Matthew McGrory in DARKPLACE profile picture

Matthew McGrory in DARKPLACE

I am here for Networking

About Me


MATTHEW McGRORY's LAST FILM DARKPLACE 2007 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew McGrory, the deep-voiced 7-foot-plus actor who moved from appearances on Howard Stern's radio show to a high-profile role as a gentle giant in Big Fish, has died. He was 32.Matthew McGrory (left) played gentle giant, Karl, in Tim Burton's 2003 movie, Big Fish. He also had roles in Bubble Boy and Men In Black II. Columbia PicturesMcGrory died Tuesday at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, said director Drew Sky, who was working with him on his current movie, a biopic of wrestler-turned-actor Andre the Giant.Paramedics determined he died of apparent natural causes, police said in a statement.McGrory had size 29 shoes and for years held a world record for biggest feet not caused by elephantiasis. The title led to his appearances on Stern's show in the 1990s and other attention from the national media even before he became an actor. He attended law school and showed up in music videos before starting his career in Hollywood B-movies.He played a human Sasquatch in 2001's Bubble Boy, an alien in Men In Black II (2002) and Tiny in the Rob Zombie horror movies House of 1000 Corpse, its sequel The Devil's Rejects and the Booth Brothers film, DarkPlace (2007).His big break in Hollywood came in 2003 with Tim Burton-directed Big Fish. Ewan McGregor's character refuses to be intimidated by the size of McGrory's Karl character, walking up to shake his hand.McGrory's family and girlfriend declined immediate comment.Sky said he first met McGrory at a bar in 2000 and had been filming Andre: Heart of the Giant on and off for six months. He said that McGrory, who was from West Chester, Pa., felt a connection with the man he was playing, wrestler and The Princess Bride actor Andre Rousimmoff, who died in 1993."He felt the same way, that he would do anything just to be a person of regular size one day a week, where people don't have to stare at him, where he could go see a regular movie and walk down the street," Sky said. ..


My Interests

I'd like to meet:



DARKPLACE: Matthew McGrory (Devil's Rejects and Big Fish ) stars in his last, riveting, film performance as a hillbilly giant that terrorizes a small town along with the local, insane preacher. Together they exorcise their ritual of dark cleansing, by locking you up inside an ancient box, forcing you to Face Your Demons. But when a 10 year old boy is locked up inside, his darkest fears sets loose an Inferno of relentless Evil. www.darkplacemovie.com

My Blog

Horror News DVD Review


Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:12:00 GMT

SPOOKED TV-LIVE! "THE SUPERNATURALS"

SPOOKED TV-LIVE! "THE SUPERNATURALS" Guests include: Filmmakers, The Booth Brothers, Keith Age, Brian Harnois/Ghost Hunters International, Patrick Burns/Haunting Evidence, Tim Yancey, Steven LaChance,...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:26:00 GMT

TRIPLE TERROR DVD OFFER THREES TIME THE COOL!!

TRIPLE TERROR DVD OFFER CLICK ON THE BUY BUTTON AND SAVE * CERTIFIED SAFE & SECURE.
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT

DARKPLACE NOW ON DVD

From the creators of "Death Tunnel" (Sony Pictures) "Spooked" and 'Children Of The Grave" (Sci Fi Channel NBC Universal) DARKPLACE NOW ON DVDwww.darkplacemovie.comFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- LOS ANGELES- ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:54:00 GMT