Anthony Michael Hall

Michael Anthony Hall (lahir 14 April 1968), dikenal secara profesional sebagai Anthony Michael Hall, adalah aktor Amerika yang terkenal karena peran utamanya sebagai Johnny Smith di The Dead Zone dari tahun 2002 hingga 2007. Ia juga menjadi terkenal karena membintangi film bersama John Hughes, yang meliputi film klasik remaja Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, dan Weird Science. Hall mendiversifikasi perannya agar tidak menjadi typecast sebagai persona geeknya, bergabung dengan pemeran Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) dan membintangi film seperti Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) dan Six Degrees of Separation (1993). Setelah serangkaian peran kecil pada tahun 1990-an, ia berperan sebagai Bill Gates dari Microsoft dalam film televisi tahun 1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley dan memulai komedi tahun 2001 Freddy Got Fingered. Pada tahun 2008, ia muncul dalam peran kecil di The Dark Knight. Pada tahun 2020, dia muncul di The Goldbergs ABC. Selain itu, ia membintangi film pedang Halloween Kills (2021).

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).