Actor
Rene Kirby
Rene Kirby is credited on 1 movie and 1 TV show, best known by TMDB votes for Shallow Hal and Carnivàle.
Born February 27, 1955 in Burlington, Vermont, USA; died July 11, 2025.
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About Rene Kirby
Rene Kirby was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance in the Farrelly Brothers' film Shallow Hal, in which he plays the role of Walt, a man who, like Kirby himself, was born with spina bifida.
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