After his success at playing a geek in "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club", Hall avoided similar roles for fear of being typecast. He appeared as a regular on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17, the youngest cast member ever. After a string of bizarre behavior, a tour in rehab for alcoholism, and late puberty, a far more athletic Hall appeared in Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands", this time playing the part of the villain.
Hall starred in "Hail Caesar", a film about a would-be rock star who works in a pencil eraser factory, which Hall also directed. Hall continues to appear regularly in major films in a variety of roles such as nerd billionaire Bill Gates in "Pirates of Silicon Valley" and baseball player Whitey Ford in "61*". He also stars in The Dead Zone, a television series based on the Stephen King novel.
Hall writes and sings for his band, Hall of Mirrors.
Selected Filmography
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