Rene Kirby

Born 27 February 1955 in Burlington, Vermont, USA

Died 11 July 2025 (aged 70)

Rene Kirby was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance in the Farrelly Brothers' film Shallow Hal, in which he plays the role of Walt, a man who, like Kirby himself, was born with spina bifida.