Kevin Peter Hall

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Birth Name: Kevin Peter Hall

Born: 9 May 1955 Died: 10 April 1991

Country of origin: United States

Height: 7' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Alaina Reed Hall

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Description: Kevin Peter Hall (May 9th, 1955 - April 10th, 1991) was an American actor known for his roles in Misfits of Science, Prophecy, Without Warning, and Harry and the Hendersons, He was also best known as the Title Character in the first two films in the Predator franchise. Hall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania, His parents were of above-average, his father, Charles Hall was 6'6", and his mother, Sylvia Hall, was 6'2" tall, He was the tallest of seven brothers all over 6'5", During his high school years at Penn Hills High School, He excelled at Basketball and earned his scholarship to George Washington University Kevin Peter Hall (May 9th, 1955 - April 10th, 1991) was an American actor known for his roles in Misfits of Science, Prophecy, Without Warning, and Harry and the Hendersons, He was also best known as the Title Character in the first two films in the Predator franchise.

Hall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania, His parents were of above-average, his father, Charles Hall was 6'6", and his mother, Sylvia Hall, was 6'2" tall, He was the tallest of seven brothers all over 6'5", During his high school years at Penn Hills High School, He excelled at Basketball and earned his scholarship to George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In College, Hall continued to play basketball and majored in Theatrical Arts. After graduation, Hall moved to Venezuela to play basketball.

Hall made his acting debut in the 1979 horror film prophecy, Due to his tall stature, He was often cast in monster roles, He appeared as the alien in the 1980 horror film Without Warning and as "Gorvil" in the 1982 television movie Mazes and Monsters, In 1985, He co-starred in the short-lived series Misfits of Science, He guest starred on the sitcom Night Court as huge but gentle mental patient who humorousity towered over bailiff Bull Shannon (played by Richard Moll, who is 6'8"), The next year, Hall portrayed yet another monster in the horror film Monster in the Closet, followed by the role of "Harry" in Harry and the Hendersons.

In 1987, Hall was cast as the antagonist in Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, During its developmental stages, The Predator was going to be played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who played as The Predator for the first few scenes but wasn't billed in the end credits, The producers decided to recast the role with Hall so that The Predator could more convincingly dominate the film's human characters with its greater size, Hall would go on the reprise the role in the 1990 sequel.

Following his role in Predator, Hall appeared in the film Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) had a guest spot on Star Trek: The Next Generation (a series for which he had once been a leading contender for two key roles, Georgi LaFonge and Lt. Commander Data) from 1989 to 1990, He had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom 227, In 1990, Hall reprised as Harry on the television series based on the film. He died during the first season.

Hall met actress Alaina Reed while taping a guest spot on the television show 227, The couple would marry both on the show and in real life.

While working on the series Harry and the Hendersons, Hall announced that he had contracted HIV from a contamined blood transfusion, On April 10, 1991, Hall died from Pnemonia, He was 35 years old.

Hall was posthumously inducted into the Penn Hills Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class on May 8, 2009.

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