Carel Struyken was born in the Hague, The Netherlands. When he was four years old his family moved to Curacao, an island in the Caribbean. At age sixteen, he returned to his country, where he finished high school. He graduated from the directing program at the film school in Amsterdam, following which he did a year at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. After school, he collaborated on a number of projects of writer/director 'Rene Daalder' . Carel has also helped in hardware and software development of virtual reality systems.
Many of his roles in films are non-speaking.
Has been diagnosed with acromegaly (see giantism).
At age 15, when he was living on the island of Curaao, he composed several Caribbean waltzes.
Is a strict vegetarian and loves to garden.
Has his own website for spherical panoramic photography, which allows the viewer to look in any direction, as if one were standing in the center of a sphere.
Only he and Christopher Hart have appeared in The Addams Family , Addams Family Values and the direct-to-video Addams Family Reunion .
Brother of Peter Struycken.
