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While Roussimoff was growing up in the 1950s, the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett was one of several adults who sometimes drove local children to school, including Roussimoff and his siblings. None of these brought him any satisfaction. He also completed an apprenticeship in woodworking, and next worked in a factory that manufactured engines for hay balers. Roussimoff spent years working on his father's farm in Molien, where, according to his brother Jacques, he could perform the work of three men. After finishing school at 14, as he did not think higher education was necessary for a farm laborer, he joined the workforce contrary to popular legend, he did not drop out of school, as compulsory education in France at the time ended at 14. Roussimoff was an average student, though good at mathematics.

By the time he was 12, Roussimoff stood 191 cm (6 ft 3 in). In a 1970s television interview, Roussimoff stated that his mother was 5 feet 2 inches tall and his father 6 feet 2 inches tall, and that according to his father his grandfather was 7 feet 8 inches tall. At birth, André weighed 13 pounds (6 kg) as a child, he displayed symptoms of gigantism, and was noted as 'a good head taller than other kids', with abnormally long hands. His childhood nickname was Dédé ( / ˈ d eɪ d eɪ/, French: ). He had two older siblings and two younger.

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2.4 All Japan Pro Wrestling Universal Wrestling Association (1990–1992)Īndré René Roussimoff was born on in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, the son of immigrants Boris Roussimoff (1907–1993) and Mariann Roussimoff Stoeff (1910–1997) his father was Bulgarian and his mother was Polish.

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He was later a charter member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame the latter describes him as being 'one of the most recognizable figures in the world both as a professional wrestler and as a pop culture icon.' Outside of wrestling, Roussimoff is best known for appearing as Fezzik, the giant in the 1987 film The Princess Bride.

From 1973 to the mid-1980s, Roussimoff was booked by World Wide Wrestling Federation (During the 1980s wrestling boom, Roussimoff became a mainstay of the As his WWF career wound down after WrestleMania VI in 1990, Roussimoff wrestled primarily for All Japan Pro-Wrestling, usually alongside Giant Baba, until his sudden death.Īfter his death in 1993, Roussimoff became the inaugural inductee into the newly created WWF Hall of Fame.

īeginning his career in 1966, Roussimoff relocated to North America in 1971. It also led to him being called 'The Eighth Wonder of the World'. Roussimoff was known for his great size, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone. 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) Īndré René Roussimoff ( French: – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.