Gentle Giant

Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor, known for his great height.

McGrory was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and trained in law at Widener University.

McGrory grew to the astounding height of 7 foot 6 inches (2.28 metres). This was the result of a hormonal condition known as acromegaly.

Due to his extreme proportions, he was in great demand to play giants - he did so in many films such as Big Fish and The Devil's Rejects and television shows including Malcolm in the Middle, Charmed (where he was actually described as an ogre, rather than a giant), and Carnivàle. The Guinness Book of World Records also gave him the title of the tallest actor, the largest toe, and having the world's largest feet not caused by Elephantiasis - size 29½. Due to this, the Howard Stern Radio Show featured him frequently as a guest, calling him "Bigfoot". The Stern Show's Robin Quivers brought McGrory with her for her appearance on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

才想剛找尋 "Gentle" 這個價值，卻意外地連到了大智若魚 (Big Fish) 的照片，很意外地發現這個裡面謙卑的巨人已經在 2005 年 8 月過世了，32 歲。一陣心寒的狀況讓我回憶到當時『向左愛、向右愛』李恩珠在 2005 2/22 自殺逝世時的不捨。 我們這個年代的人，接觸了太多跟自己沒有血親的人物。因此，慶生與哀悼的頻率也會比上一代多很多。