Prime Video's hit Reacher is in the middle of its third season. As with the previous seasons, the new outing brings a host of new main characters. One of these is rug importer Zachary Beck, who offers Reacher a job after he saves Beck's son Richard. Beck is played by Anthony Michael Hall, who's enjoyed a nearly 40-year career in the industry.

That's right, Gen-X readers, the 1980s were four decades ago. Take a minute to process that if you need to. Hall was one of that decade's biggest teen stars, with appearances in and Weird Science. He was a frequent collaborator with John Hughes, the king of '80s coming-of-age teen comedies. That partnership set Hall up for lifelong success, which is still an impressive feat in today's industry. Of those early parts, Sixteen Candles really gave Hall his breakout role. He followed that up with a one-season stint on Saturday Night Live and performances in titles like Out of Bounds, Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Be Good, Six Degrees of Separation, and Pirates of Silicon Valley. The latter title earned Hall praise for his performance as Bill Gates. But let's take a look at Sixteen Candles and how it set up the rest of Hall's career.