Andre The Giant
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Andre The Giant

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78 years
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Birth date
May 19, 19461946-05-19
Date of death
January 27, 1993 (46 years)1993-01-27
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Place of Birth
France
Occupation
Actor, wrestler
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Biography (wiki)

André René Roussimoff (19 May 1946 – 27 January 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.

He famously feuded with Hulk Hogan, culminating at WrestleMania III. His best-remembered film role was that of Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride. His size was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, which later resulted in acromegaly. It also led to his being called "The Eighth Wonder of the World".

In the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE), André was a one-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion. In 1993, André was the sole inaugural inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.

André Roussimoff was born in Grenoble, France, to Boris and Mariann Roussimoff, a couple of Slavic (Bulgarian and Polish) ancestry. His nickname growing up was "Dédé". As a child, he displayed symptoms of his gigantism very early, reaching a height of 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) and a weight of 94 kg (208 lb) by the age of 12. Playwright Samuel Beckett, a neighbor who later won the Nobel Prize for Literature, bought some land in 1953 near a hamlet around 60 km (40 mi) northeast of Paris. He built a cottage for himself with the help of André's father Boris Roussimoff. When Beckett found out that Roussimoff was having trouble getting his son to school, Beckett offered to drive André to school in his truck, as he did not fit on the bus. When André recounted the drives with Beckett, he revealed that they rarely talked about anything other than cricket.

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How tall and how much weigh Andre The Giant?
Height 7 ft 4 in / 224 cm
Weight 514 lb / 233 kg
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Hair Color Dark brown
Eye Color Dark brown
Nationality Polish
Race / ethnicity White

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