Kevin Peter Hall

Infobox actor
name = Kevin Peter Hall


birthdate = birth date|1955|5|9|
birthplace = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1991|04|10|1955|05|09
deathplace = Hollywood, California, USA
birthname = Kevin Peter Hall
spouse = Alaina Reed (1988-1991)

Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 – April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in "Misfits of Science", the monsters in "Prophecy", "Without Warning", "Harry and the Hendersons", "Predator" and "Predator 2".

Biography

Early life

Hall, an African-American, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Kevin-Peter-Hall.html Kevin Peter Hall Biography (c. 1955-1991) ] ] His father, Charles Hall, was 6' 6" and his mother, Sylvia Hall, was 6' 2". He was the tallest of six brothers, all over 6' 5".

During his high school years at Penn Hills High School, he excelled at basketball and eventually earned a scholarship to George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. In college, Hall continued to play basketball and majored in Theatrical Arts. During his college years, he met Jay Fenichel. They would both go on to make musical productions together. After graduation, Hall moved to Venezuela to play basketball. After a year, he lost interest, and he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he again teamed up with Fenichel. The two would go on to create the semi-autobiographical two-man musical, "In Five". Hall and Fenichel also created a two-man show called "The Worst Of Friends". The duo performed the shows throughout Los Angeles area nightclubs.

Career

During its developmental stages, the Predator was going to be played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who played the Predator for the first few scenes but fell out with Schwarzenegger and wasn't billed on end credits either, but the producers realized that all of the actors who were to be physically dominated by the creature were body builders that stood over 6 feet tall. The producers decided to cast the enormous Hall so that the Predator could realistically physically dominate the film's human characters.

Hall also had guest spots on shows such as "Night Court" and "". He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall stature: he stood 7' 2½" (2.20 m). Hall had also reprised his role as Harry on the television series version of "Harry and the Hendersons" shortly before his death, but died before filming had been completed.

Personal life

While filming a guest spot on the television show, "227", Hall met actress Alaina Reed. The couple would marry both on the show, and in real life. Together, they had two children.

In the fall of 1990, Hall was involved in a serious car accident in Los Angeles. During surgery for his critical wounds, he received a blood transfusion that was contaminated with HIV. Soon after his transfusion, the HIV developed into AIDS and he went public with his illness with the full support of his wife.

Death

On April 10, 1991, Hall met an untimely death from AIDS. He was 35 years old. [cite news | title = Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35 | publisher =New York Times| date =1991-04-19 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA173BF930A25757C0A967958260
accessdate =2008-02-14]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0001310|name=Kevin Peter Hall
*tv.com person|13697|Kevin Peter Hall
*Find A Grave|id=8361
*memoryalpha article|Kevin_Peter_Hall|"Kevin Peter Hall"

Persondata
NAME= Hall, Kevin Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Hall, Kevin Peter
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= May 9, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH= April 10, 1991
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California