Career
Originally from Ukraine, Vovkovinskiy moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1989 (at the age of seven) to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. At that time he was already about 6 feet tall and weighed over 200 pounds. Most recently, he has acted in commercials and films, notably the 2011 comedy film Hall Pass, and also became well known for wearing a T-shirt that read "World"s Biggest Obama Supporter".
He is also the first tallest living person from two different countries.
In September 2012, a story on Igor on the Australian version of 60 Minutes billed him to now be over 243 cm (8 ft 0 in) tall. In 2013, Vovkovinskiy was part of Ukraine"s stage performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
Vovkovinskiy"s height has been attributed to having a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released excessive amounts of growth hormone.