Biography
Kevin Peter Hall left life too early, but managed to leave the mark in the hearts of fans of fiction, starring in the role of a predator from the movie of the same name. In addition, an artist's account has a lot of bright and strong characters that he managed to endow emotions, even hiding behind the mask.Childhood and youth
Kevin Peter Hall was born on May 9, 1955 in the American city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Celebrity parents were high growth that they inherited their sons, but Kevin surpassed them all. Already in early adolescence, he reached a mark in 195 cm, but continued to grow.
It is not surprising that the coach of the school team on basketball drew attention to the guy. Hall was a star, gained 18 points per match, easily beat opponents. He received a sports scholarship and continued to play in student years of biography, skillfully combining sports with theatrical art, which was compiled at George Washington University.
During his studies, Kevin met Jeme Fenishl, who divided his passion for music. But after graduating from college, friends had to say goodbye, because Hall planned to continue the basketball player. In the US, the contracts were not offered, and he went to Venezuela. A year later, the guy rushed and moved to Los Angeles to be closer to the university friend.
Jay and Kevin formed a creative duet, which was engaged in creating musical productions. They became famous thanks to the show "Five" and "the worst of friends" with whom they performed in local clubs. But the celebrity manil cinema, and soon he replaced the scene to the set.
Films
A dark-skinned guy with Hall dimensions was not easy to get a role. By the time the career began, its growth has already reached a mark of 218 cm, and the weight was about 110 kg. But it did not stop the artist, initially agreed to any projects.
The screen debut of celebrities took place in 1979, he played a bear mutant in the picture "Prophecy." The tape was not successful, but the "healthy" was remembered and soon called on the shooting of the fantastic film "Caution". This time Kevin was required to embody aliens, but the role of monsters quickly bored. He is tired of inconvenient costumes and his inaccessible stupid characters, so he even thought about getting out of the movies.
In the future, the hall appeared mainly in the paintings, where it was not necessary to hide the face behind the mask. He replenished the filmography of such projects as "without brakes", "Night Court" and "Poddirs from Hazzard", but they did not bring popularity.
Soon the quality of special effects improved, and the actor ventured back to the monster image. During this period, he was proposed to embody the main character of the family comedy "Harry and Henderson" - a snowy man who became another for the American family.
According to the ideas of the cinematographers, the artist, who had a suit of Yeti, was to not only look great, clumsy and ridiculous, but at the same time cause sympathy and empathy from the audience. It became a challenge for the hall, because from the means of expressing emotions he had only gestures and eyes.
But Kevin coped brilliantly with the task, which was repeatedly repeated in an interview the creators of the project. Harry performed by the celebrity is good-natured and at the same time touching. What is just worth the decision to bury the mink coat of the hostess of its temporary house and condemning views towards the head of the family who is fond of hunting. After the release of the film, many recognized that without the acting hall of the hall, the character would not work so alive and memorable.
But agreeing on the role of a clumsy snowy person, the performer understood that he would host the image. Therefore, he looked for hero, who will be the exact opposite of Harry. During this period, Kevin received a script for the film "Predator" and literally fell in love with him.
In the horror movie, John Macticnan, the actor fell to play a born killer and a hunter - cunning, hard, calculating. The character was not deprived of intelligence and inspired fear that he liked the celebrities. Therefore, he quickly agreed to work on the picture and even supplemented the image.
On the set, held in the jungle, the hall and on-screen partner Arnold Schwarzenegger had to be embarrassed. In a predator costume, it was hot, dark and uncomfortable, but at the same time the actor moved easily and gracefully, as if not attached to this effort. He once again proved his skill and finally conquered the audience, who replenished the ranks of his fans after the premiere.
True, looking at the photo of the artist, most of the fans of the sensational horror film saw the helicopter pilot, which appeared at the end of the painting to pick up the main hero of the jungle. The artist fulfilled this role without a mask, but it was in her he entered the story. But the celebrity face was more recognizable for fans of the series "227" and "Martyrs of Science", in which he starred in his youth.
The excitement around the "predator" inspired cinematographers to remove the continuation, but already without Schwarzenegger. Technically, Kevin's character died in the first part, but to wear an uncomfortable costume still had to. He played a younger and untrained individual of an alien creature, but it was not possible to repeat so stunning success. The actor was ready to agree to participate in subsequent films, but did not have time - soon he was not.
Personal life
The artist has gained happiness in his personal life for just a few years to the tragic death. The selected colleague in the "227" Alain Reed, who had already had an unsuccessful marriage, who had two children left behind the shoulders. In 1988, the performers got married, repeating the fate of their characters in the series, but they lived together only 3 years.Death
In 1990, the artist fell into an accident, and he needed blood transfusion. Then the celebrity virus hit the HIV virus, quickly developed to AIDS. The performer stubbornly fought with the disease and even in recent months did not stop being filmed, participated in the work on the Sitkom "Harry and Henderson", but the miracle did not happen.
The actor died on April 10, 1991, the cause of death became complications of pneumonia, exacerbated due to immunodeficiency. His body was cremated, and the dust was transferred to relatives.
Filmography
- 1982 - "Once Dark Night"
- 1982 - "Maze and Monsters"
- 1984 - "Without brakes"
- 1985 - "Night Court"
- 1985 - "Makers from Hazzard"
- 1985-1986 - "Martyrs of Science"
- 1986 - "The monster in the closet"
- 1987 - "Harry and Henderson"
- 1987 - "Predator"
- 1988 - "Corotheka - a big bump"
- 1989 - "Star path: next generation"
- 1989-1990 - "227"
- 1990 - "Predator 2"
- 1991 - "Harry and Henderson"
- 1991 - "Hello from the road to hell"