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Matthew McGrory

1973 - 2005

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Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he was recognized as the tallest actor by Guinness World Records. He portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). McGrory also held the Guinness World Records for biggest feet and longest toe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Matthew McGrory is the 5,946th most popular actor (down from 5,903rd in 2024), the 9,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,657th in 2019) and the 2,732nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Matthew McGrory ranks 5,947 out of 13,578. Before him are Amy Yasbeck, Dexter Fletcher, Aruna Irani, Miho Nakayama, Nick Mancuso, Igor Starygin, and Emily Ratajkowski. After him are Ron Moody, Clive Dunn, Peter Jurasik, John Richardson, and Betty Bronson.

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Among people born in 1973, Matthew McGrory ranks 233. Before him are Patrick Rothfuss, Brittany Andrews, Steven Bradbury, Ronna McDaniel, Johan Micoud, and Regillio Simons. After him are Yuri Shatunov, Indira Varma, Lene Nystrøm, Hiroki Matsubara, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, and Richart Báez. Among people deceased in 2005, Matthew McGrory ranks 297. Before him are Bruno Manser, Nirmal Verma, James Stockdale, Ihor Rybak, John N. Bahcall, and Enric Gensana. After him are Maria Vierdag, Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, Miriam Rothschild, Raoul Bott, and Humphrey Carpenter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew McGrory ranks 9,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Navarro (1967), Amy Yasbeck (1962), DJ Yella (1967), John W. Snow (1939), Daniel Quinn (1935), and Nathan Hale (1755). After him are Robert Moses (1888), Mary L. Trump (1965), Ray Anthony (1922), Peter Jurasik (1950), Erykah Badu (1971), and Bob Menendez (1954).

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Among actors born in United States, Matthew McGrory ranks 2,733. Before him are Jason Biggs (1978), Fyvush Finkel (1922), Richard Herd (1932), Victor Argo (1934), Shari Headley (1964), and Amy Yasbeck (1962). After him are Peter Jurasik (1950), Betty Bronson (1906), William Hopper (1915), Gil Gerard (1943), Bill Hader (1978), and Laura Leighton (1968).

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