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Creepy Cousin Itt in The Addams Family and Issac actor unrecognisable 38 years after cult horror film
HORROR movie actor John Franklin is unrecognisable almost four decades after finding fame in Children of the Corn.
He went on to star as Cousin Itt in The Addams Family movie - but hid behind a curtain of hair.
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The cult film released in 1991 became a cultural phenomenon and spawned a sequel in 1993.
It continues to be the inspiration of Halloween costumes all over the world.
Before playing the hairy and mysterious cousin of Gomez in the Addams Family films John was best known for his role in creepy cult flick Children of the Corn.
The 1984 movie is an adaptation of a short story by Stephen King about a couple who must escape a town run by terrifying children.
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John was 24 years old when he played the role of 11 year old cult leader Isaac Chroner opposite Courtney Gains as Malachai.
Seven years on 5’ tall John donned a curtain of hair to play Cousin Itt in the first of two Addams Family remakes.
He later had minor roles in Python and 2000's The Christmas Secret.
John decided to put his acting career on pause to become a schoolteacher in California.
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In 2008 he married David White, who he met in 1996 after being introduced by mutual friends.
Then in 2016 he announced to his students that he was leaving teaching to focus on his acting career once again.
He has since appeared in an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Christina Boyle, the cousin of Charles.
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