Anthony Michael Hall was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. His parents are Mercedes Hall, an actress-blues and jazz singer, and Larry Hall, who owned an auto body shop. His stepfather is a show-business manager. His sister, Mary Christian, is also a performer. He has Irish and Italian ancestry. Hall's given name was Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall, but he adopted the Anthony Michael moniker upon finding that another Michael Hall was already a member of the Screen Actors' Guild.
Jaid Barrymore was born on May 8, 1946 in Brannenburg, West Germany as Ildiko Jaid Mako. She is an actress, known for The Last Days of Disco (1998), Night Shift (1982) and Eek!stravaganza (1992). She was previously married to John Drew Barrymore.