ACTOR

Anthony Michael Hall

1968 - Today

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Anthony Michael Hall (born Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall; April 14, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen films 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Michael Hall has received more than 10,428,012 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Michael Hall is the 6,489th most popular actor (down from 5,648th in 2019), the 9,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,403rd in 2019) and the 2,981st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Anthony Michael Halls by language

Over the past year Anthony Michael Hall has had the most page views in the with 1,146,614 views, followed by German (68,010), and Spanish (34,049). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (134.94%), Ukrainian (30.65%), and Malagasy (30.16%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Michael Hall ranks 6,489 out of 13,578. Before him are Claudia Black, Mindy Sterling, Norman Alden, Michael Wong, Virginia Gregg, and Engin Altan Düzyatan. After him are Marlo Thomas, Desireé Cousteau, Traylor Howard, Roma Maffia, Ted King, and Nancy Travis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Anthony Michael Hall ranks 315. Before him are Kiyohiko Azuma, Akihiko Hoshide, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Leonid Slutsky, José Luis Sierra, and Yang Xinhai. After him are Ed O'Brien, Norihiro Yagi, Rick J. Jordan, Vano Merabishvili, Alain Sutter, and Antonio de la Torre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Michael Hall ranks 9,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Arnold Denker (1914), Michael Wong (1965), Randy Weston (1926), Virginia Gregg (1916), Jan Davis (1953), and Michael Hoffman (1956). After him are Marlo Thomas (1937), Rick Scott (1952), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Desireé Cousteau (1956), Charlie Rose (1942), and Traylor Howard (1966).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anthony Michael Hall ranks 2,981. Before him are Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), Mary Eaton (1901), Mindy Sterling (1953), Norman Alden (1924), Michael Wong (1965), and Virginia Gregg (1916). After him are Marlo Thomas (1937), Desireé Cousteau (1956), Traylor Howard (1966), Roma Maffia (1955), Ted King (1965), and Nancy Travis (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Dark Knight
Mike Engel
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Jul 16o 20088.514 / 10
The Breakfast Club
Brian Johnson
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Feb 15o 19857.749 / 10
Edward Scissorhands
Jim
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Dec 7o 19907.716 / 10