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Garry Marshall Height, Weight, Age, Biography & More

Garry Marshall

Bio
Real NameGarry Kent Marshall
NicknameNot Known
ProfessionActor, Writer, Producer, Director
Famous ForDirecting "Pretty Woman" (1990)
TV Series "Happy Days" (1974-1984)
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 82 kg
in Pounds- 180 lbs
Eye ColourGrey
Hair ColourWhite
Personal Life
Date of BirthNovember 13, 1934
Date of DeathJuly 19, 2016
Place of DeathBurbank, California, U.S.
Age (as in 2016)81 Years
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, New York, U.S
Zodiac sign/Sun signScorpio
NationalityAmerican
HometownNew York, U.S.
SchoolDeWitt Clinton High School, New York, U.S.
CollegeNorthwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Educational QualificationsGraduate
DebutActing debut (as a child actor): The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
As a director: Young Doctors in Love (1982)
FamilyFather- Late Anthony W. Marshall (Producer, Actor)
Mother- Late Marjorie Irene (Tap dance teacher, owned a tap dance school)
Brother- N/A
Sisters- Ronny Marshall Hallin (Middle sister, Producer), Penny Marshall (Younger sister, Actress)
From left to right: Anthony W. Marshall, Ronny, Marjorie, Penny and Garry
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityFather- Italian
Mother- German, English & Scottish ancestry
HobbiesPlaying basketball
Favorite Things
Favouite FilmThe Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Favouite SportBasketball
Girls, Affairs and More
Sexual OrientationStraight
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeBarbara Marshall (worked as a Nurse)
Garry Marshall with his wife, Barbara Marshall
ChildrenSon: Scott Marshall (Director)
Garry Marshall with his son, Scott Marshall
Daughters: Lori Marshall, Kathleen Marshall
Garry Marshall with his daughter, Lori Marshall
Garry Marshall with his daughter, Kathleen_Marshall
Money Factor
Net WorthUS$50 million

Garry Marshall

Some Lesser Known Facts About Garry Marshall

  • While he was in college, he used to write for his college sports magazine.
  • In Northwestern University, he was the classmate of popular comic book artist, Steve Ditko.
  • He started his career as a joke writer for comedians, Joey Bishop and Phil Foster.
  • He appeared in all of his movies (mostly in cameo roles).
  • He used to cast actor, “Hector Elizondo” in almost all of his movies. He also used to cast actors, Patrick Richwood and Larry Miller in his movies.
  • He was known for showing sports centric scenes in his movies. He was a big fan of Basketball.
  • He had a hobby of making photo album of each of his movies, he used to click photograph with every member of the crew.
  • He had a phobia from heights.
  • He has a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • He died because of pneumonia after a stroke.