Anthony Michael Hall

Hall writes and sings for his band, Hall of Mirrors. Very proficient in money matters, Jannings was one of the highest paid actors of his time. He also stars in The Dead Zone, a television series based on the Stephen King novel. Because of his involvement in Nazi propaganda, Jannings was prohibited to work after the war, and retired to his farm in Austria. 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*. Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels named him "Artist of the State" in 1941. Hall starred in Hail Caesar, a film about a would-be rock star who works in a pencil eraser factory, which Hall also directed. He made several pro-Nazi films, ending any chance he may have had for a comeback in the United States.

After a string of bizarre behavior, a tour in rehabilitation 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. He returned to Europe, where he starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in the classic The Blue Angel, filmed in English simultaneously with its German version Der Blaue Engel. He appeared as a regular on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17, the youngest cast member ever. Born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz in Rorschach, Switzerland, of a German mother and an American father, Jannings, as a theater actor, had a promising Hollywood career come to an end when talkies made his thick German accent difficult to understand. After his success at playing a geek in Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, Hall avoided similar roles for fear of being typecast. He won the 1927/1928 Oscar for two films -- The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command. Anthony Michael Hall (born April 14, 1968) is a US movie actor who became famous playing a nerd in several prominent Brat Pack films of the 1980s. Emil Jannings (July 23, 1884 - January 3, 1950) was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor.

61* (2001) (television) - Whitey Ford. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (television) - Bill Gates. Hail Caesar (1994) - Julius Caesar McMurty. Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Jim, Kim's Boyfriend.

Saturday Night Live (1985-1986) (television) - various. Weird Science (1985) - Garry Wallace. The Breakfast Club (1985) - Brian Ralph Johnson. Sixteen Candles (1984) - The Geek (Farmer Ted).

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Russell 'Rusty' Griswold.