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FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH EVERYDAY PROBLEMS
ACROMEGALY - MATTHEW MCGRORY
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Matthew Blake McGrory (May 17, 1973 - August 9, 2005) was an American actor, known for his massive 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 (2.28 metres). 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 and The Devil's Rejects and television shows including Malcolm in the Middle and Carnivà le. The Guinness Book of World Records also gave him the title of both the tallest actor and having the world's largest feet not caused by Elephantiasis - size 29½. 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 to 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
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The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders and disappearances of the past several years. But three of the family members escape, including Otis, Baby Firefly and Baby's father Captain Spaulding. The evil trio go on a road trip, leaving dozens of mangled bodies in their wake. Evading a massive Texas Rangers dragnet as well as a group of equally murderous bounty hunters led by Ken Dwyer (the brother of a policeman Mamma Firefly killed in 'House of...') who's obsessed with finding the deadly killers, the surviving Firefly clan gather at a run-down amusement park owned by Captain Spaulding's half-brother, Charlie Altamont, whom offers them shelter and a new base of operations for their killing spree as Sheriff Dwyer, the Texas Rangers, the FBI and others slowly close in.
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ShadowBox (2005) |
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Constantine (2-Disc Deluxe Edition with Comic Book) (2005)
Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back. When Constantine teams up with skeptical policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister (also played by Weisz), their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldy events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
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Planet of the Pitts (2004) |
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Big Time (2004) |
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Big Fish (2004)
The story revolves around a dying father and his son, who is trying to learn more about his dad by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. The son winds up re-creating his father's elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and his great failings.
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House of 1,000 Corpses (2003)
In "House of 1000 Corpses", two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await.
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Men in Black II
It has been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Kay has since returned to the comforts of civilian life while Jay continues to work for the Men in Black, the highly funded yet unofficial government agency that regulates all things alien on earth. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, Jay uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay--who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency, but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy--to reunite with the MIB before Earth is destroyed completely.
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Bubble Boy (2001)
"Bubble Boy" is a comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom. When he finds out that the woman he has loved since childhood is about to be married at Niagara Falls, he builds a portable bubble suit and ventures into the outside world to win her affections.
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The Dead Hate the Living (1998)
When a renegade band of young filmmakers break into an abandoned hospital to make their horror epic, they stumble upon a real dead body and decide to use it in their movie. They accidentally bring it back to life, open a portal to a dead world that releases dozens of other zombies, then struggle for their lives in a desperate attempt to flee from the creatures who apparently have them hopelessly trapped in the hospital.
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He was featured in the television shows Charmed, Malcolm in the Middle, and Carnivale, as well as Marilyn Manson's music video "Coma White".
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Biographical Information from Wikipedia
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Acromegaly Disease Resources @ myfoodcount.com
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