Rene Kirby

Actor

February 27, 1955 — July 11, 2025 (70 years)
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.

Known For

  • Shallow Hal
    Shallow Hal2001

Filmography

2003
Stuck on You · as Phil Rupp
2003
Carnivàle · as Hoppy
2001
Shallow Hal · as Walt