Anthony Michael Hall is an American actor, producer, and director best known for his starring roles in the John Hughes classic films of the 1980s—Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Today, he has been cast in two highly anticipated films—starring opposite Brad Pitt in War Machine, a provocative satirical comedy from writer/director David Michôd, and alongside Ben Affleck in Affleck’s feature adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s crime novel Live By Night.Hall is active in humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors, committed to aiding at-risk youth through his literacy program, “The Anthony Michael Hall Literacy Club.” The program provides tutoring and literacy sessions to youth and has been highly successful, with 80 percent of the first set of participating high school seniors going on to college.Hall lives in Los Angeles.