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Carel Struycken Facts:
Carel Struycken height: 7 feet & 0 inches
Weight: Not disclosed
Age: 66 years (July 30, 1948)

Talking about Carel Struycken’s outlook & stature, he stands in a tall striking height of accurate 7 feet in a very lean & thin out frame. The Dutch actor has acquired such wiry look due to acromegaly (giantism), a medical stipulation. Though, his current body weight is not mentioned in either of his official web pages, he is frequently reported to weigh low as required to his age & stature. 66 years old Carel is best identified for portraying Giant in the popular ABC serial drama “Twein Peaks”.

The Hague, Netherlands born Carel Struycken relocated to the Country of Curacao, Caribbean, together with his parents, at the age of 4. He was born on 30th July, 1948. At his 15, Carel composed numbers of Caribbean waltzes & after a year, he backed to his native land, where he accomplished secondary schooling. He completed his graduation from the film school of Amsterdam, majoring in directing program. Subsequently, he passed a year at Los Angeles’ American Film Institute. At present, the actor wedded to his American wife, with whom he has 2 lovely kids. He resides in the community of Los Angeles. He also has a brother named Peter Struycken, who is a reputed Dutch artist & the winner of the Heineken Prize 2012 pro Arts of the royal Netherlands Academy for Sciences.

Carel Struycken collaborated on array of projects with Rene Daalder, a prominent writer cum director, including the well accepted punk-rock musical named “Population: 1” (1986), featuring the Screamers’ Tomata du Plenty, & which was aired on CD/DVD in 2008 October. At age 30, he was discovered at the crook of Los Angeles’ Hollywood and Vine by a lady who had deserted her automobile in the center of the road, calling behind Carel: “We need you for a movie!”. He eventually accepted the offer & was seen as a debut actor in the 1978 released film “Sgt. Peeper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. He portrayed Terak, an antagonist in the film “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor” in 1985, which was the sequel of 1983’s “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”. He then played Fidel in “The Witches of Eastwick” in 1987 & the very year, came out as the character Mr. Homn in a single episode of CBS sitcom “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, this was the very role, the actor would later reprise in further 4 episodes until the year 1992. In 1991, Carel portrayed Lurch in “The Addams Family” & reprised the character for one more time in its 1993 spinoff “Addams Family Values”. Holding the long record of acting, the actor is yet landing roles on different on-screen ventures, counting the most recent role as Matthew Kincaid in a couple of episodes of “The Blacklist” in 2014, traced out by his same year released movie “Trophy Heads”.

Carel Struycken has revealed himself to be a vegetarian upon ethical grounds. Earning name in all 3 of acting twigs, i.e. film, television & stages, the actor has also made his recognition as an adherent photographer. He upholds a website committed to his rotund panoramas & carves up a photography website with his mate, Josh Korwin.