Los Angeles County, California, United States
As an unemployed college dropout, Anthony frequently played basketball at the Hollywood YMCA with friends and mentors such as Denzel Washington, Arsenio Hall, Ron Shelton, Wesley Snipes and so on. “I think being in the presence of such great talent was the blessing that lead me to acting”, says Hall. Hall's wiry athleticism caught the eye of a commercial casting director while she was on location scouting for a project. From then on, Hall averaged 12 plus commercials with companies such as Nike, Reebok, Gatorade and Fila. In addition, Hall completed a 4-year campaign for Dr. Pepper with friend and Director, Michael Bay, best known for directing high-budget action films including the TRANSFORMERS series. Hall eventually landed one of the starring roles on the USA Network show CLAUDE'S CRIB for a full season until its cancellation. Hall was cast in his first film, BLUE CHIPS, starring Nick Nolte. The critics called Hall’s performance an amazing and versatile piece of work opposite leading man Nick Nolte. Hall continued to have success as his career blossomed with countless films such as: PLAYAS BALL, FORTRESS II, GANG RELATED, SUNSET PARK, JERRY MAGUIRE, SPACE JAMS, VIRTUOSITY, FORGET PARIS, just to name a few. Hall took a break from performing in front of the camera to concentrate on writing films, which is now his next journey in the entertainment industry. The writing bug hit Hall when he started creating with his best friend and NBA All-Star, Shaquille R. O'Neal. Hall came up with an idea to remake an old popular show The White Shadow. Shaquille loved the idea and Hall put the wheels in motion. Hall and friend, Annice Parker, pitched this idea around Hollywood and it landed at CBS. This was the start of a new career that Hall could really sink his teeth in. So he along with Shaquille attended New York Film Academy where Hall earned him Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Filmmaking.