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Igor Vovkovinskiy ((ウクライナ語:Ігор Вовковинський) (aka ''Igor Ladan'')〔(thetallestman.com - Igor Vovkovinskiy )〕 born September 18, 1982) is a Ukrainian-American law student, interviewee, and actor, best known for being the current tallest living person in the United States,〔〔 at , overtaking the record from George Bell. Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 (at the age of seven) to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. At that time he was already about 6 feet tall and weighed over 200 pounds.〔 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". He is also the first tallest living person from two different countries. In September 2012, a story on Igor on the Australian version of ''60 Minutes'' revealed him to now be over tall. In 2013, Vovkovinskiy was part of Ukraine's stage performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.〔(Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark ), BBC News (19 May 2013)〕 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. ==See also== * List of tallest people (male) * (Short Video briefing about Igor Vovkovinskiy ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Igor Vovkovinskiy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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