Igor Vovkovinskiy

Igor Vovkovinskiy (Ukrainian: Ігор Вовковинський (aka Igor Ladan) born September 18, 1982) is a Ukrainian-American law student, interviewee, and actor, best known for being the current tallest person living in the United States,[1] at 7 feet 8 1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm) and weighs 380 lbs (172 kg), overtaking the record from George Bell.

Vovkovinskiy performing during the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Igor Vovkovinskiy
Ігор Вовковинський
Vovkovinskiy waves to the crowd at a basketball game in Houston in 2013
Born (1982-09-18) September 18, 1982
Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian-American
Known forTallest man living in the United States
Height7 ft 8 1⁄3 in (2.3 m)

Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 (at the age of seven) to be treated at the Mayo Clinic.[2] At that time, he was already at least 6 feet tall.[3]

Most recently, he has acted in commercials and films, notably the 2011 comedy film Hall Pass, and also became well known for wearing a T-shirt that read "World's Biggest Obama Supporter."[4] He is also the first tallest living person from two countries. In 2013, Vovkovinskiy joined singer Zlata Ognevich as part of Ukraine's stage performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[1]

Vovkovinskiy's height has been attributed to having a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released excessive amounts of growth hormone.[5] In 2019, Vovkovinskiy revealed on his YouTube channel that he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition.[6]

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References
  1. Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark, BBC News (19 May 2013)
  2. Tribune (Minneapolis), Jean Hopfensperger Star. "Public rises to help world’s tallest man buy shoes". Post and Courier. C1 control character in |title= at position 27 (help)
  3. Meet the tallest man in the world, 60 Minutes Australia (23 June 2018)
  4. "PRESIDENT HAS NO TROUBLE SPOTTING HIS BIGGEST FAN". Star Tribune.
  5. Rupar, Aaron. "Igor Vovkovinskiy, America's tallest man, lives in Rochester, can't find shoes". City Pages.
  6. "IgorTheUkrainian - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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