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Rene Kirby, 70, recently died on July 11, 2025. Over the years, the actor and gymnast built a fan base for his performance as Walt in Shallow Hal and a few other projects.

Rene Kirby consistently worked to raise awareness for people with disabilities, whether in his brief acting career and his ...

Rene Kirby, known for his role in “Shallow Hal,” died earlier this month in Vermont at the age of 70. Kirby’s brother Jon ...

Hollywood actor, Rene Kirby, passed away at the age of 70 after he fought Spina Bifida. He was in the hospital for around 2 months.

He is most famed, though, for his role in "Shallow Hal," the Farrelly brothers' 2001 comedy romance, which cast Kirby as Walt ...

His brother Jon Kirby revealed that Rene's death on July 11 came after a prolonged two-month hospital stay due to severe ...