Trivia

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.

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

Turned down roles in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) so he would not be typecast.

Beat out Jim Carrey for the role of Farmer Ted in Sixteen Candles (1984).

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

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.

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.

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

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

For his role as Whitey Ford in 61* (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 Weird Science (1985), Johnny Be Good (1988) and Hail Caesar (1994) (which he directed himself).

His favorite character he ever played was Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). He thought this was fun playing the richest man in the world.

Brother of Mary Christian, who played his on-screen sister in The Breakfast Club (1985) as well.

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.

Was cast on The Dead Zone (2002) after executive producer Michael Piller saw his performance in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999).

Is the youngest member of the Brat Pack.

In Freddy Got Fingered (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.

Owner of AMH Entertainment, a film production company.

Auditioned for the role of Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders (1983), which went to C. Thomas Howell.

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

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

Has Irish and Italian ancestry.

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

In a relationship with his War Machine (2017) co-star, Lucia Hall. (June 2017)

Currently resides in Playa del Rey, California.

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: The Breakfast Club (1985) and The Dark Knight (2008).

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. (October 2004)