Curiosidades

All of the characters played by Anthony in John Hughes films are actually based on Hughes himself.

Began drinking alcohol when he was 13. By the time he was 18, it was taking over his life. In 1990, he quit drinking and has been sober ever since.

In the roller coaster scenes in Férias Frustradas (1983), he was not acting when looked scared. He was really terrified of the roller coaster.

Beat out Jim Carrey for the role of Farmer Ted in Gatinhas e Gatões (1984).

Was one of the eight original members of the 1980s "brat pack", along with Judd Nelson, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy.

Turned down roles in A Garota de Rosa-Shocking (1986) and Curtindo a Vida Adoidado (1986) so he would not be typecast.

Godfather of Indio Falconer Downey, Robert Downey Jr.'s son.

Youngest member of Saturday Night Live (1975) ever, in 1985 when he was 17. Was only on SNL for one season because he had to go to rehab.

Is a singer, plays bass, guitar, drums and composes songs for his band, Hall of Mirrors.

Stanley Kubrick claimed that the collaboration between Hall and director John Hughes was "the most promising since James Stewart and Frank Capra".

For his role as Whitey Ford in A História De Um Recorde (2001), rather than learning to pitch left-handed, he wore his Yankee uniform number and logo backward, and pitched right-handed. The image was then flipped.

Has appeared with actor and friend Robert Downey Jr. in Mulher Nota 1000 (1985), Johnny Bom de Transa (1988) and Hail Caesar (1994) (which he directed himself).

His favorite character he ever played was Bill Gates in Piratas da Informática: Piratas do Vale do Silício (1999). He thought this was fun playing the richest man in the world.

Switched his first and middle name because there was already a Michael Hall in the Screen Actors Guild. Goes by his birth name off-screen.

Half brother of Mary Christian, who played his on-screen sister in Clube dos Cinco (1985) as well.

Was cast on O Vidente (2002) after executive producer Michael Piller saw his performance in Piratas da Informática: Piratas do Vale do Silício (1999).

In Fora de Casa! (2001), Anthony had trouble driving the sports car his character had. Director Tom Green commented in the DVD of the film that it took several dozen takes to get the two-second shot.

Is the youngest member of the Brat Pack.

While not related to musician Daryl Hall, he did play Daryl in a skit on Saturday Night Live (1975) with Robert Downey Jr..

Auditioned for the role of Ponyboy Curtis in Vidas Sem Rumo (1983), which went to C. Thomas Howell.

Owner of AMH Entertainment, a film production company.

Has Irish and Italian ancestry.

Ranked #41 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

He was in negotiations to star as Private Joker in the Stanley Kubrick film Nascido para Matar (1987), but after eight months of negotiations a deal between Kubrick and Hall fell through.

He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Clube dos Cinco (1985) and Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas (2008).

In a relationship with his Máquina de Guerra (2017) co-star, Lucia Hall. (junho de 2017)

Portrayed Tony Kushner in Kushner's production of "Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy" in Hollywood, California, starring Mimi Kennedy, Sally Field and JoBeth Williams. (outubro de 2004)