Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American actor. He is famous for having a distinctive physical appearance, the result of Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare genetic condition which prevents him from developing hair, sweat glands or fingernails. By his own admission, in an interview for the DVD release of The Hills Have Eyes (the 1977 film that marked his breakthrough role), he was born with "twenty-six birth defects". H...
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Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American actor. He is famous for having a distinctive physical appearance, the result of Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, a rare genetic condition which prevents him from developing hair, sweat glands or fingernails. By his own admission, in an interview for the DVD release of The Hills Have Eyes (the 1977 film that marked his breakthrough role), he was born with "twenty-six birth defects". He has appeared in several horror movies and other B movies.
Berryman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Barbara and Sloan Berryman, who was a neurosurgeon. Prior to acting, Berryman worked in the floral profession.
Berryman is married and lives in Clearlake, California.
Berryman is probably best known for his role as Pluto in Wes Craven's 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes and the 1985 sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II. He has also made appearances in the science fiction and fantasy movies My Science Project (1985), Weird...
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