André René Roussimoff was born May 19, 1946 was best known as André the Giant, a professional wrestler and actor. His best remembered acting role was that of Fezzik, the giant in the film The Princess Bride. His size was a result of acromegaly, and led to him being called “The Eighth Wonder of the World“.
In the World Wrestling Federation, he was 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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