Suleiman Ali Nashnush
- Birth Date:
- 00.00.1943
- Death date:
- 25.02.1991
- Length of life:
- 48
- Days since birth:
- 29705
- Years since birth:
- 81
- Days since death:
- 12117
- Years since death:
- 33
- Categories:
- Actor, Sportsman
- Nationality:
- lebanese, libyan arab
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 - February 25, 1991) is one of seventeen individuals in medical history to reach or surpass eight feet in height. He was a Libyan basketball player and actor. In 1960, he successfully underwent surgery to correct his abnormal growth. He was one of the tallest basketball players ever at 8'0½" (245 cm) though when he played basketball he was closer to 7'10" (239 cm) and played for Libya.
Nashnush also had a small role in Federico Fellini's film Satyricon where he played the role of Tryphaena's attendant. He died on February 25, 1991.
Source: wikipedia.org
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