Anthony is #4 in TMF's 100 Greatest Teen Stars (edit) Anthony has written a script called Life and Death in Las Vegas and plans to direct the project with Judd Nelson as his star, with roles for Paris Hilton and singer Wayne Newton. (edit) Anthony's mother Mercedes Hall is a cabaret singer. (edit) Anthony has been diagnosed as bi-polar and was the subject of a lawsuit for shutting down The Dead Zone due to his illness. (edit) Anthony has denied he was ever in rehab, saying the closest he got was visiting friend Robert Downey, Jr. in jail. (edit) After his success at playing a geek, Anthony avoided playing similar roles to escape the nerdy typecast. (edit) Anthony appears in the movie Funny Valentine. (edit) Anthony's zodiac sign is Aries. (edit) On stage, Anthony appeared in the Lincoln Center Festival's production of St. Joan of the Microphone. (edit) For Anthony's role as Whitey Ford in the TV movie 61*, rather than learning to pitch left-handed, he wore his Yankee uniform number and logo backwards, and pitched right-handed. The image was then flipped. (edit) Stanley Kubrick claimed that the collaboration between Anthony and director John Hughes was "the most promising since James Stewart and Frank Capra". (edit) Anthony is in a movie called Aftermath that will be released in 2007. (edit) Anthony is an original member of the Brat Pack. (edit) Anthony's real life sister, Mary Christian, was his on screen sister in the hit movie The Breakfast Club. (edit) All of the characters played by Anthony in John Hughes films are actually based on Hughes himself. (edit) Anthony's favorite character he ever played was Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley. He thought it was fun playing the richest man in the world. (edit) Anthony began drinking alcohol at age 13. By the time he was 18, it was taking over his life. In 1990, he quit drinking and has been sober ever since. (edit) Anthony is of Italian-American heritage. (edit) Anthony was hired by Stanley Kubrick to star in the 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket but was fired after repeatedly complaining about Kubrick's time consuming, perfectionist directing style. He was replaced with Matthew Modine. (edit) Anthony is 6'2 tall. (edit) Anthony ranked #41 in VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars. (edit) Anthony claims his favorite book is John O'Donahue's Eternal Echoes. (edit) Anthony's trademark for his Brat Pack years: Short, skinny body, high-votage hairstyle, nervous voice and braces. After the Brat Pack years: Creepy, odd, intense and haunting stare. (edit) Anthony won the Young Artist Award in 1985 for Sixteen Candles, he played the role of Ted. (edit) Anthony briefly dated Molly Ringwald. (edit) Anthony is a singer, plays drums and composes songs for his band. (edit) Anthony turned down roles in Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off so he would not be typecast. (edit) Anthony was the youngest member of Saturday Night Live ever, he was 17. He was only on SNL for one season because he had to go to rehab. (edit)

Anthony: Everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed. (edit) Anthony: I've been a working actor since age eight. It became my craft and career by high school. I did not go to college, but I'm an avid reader in the ongoing process of educating myself. (edit) Anthony: I grew up in the public eye. I can't hide from that. I always embrace the work I've done before. I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for those movies. I'm always baffled by actors who are like, 'I'm not going to talk about the '80s.' What? You're just forgetting that whole experience? I feel very fortunate to have been able to do those films. It gave me the tools I needed to be where I am. (edit) Anthony: (on working in all three mediums) Movies and TV are both incredibly gratifying. I treat the work the same. Music, specifically songwriting and music production, are very gratifying as well. (edit) Anthony: (on what he would do if he had to spend a million dollars on someone other than himself) Donate a portion to reputable children's and animal charities, donate a portion to churches and homeless organizations. (edit) Anthony: (on Tom Green's directorial style with "Freddy Got Fingered") Off-camera, he's very quiet. He'd often be walking around quietly, twirling his hair while thinking about his next shot. I think the guy's a genius. I think the guy's a social hypnotist. I think he's incredible. He's on to something big-time and it's not just standup comedy. If this doesn't make $100 million, something's wrong. I smell a sequel. (edit)