Rene Kirby

{{short description|American film and television actor (born 1955)}}

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{{Infobox person

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| name = Rene Kirby

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|2|27}}

| birth_place = Burlington, Vermont, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 2001–2005

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Rene Kirby (born February 27, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Farrelly Brothers' film Shallow Hal. In this film he plays the role of Walt, a man who, like Kirby himself, was born with spina bifida.