob Zombie [i] ...
and television shows including
Malcolm in the Middle was an American situation comedy [i] created by Linwood Boomer [i] for the Fox Network [i] ...
,
Charmed is an American [i] television series [i] that ran for eight...
, and
Carnivāle [car-nih-VAL] was an American [i] dramatic television series [i] produced by ...
. The
Guinness Book of World Records also gave him the title of the tallest actor, the largest toe, and having the world's largest feet not caused by
Elephantiasis - size 29―. Due to this, the
Howard Stern Radio Show featured him frequently as a guest, calling him "Bigfoot". The Stern Show's
Robin Quivers brought McGrory with her for her appearance on the game show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
He lived with his girlfriend Melissa Davis in Sherman Oaks,
California. Matthew's passing was from natural causes.
Filmography
- The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 [i] horror film [i], directed [i] by Rob Zombie [i] ...
- Tiny - ShadowBox
- Constantine - Demon
- Planet of the Pitts - Toto
- Big Time - Richard Blunderbore
- Big Fish is a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton [i] and written by John August [i], starring Ewan McGregor [i] ...
- Karl the Giant - House of 1000 Corpses - Tiny
- Men in Black II is a 2002 [i] science fiction [i] comedy [i] action film [i] starring Will Smith [i] ...
- Bubble Boy - Human Sasquatch
- The Dead Hate the Living! - Gaunt
He was featured in the television shows
Charmed is an American [i] television series [i] that ran for eight...
,
Malcolm in the Middle was an American situation comedy [i] created by Linwood Boomer [i] for the Fox Network [i] ...
, and
Carnivāle [car-nih-VAL] was an American [i] dramatic television series [i] produced by ...
, as well as Marilyn Manson's music video "Coma White".
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