Hall began his career in commercials and
on stage as a child and made his screen debut in 1980. His films with
director-screenwriter John Hughes, beginning with the
popular 1984 coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles, shaped his
early career. Hall's next movies with Hughes were the teen classics
The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, both in 1985. His
performances as lovable geeks in these
three films connected his name and face with the stereotype for an entire
generation.
Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985-1986). To date, he is the youngest member of the entire series.
After starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Hall starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley.
From 2002 to 2007, Hall had the leading role in the USA Network series The Dead Zone. During its run, the show was one of the highest-rated cable television series.
Hall was ranked # 4 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" and #41 in "100 Greatest Kid Stars."
Most recently, Hall can be seen in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. He has also turned to producing, forming the production company Launch Productions. [BACK]
Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985-1986). To date, he is the youngest member of the entire series.
After starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Hall starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley.
From 2002 to 2007, Hall had the leading role in the USA Network series The Dead Zone. During its run, the show was one of the highest-rated cable television series.
Hall was ranked # 4 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" and #41 in "100 Greatest Kid Stars."
Most recently, Hall can be seen in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. He has also turned to producing, forming the production company Launch Productions. [BACK]
