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André The Giant is a famous French professional wrestler and actor from Coulommiers, Seine-Et-Marne. Andre came into the limelight after his association with the ‘World Wrestling Federation’. He died in 1993 from a heart attack.
Early life and childhood
André the Giant was born on May 19, 1946 in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France. Likewise, his real birth name is André René Roussimoff. He was born of mixed ethnicity in France.
Likewise, he was born to his father Boris Roussimoff and his mother Mariann Roussimoff. Her father was a farmer in his hometown and barely made a living. Additionally, she has 4 other siblings in her family, two older and two younger.
His only known brother is Jacques Roussimoff and the name of his other brother is not revealed at the moment.
Furthermore, transferring his academic training, he completed his school level studies in his hometown. However, he later entered high school but dropped out.
Furthermore, the giant left home at the age of 14 in search of business and other exhibitions in France. After 5 years, he returned to his family, but he had grown drastically, reaching 7 feet tall, and no one in his family recognized him.
His family recognized him after he revealed his identity. His family had seen him fight several times before, but they never thought he would be his son.
Andre the Giant – Net worth 2023
This professional wrestler has earned a good amount of money throughout his wrestling career. According to sources, his net worth was around $10 million.
Body measurements
Being a professional wrestler, Andre has a very big and strong body structure. Furthermore, he has had gigantism genes since childhood. He was already 6 feet tall at the age of 12. Likewise, the giant was 7 feet 4 inches tall in his prime.
Likewise, he had a body weight of around 236 kg or 520 pounds. They called him “André The Giant” because of his enormous body size. Furthermore, he wears size 24 shoes. His daughter Robin is also a wrestler and actress.
Professional life
Andre once said, “What God gave me, I use to make a living,” and his size helped him conquer the wrestling planet. In 1966 he began wrestling in France under the name Jean Ferré.
He also fought in Japan, where he was known as Monster Roussimoff, before thanking Quebec in 1971.
In 1973, he was named “André the Giant” and was working with Vincent McMahon Sr. within the World Wrestling Federation (which later became WWE). His fame grew and he became known as the “Eighth Wonder of the planet.”
Subtitle: Andre The Giant in the ring against Hulk Hogan (Source: WWE)
Throughout his career, he fought all over the world, traveling to Europe, Mexico, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, his feud with Hulk Hogan in the 1980s was one of the longest and most popular feuds ever witnessed inside the ring.
In addition to wrestling, he appeared in several films over the years. Some of his most important films were ‘The Greatest American Hero’, ‘The Fall Guy’ and ‘Zorro’ (1990). Likewise, his most popular role remains that of ‘Fezzik’, in the film ‘The Princess Bride’.
civil status
Talking about Andre’s relationship status, the WWF professional married his girlfriend Jean Christian. He and Jean dated for a long time before getting married. Additionally, the couple gave birth to their daughter Robin Christensen in 1979.
Caption: Andre The Giant with his daughter (source: Pinterest)
Death and cause
André the giant died on January 27, 1993, in his hotel room in Paris, due to congestive heart failure. At that time he was in the city to attend his father’s funeral. Furthermore, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame after his death.
Subtitle: Andre The Giant Memorial Battle (WWE source)
André the giant – Social networks
Talking about Andre’s availability on social media, he was long dead before a social media platform existed. So, there is no account of his on social media. Similarly, he has earned a huge sum of money from his career.
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