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John Aasen was an American actor and one of the tallest actors in history. He was born on March 5, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was the son of Norwegian immigrants, and was raised in the Midwest.
Aasen began his career as a vaudeville performer, and eventually moved to Hollywood in the 1920s. He appeared in over 40 films, including The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The King of Kings (1927), and The Terror (1928). He was also featured in the classic comedy film, The General (1927).
Aasen was known for his tall stature, standing at 8 feet tall. He was the tallest actor in Hollywood at the time, and was often cast in roles that required a tall actor.
Aasen died on August 1, 1938 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was 48 years old.
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48 years old |
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5 March 1890 |
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5 March |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Date of death |
1 August, 1938 |
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Mendocino, California, USA |
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United States |
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John Aasen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, John Aasen height
is 7' 2½" (2.2 m) .
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Aasen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Aasen worth at the age of 48 years old? John Aasen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
John Aasen's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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In 2008, his skeleton was measured at 7' 2.4" (219 cm) tall. Previous reports of his height ran as high as 8' 11½" (273 cm) and as low as 7' (213 cm) (according to one edition of Guinness World Records).
In other words; impressive! The annual Nummedalslagets yearbook of 1925 wrote: "Apparently the world's tallest human (in the civilized world) with a loving and sympathetic personality who always appears courteous and modest.
Like Charles Chaplin's sidekick, Eric Campbell, Harold Lloyd needed his own giant when casting Why Worry? (1923) in 1922. Lloyd first had his eyes on George Auger (Cardiff Giant) who worked at Ringling Brothers sideshow as a giant. But Auger died before the film started and a search went out for a replacement. The producer Hal Roach heard of a shoemaker that was constructing a pair of shoes for a "Norwegian living in Minnesota", and his name was John Aasen. His mother was Kristi Danielsen (b.
In Harold Lloyd's film classic, Why Worry? (1923) , Aasen plays "Colosso". He is suffering from a toothache and stuck in jail with other prisoners of a revolution in Chile. Lloyd is Harold von Palham as the rich hypochondriac who ends up in the same prison as "Colosso" and cures him of his toothache. Forever grateful "Colosso" aids van Palham in his adventures as escapees from the prison. With a cannon on his back and bullets hanging from his neck, the pair becomes an unusual couple who create comic mayhem.
The film became one of the largest box-office attractions of 1923. Aasen was a great success in his first film and appeared in several others, but not with the same impact. It is said he mastered Norwegian fluently and for many years performed as a "Sideshow" attraction for C. A. Wortham Shows.
She emigrated to the US via Liverpool during spring of 1887. It is not 100% certain who Aasen's father was, but while working in Eggedal, Norway, Kristi Danielsen met the Swedish Nils Jansson Bokke who reached a prominent 244 cm in height. It had to have been "The clash of the Titans" when the couple met as Aasen's mother had her own merit with the height of 220cm. But the passenger list on board D/S "Rollo" listed Kristi Danielsen as single. Later that year Aasen was born and we can only speculate if his father was the Swede. Some sources lists him as 273 cm tall and with a weight of 251 kilos. Nearly 8 meters of material was needed to make him a suit.
1868) from Numedal in Norway.