Igor Vovkovinskiy

Igor Vovkovinskiy ( (aka "Igor Ladan") September 18, 1982 – August 20, 2021) was a Ukrainian-American law student, interviewee, and actor. He was best known for being the tallest person living in the United States until his death. He was tall. He was raised in Rochester, Minnesota. Vovkovinskiy was born in Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast.
Vovkovinskiy's height was caused by a tumor pressing on his pituitary gland, causing his body to have released large amounts of growth hormone. 
In 2019, Vovkovinskiy was diagnosed with heart disease. He died on August 20, 2021 in Rochester, aged 38.