Andre the Giant (May 19 1946 - January 27 1993) was a wrestler and actor, born André René Roussimoff in Coulommiers, France. He was at least 6'10" tall, and was usually billed at over 7' tall. His great size was a result of excessive growth hormone, a condition known as pituitary gigantism, and led to him being dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World".
In the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Roussimoff is a one-time WWF Champion and a one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion. In 1993, he was the first inductee into the WWF Hall of Fame.
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Chuck Wepner is draped on the ropes, about to fall through |
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Debbie Harry with Andre the Giant |
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March 25th, 1976-- New York. Ali Meets a Giant. |
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Wilt Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andre the Giant
-- on the set of Conan. |
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Andre the Giant-- 7" 4" and 424 pounds of wrestling mayhem. |
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Andre the Giant with an armload of uh, beauties --back in 1982. |
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French wrestler Andre Rene Roussimoff, best known as
"Andre the Giant" during a Paris fashion exhibition.
At 19, Andre reportedly stands 7 feet and 4 inches tall --1966. |
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