Entitled: "Johan Aassen holding a (unidentified) dwarf in each hand." John Aasen (March 5, 1890 - August 1, 1938) was an American silent film actor who was one of the tallest actors in history. In 1922, he was offered an acting job in a film called Why Worry? alongside the comedian Harold Lloyd. Later, he acted in several other films like Bengal Tiger, Charlie Chan at the Circus, Growing Pains, Should Married Men Go Home?, Legionnaires in Paris, Two Flaming Youths, The Sting of Stings, Long Fliv the King and the Tod Browning film Freaks, in a small uncredited cameo appearance. He died from pneumonia in 1938 at the age of 48. His body was later shipped to a doctor in Missouri for study and dissection. The skeleton was kept by the doctor, and eventually shipped to Loma Linda, California. According to the 1978 edition of Guinness World Records he was 7 feet tall. In June 2008, Loma Linda University confirmed that the 7 foot 2.4 inch skeleton they had in their collection was Aasen. Gigantism, also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. In humans, this condition is caused by over-production of growth hormone in childhood resulting in people between 7 feet and 9 feet in height. Photographed by Al G. Barnes Amusement Company, 1923.