What is Igor Vovkovinskiy?
[[File:Igor Vovkovinskiy halftime (cropped) (cropped).JPG|right|200px]] '''Igor Vovkovinskiy''' ({{lang-uk|Ігор Вовковинський|Ihor Vovkovynskyj}} (aka ''Igor Ladan'') September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a [[Ukrainian Americans|Ukrainian-American]] [[Law|law student]], interviewee and [[actor]]. He was best known for being the tallest person living in the United States until his death. He was {{convert|7|ft|8+1/3|in|cm|sigfig=4}} tall. He was raised in [[Rochester, Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tribune (Minneapolis)|first=Jean Hopfensperger Star|title=Public rises to help world's tallest man buy shoes|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/features/faith_and_values/public-rises-to-help-world-s-tallest-man-buy-shoes/article_809d94aa-5d82-59b3-9031-badd168b4b3a.html|website=Post and Courier}}</ref> Vovkovinskiy was born in [[Bar, Ukraine|Bar]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]]. Vovkovinskiy's height was caused by a [[tumor]] pressing on his [[pituitary gland]], causing his body to have released large amounts of [[growth hormone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/news/igor-vovkovinskiy-americas-tallest-man-lives-in-rochester-cant-find-shoes-6555608|title=Igor Vovkovinskiy, America's tallest man, lives in Rochester, can't find shoes|first=Aaron|last=Rupar|website=City Pages}}</ref> In 2019, Vovkovinskiy was diagnosed with [[heart disease]]. He died on August 20, 2021 in Rochester, aged 38.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://krocnews.com/rochester-man-tallest-in-the-united-states-has-died/|title=Rochester Man -Tallest in the United States- Has Died}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vovkovinskiy, Igor}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Ukrainian actors]] [[Category:Actors from Minnesota]] [[Category:People from Rochester, Minnesota]] [[Category:Vinnytsia Oblast]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Deaths from heart disease]] {{US-actor-stub}}