Anthony Michael Hall was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His stepfather is a show business manager and his mother, Mercedes Hall, is an actress-singer. His sister is also a performer. He started doing TV commercials, and his first major break came when he was cast as the young Steve Allen in Allen's semi-autobiographical play The Wake. He came to the attention of movie audiences with his performance as the geeky, overbearing yet endearing Farmer Ted who talks Molly Ringwald into giving him he ...[Read Story]
