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Place of Birth: Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
About Igor Vovkovinskiy
- Igor Vovkovinskiy (Ukrainian: ???? ????????????? (aka Igor Ladan) born September 8, 1982) is a Ukrainian-American law student, interviewee, and actor, best known for being the current tallest person living in the United States, at 7 feet 8 1/3 inches (234.5 cm), overtaking the record from George Bell.
- Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 (at the age of seven) to be treated at the Mayo Clinic.
- At that time he was already at least 6 ft 0 tall.Most recently, he has acted in commercials and films, notably the 2011 comedy film Hall Pass, and also became well known for wearing a T-shirt that read "World's Biggest Obama Supporter." He is also the first tallest living person from two countries.
- In 2013, Vovkovinskiy joined singer Zlata Ognevich as part of Ukraine's stage performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.Vovkovinskiy's height has been attributed to having a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released excessive amounts of growth hormone.
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