Andrew Bryniarski

'Andrew Bryniarski' (qv) was born on February 13, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 6' 5" is a former bodybuilder. He came to Hollywood for a short summer vacation to visit a friend, was spotted by a talent scout, who set up a screen test for 'Joel Silver' (qv), and all of a sudden he was acting alongside 'Bruce Willis' (qv) and 'James Coburn' (qv) in _Hudson Hawk (1991)_ (qv). Since then, Andrew has worked with 'Al Pacino' (qv), 'James Woods' (qv), 'Michelle Pfeiffer' (qv), 'Halle Berry' (qv), and 'Cuba Gooding Jr.' (qv) to mention just a few, as well as Hong Kong's best including 'Hark Tsui' (qv) and 'Woo-Ping Yuen' (qv). His film work includes _Pearl Harbor (2001)_ (qv), 'Tim Burton' (qv)'s _Batman Returns (1992)_ (qv), 'Oliver Stone' (qv)'s _Any Given Sunday (1999)_ (qv), _Rollerball (2002)_ (qv), _Scooby-Doo (2002)_ (qv), _Street Fighter (1994)_ (qv), _The Program (1993)_ (qv), and 'John Singleton' (qv)'s _Higher Learning (1995)_ (qv).He also appeared on TV in FX's _44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)_ (qv), which received enormous ratings and broke several records. His other guest appearances on TV shows has included in _L.A. Law (1986)_ (qv), _Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)_ (qv), _Firefly (2002)_ (qv), _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv), and _Burn Notice (2007)_ (qv). Andrew was included by Entertainment Weekly in 2003's "It List" of the top 100 creative people in Hollywood. He also starred in New Line's _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)_ (qv), playing the killer known as 'Leatherface". He reprised the role in _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)_ (qv).He is involved in all outdoor activities from mountain climbing to horseback riding, and lives a healthy lifestyle, working out at the gym and practicing yoga.::Jeffrey Lane@Jeffreylane.com