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  • NAME: Andre the Giant
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Athlete
  • BIRTH DATE: May 19, 1946
  • DEATH DATE: January 27, 1993
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Grenoble, France
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
  • Originally: André René Roussimoff
  • AKA: Jean Ferre
  • AKA: Monster Roussimoff

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Andre the Giant was a professional wrestler with the WWF (now the WWE). He was 6' 11" tall and weighed 500 pounds. He also acted in the film The Princess Bride.


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