Matthew
McGrory dies at age 32.
-Aug. 11, 2005
from various news reports
Matthew McGrory died of natural
causes Tuesday Aug. 9, 2005 at his Los Angeles home. He was 32. The
seven and a half foot actor was known as Karl The Giant from the
2003 movie "Big Fish". Other movies he was in were "The
Devil's Rejects", "House Of 1000 Corpses",
"Shadowbox", "The Dead Hate The
Living" and the short film "Big Time".
McGrory made numerous television appearances also.
McGrory was born May 17, 1973
weighing in 15 pounds and was already 24 inches long.
Originally McGrory attended law
school and played drums but decided to go into show business when he
kept on drawing a lot of media attention. He made appearances on the
talk shows of Howard Stern, Oprah, Maury Povich and had roles in
"Carnivale", "Malcolm In The Middle" and
"Charmed".
McGrory was currently working on the
production "Andre: Heart Of The Giant". Many of his
scenes had to be put off because his health problems.
McGrory's family and girlfriend
declined immediate comment.
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