# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-mcgrory
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:20:15.667Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matthew-mcgrory"
name: "Matthew McGrory"
slug: "matthew-mcgrory"
description: "Matthew McGrory was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he was recognized as the tallest actor by Guinness World Records. He portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). McGrory also held the Guinness World Records for biggest feet and longest toe."
tagline: "American actor (1973–2005)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Matthew_McGrory.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1973-05-17"
deathDate: "2005-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           21.86544
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://matthewmcgrory.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump