Before that, over the course of several years, he had stints with GoLocalWorcester, Worcester Magazine, the Leominster Champion and Fitchburg Pride.
Neil Fingleton (18 December 1980 – 25 February 2017) was an English actor and basketball player. As far as we know, Neil's extreme height wasn't the result of any medical issue – he was just naturally tall, and from a very tall family.
The McDonald’s High School All-American would go on to play two seasons at the University of North Carolina before transferring to Holy Cross and coming back to Worcester.After college, Fingleton worked with actor Warwick Davis [Willow, Harry Potter] to learn the professional acting trade. "I have many fond memories of traveling with Neil on book signing tours," said Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday. Neil Fingleton (18 December 1980 – 25 February 2017) ... Worcester News & Telegram. In today’s edition – Tuesday, July 7 – a crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the Neil Fingleton documentary, the Worcester Art Museum announces its opening date, Resinate announces opening to public, gas prices continue to rise and Massachusetts is ranked among states with strongest COVID-19 regulations. He was also a stunt performer in "The Avengers." WORCESTER, MA — Neil Fingleton was most recently known for playing "Mag the Mighty" on "Game of Thrones," and also Fingleton, who died at his England home over the weekend at age 36, played basketball in Worcester, first at Holy Name Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School, and then College of the Holy Cross, With a degree in history from Holy Cross, Fingleton continued to play basketball in Greece, Italy and Spain after graduation, according to, "Knowing firsthand the difficulty he has finding clothes that fit, the former history major began selling clothing to other people of his stature through his website, sevenfootseven.com," writes Holy Cross Magazine.
Fingleton's coach was J. P. Ricciardi, who would later become general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. "The cause of Fingleton's death is still undetermined, according to multiple media reports.Patch is a space for neighborhood news. Neil Fingleton, who played basketball for College of the Holy Cross and Holy Name Central Catholic High School, died at age 36. ↑ Jennifer Toland (25 February 2017). telegram.com.
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In 1999, I spent several weeks with Neil as he completed his senior season on Worcester’s Holy Name High School basketball team. Neil Fingleton, “Game of Thrones” actor and one of the tallest people in the world at 7 feet 7 inches, died yesterday at the age of 36, reportedly of a heart attack. Neil Fingleton, “Game of Thrones” actor and one of the tallest people in the world at 7 feet 7 inches, died yesterday at the age of 36, reportedly of a heart attack. "Guinness World Records is saddened to hear of the passing of tallest actor in the world and UK's tallest man, Neil Fingleton," said GWR in a statement to Patch. Our thoughts and condolences are with them at this time.
Please keep your replies clean, friendly and factual.Russia Approves 'Effective Enough' Vaccine; Global Cases Hit 20M In 1997, Fingleton moved from Durham to Worcester, Massachusetts, and began attending Holy Name Central Catholic High School, graduating in 2000.
See Worcester Telegram story here. "We had a few particularly memorable experiences in New York and Toronto while trying to find other tall humans – a trip that confirmed George Bell (2.33 m; 7 ft 8 in) as the tallest American and Jerry Sokoloski (2.26 m; 7 ft 5 in) as the tallest Canadian. Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Yea r: 1999 Neil Fingleton 2007 Mike Baldarelli College Basketball Players since 2000: Neil Fingleton -2000- North Carolina/Holy Cross Steve Nelson -2000- Hamilton Chris Lapriore- 2001- Mass-Dartmouth Mike Lapriore- 2001- Mass-Dartmouth Jimmy Moore- 2001- Youngstown St./St.
He … He would go on to take roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: First Class, and would reach a level of stardom in his role as the giant Mag the Mighty in the previously mentioned Stainthorpe is still working on the film and, according to Patrick Sargent is the founder and lead reporter for ThisWeekinWorcester.com.
He helped lead the Napoleons to the 1999 District 1 Championship. In 1999, I spent several weeks with Neil as he completed his senior season on Worcester… LONDON — Neil Fingleton, a 7-foot 7-inch actor who played the giant Mag the Mighty in "Game of Thrones" has died at 36. He took the record from long-time record holder Chris Greener (1943–2015) at 229 cm; 7 ft 6.25 in). Previous to starting TWIW, he worked as a contributing reporter for the Worcester Sun. He was born and raised on Grafton Hill and is a graduate of Holy Name high school and Worcester State University.
He can be contacted at He helped lead the Napoleons to the 1999 District 1 Championship. Fingleton moved to the United States to attend Holy Name in Worcester at the age of 16. Later pursuing his acting career, in addition to "Game of Thrones" and the "X-Men" movie, Fingleton had roles on " Doctor Who," "Jupiter Ascending" and "47 Ronin."