Carel Struycken is a talented Dutchman who is an iconic actor, as well as musician, composer and photographer. Carel has mainly played the roles of giants, due to his exceptional height – 7ft or 2.13m – and often silent roles, such as Lurch in “The Addams Family”, for which he is best known. Carel’s impressive height is due to a disease called acromegaly, which is caused by over-productive growth hormones and can lead to enlarged hands, feet, height and facial features. There are many mysteries surrounding the Dutch actor, and many about the gentle giant that many people do not know.
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Here’s an introduction to the life and fame of every kid’s favorite giant, Lurch, or rather, Carel.
Early life and family
Carel was born as a Dutchman and makes his birthplace in The Hague, Netherlands. He was born on July 30, 1948, so in 2020 he will celebrate his 72nd birthday. Nothing is widely known about his relatives as the identities of both his parents remain a mystery, but it is known that Carel has a younger brother named Peter.
Peter is a renowned artist who in 2012 received the Heineken Prize for the Arts from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work.
When Carel was four years old, his family moved to the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. While there, Carel composed several Caribbean waltzes, which was a major achievement for a 15-year-old. At the age of 16, Carel returned to The Hague to attend secondary school.
Educational background
When Carel graduated from high school, he continued his education at the Amsterdam Film School and graduated from the director’s program. After this, Carel traveled to the US to attend the American Film Institute of Los Angeles, where he studied for another year. It was during this time that his acting talent came to the fore.
Career
Carel’s introduction to the silver screen in 1978 happened through a strange conspiracy of events. While walking on the Hollywood and Vine corner in Los Angeles, Carel was approached by a woman who said she was looking for someone like him to join the cast of a movie. Carel was identified as an actor because of his impressive height, but instead of being offended, he accepted the role and made his film debut in the musical “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. His career started from there, and he got a second role in the crime series “Hunter”.
Nearly two years later, Carel landed his second role in a major film entitled “Die Laughing”, which was released in 1980, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that Carel really gained recognition when he starred in the hit series “Star Trek: Next Generation.” as ‘Mr Holmn’.
During the 1980s, however, Carel starred in several films, including the 1984 slasher horror “The Prey” and other titles such as “The Witches of Eastwick”, followed by an appearance in the sixth season of the medical TV drama series “St. Elsewhere” in 1988.
In 1991, he landed the role of Lurch for the “Addams Family” movie screening, and later reprised the role for the “Addams Family Values” and “Addams Family Reunion” sequels. He also starred in 1993’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, which should not be confused with the later adaptation starring Brendon Fraser.
In 1997, Carel was featured in the iconic movie “Men in Black”, in which he played the great friend of the “Arquillian” race, who met Rosenburg, the Arquillian alien who owned the cat Orion. He also starred in television series such as “Charmed”, “Star Trek Voyager” and “Cold Case”.
His latest film is a Stephen King sequel to “The Shining” which was released in 2019 and titled “Doctor Sleep”.
Carel has also made appearances in music videos, such as in Wall of Voodoo’s “Mexican Radio”, as well as Korn’s music video for their song “ADIDAS”
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Carel is fond of photography and practices it in his spare time. He also influences a photography blog with co-writer Josh Korwin.
Mr. Homn (Carel Struycken), Lwaxana Troi’s servant, enjoys a bucket of Betazoid uttaberries. (TNG: “Menage a Troi”)
Posted by TrekCore On Monday 17 July 2017
Carel specifically takes spherical panorama photos, which allow the viewer to view an event or landscape over a full 360 degrees. He shares these photos on his own devotee website.
Furthermore, Carel is an enthusiastic gardener and vegetarian. He moved from the Netherlands and now prefers his home in the US.
Proportions
carel is married, but he did a good job of covering up the identities of his wife and family and successfully hiding them from the public. He has two children, but names have not yet been released. They are now adults and both his son and daughter have embarked on medical careers.
Physical Characteristics
- Date of Birth: July 30, 1948
- Hair Color: Used to be black but has since gone gray and he is bald
- Eye color: Blue
- Height: 2.13 m (2.13 m)
- Weight: Unknown
- Vital Stats: Suffers from acromegaly
- Shoe size: Unknown
- Lion
- Nationality: Dutch/American
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
Net value
The success of Carel as an actor has given him a net value estimated at an impressive $3 million as of 2020.
