John Aasen
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John Aasen (born 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States – died 1 August 1938 in Mendocino, California, United States) was one of the tallest actors in history. His mother, Kristi Danielsen, was an extremely tall Norwegian lady of around 2.20 m (almost 7 ft 3 in) in height. It is not certain who his father was, because his mother kept it a secret for her entire life. According to some sources, his father was Nils Janson Bokke, a Swedish man of around 2.44 m (8 feet) tall. Kristi moved to the United States in 1887 and John was born later that year.
According to some sources, he was around 2.73 m (which, if true, would make him taller than even Robert Wadlow). In 1922, John was offered an acting job in a film called "Why Worry?" (produced by Hal Roach and released in 1923) alongside the superstar comedian Harold Lloyd. Later, he acted in several other films like "Bengal Tiger", "Charlie Chan at the Circus", "Growing Pains", "Should Married Men Go Home?", "Legionnaires in Paris", "Two Flaming Youths", "The Sting of Stings", and "Long Fliv the King". He died in August of 1938 in Mendocino, California.
According to the 1978 edition of Guinness Book of Records he was only 7 ft (213cm).
