Biography

Matthew McGrory

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Originally a student of pre-law at Widener University, and later majoring in Criminal Justice at West Chester University, Matthew started his career by making appearances on The Howard Stern Show (1990), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), and music videos of Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, and Blondie. Matthew would later amass a cult following for memorable roles such as "Tiny" in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses (2003), and Karl the giant in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003). In the midst of working on a biopic about André René Roussimoff, Matthew died on August 9, 2005 from natural causes. The Devil's Rejects (2005) (House of 1000 Corpses (2003)'s sequel) was dedicated to him.
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Was over 5' tall when he graduated from Kindergarten.
When he was born, he weighed 15 pounds and was 24 inches long. He is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as "The Tallest Actor".
He stood 7' 6" but was frequently shot so as to look even taller. In particular, as Karl in Big Fish (2003), he was meant to look more than 10 feet tall (more than a foot taller than the tallest recorded man ever), and much camera-trickery was used to make him look this tall.
Had injured his foot on the set of The Devil's Rejects (2005) and was unable to play Tiny for a short time. To compensate, the crew found a 7-foot-4-inch stuntman to double for him. So, during most of the scene when you see Tiny dragging the naked body through the woods, up until he removes the sack on his head, it is the stuntman.
Was scheduled to play André René Roussimoff in Andre: Heart of the Giant (2007), and even filmed a few scenes, before he died. Director Andreas Brandy, who was a friend of McGrory, said that McGrory's footage will be saved for the credit sequence, as an homage to him.

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