Vladimir Cuk (born September 1, 1975) is a Croatian

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and former

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player. Cuk, notable for his tall stature at nicknamed "The tallest actor in Hollywood" has appeared in several movies, television shows, commercials and video games in the 1990s and 2000s. Cuk was born on September 1, 1975, in Zagreb, Croatia. He made his way to acting after a 22-game college basketball career at

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between 1991 and 1994 averaging 0.3 points per game. Cuk got his first acting role as Lurch in the 1996 basketball film ''

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'' starring

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and Daniel Stern. Cuk then received more acting roles after that appearing in the 1997 movie ''

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'' starring Damon's brother

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. Cuk has also appeared on an episode of

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in 2002. Cuk has been featured in several commercials for companies such as

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and

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1996) – Lurch * ''

'' (1997) – Zigi Hrbacek * ''

'' (2002), 1 episode * ''Cedric the Entertainer presents'' (2002), 1 episode * '' James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) – Tall Tall

References

External links

*
Official Website
* Collegiate basketball statistics a
College Basketball Reference
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