However, he later joined high school but dropped out of high school. Furthermore, the giant left his home at the age of 14 in search of business and other exposures in France. After 5 years, he returned to his family but he had grown drastically extending 7 feet tall, that he was not recognized by anyone in his family.
His family recognized him after he revealed his identity. In fact, his family had watched him fight several times before but never thought he would be their own son. He also wrestled in Japan, where he was referred to as Monster Roussimoff, before making his thanks to Quebec in The feud would begin heating up again when each wrestler was named the captain of rival teams at the inaugural Survivor Series event.
In addition to appearances that built toward the Megabucks-Megapowers match at SummerSlam, Andre was also involved during the summer of in a feud with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. Andre scoffed at Duggan and pretended to turn to walk away, but suddenly he grabbed Duggan by the throat and headbutted him repeatedly, causing Duggan to bleed from the mouth; a reeling Duggan got close enough to his 2-by-4 wooden plank to grab it and strike Andre on the head as Andre was rearing back to hit with another headbutt ; Andre was briefly knocked unconscious, but when he came to, he went into a fit of rage, attacking referees, ring officials, medics and a cameraman.
Andre dominated the resulting series of matches throughout the spring and summer, until the feud was de-emphasized in anticipation of SumerSlam.. At a television taping on December 13, , the Colossal Connection defeated Demolition to win the titles. It was a non-title match, and Hogan and Bossman won after Hogan pinned Haku. Jimmy Hart would later get revenge for the humiliation by secretly signing Tugboat and forming The Natural Disasters.
His last U. He wrestled his final match in December He also participated in an episode of Zorro. He had an uncredited appearance in the film — Conan the Destroyer , as Dagoth, the resurrected horned giant god who is killed by Conan Arnold Schwarzenegger.
But he appeared most notably as Fezzik his favorite role in the film The Princess Bride. Both the film and Andre's performance have retained a devoted following. In his final film, he appeared in something of a cameo role as a circus giant in the comedy Trading Mom , which was not released until the year after his death.
Is referenced in the Eminem song 'Crack a Bottle'. When Andre the giant died in France his final wishes to cremated 48 hours after he died could not be met, because there wasn't one crematorium in all of France that could accommodate his size. Shares a birthday with Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew who is also known for being extremely tall and stands only an inch shorter Andre.
Andre the giant liked to dine in a French restaurant in Beverly hills where he knew the owners. Hulk Hogan said in his autobiography, that Andre would sometimes eat every single dish they served.
And that it could take him up to 8 or 10 hours to finish his meal. He enjoyed the theatre and one of his dreams, which he confessed to his agent near the end of his life, was to go and see a live show.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has often told the story of a dinner where he tried to pick up the check, as Andre refused to let anyone else pay for his prodigious meals, while Andre was in the bathroom.
He was speaking with the waiter when Andre returned, tucked him under his arm and firmly replaced him in his seat. He was known for his love of drinking and extremely high tolerance for alcohol.
Most of his meals included an entire six pack of beer and at least one bottle of wine. He was already six-feet three inches tall and two-hundred and eight pounds by the age of twelve. He spent years working on his father's farm, where, according to his brother, Jacques, he could perform the work of three men.
He also completed an apprenticeship in woodworking, and next worked in a factory that manufactured engines for hay balers. He was a good student in school, displaying a particular skill at Mathematics, but dropped out as he believed that a secondary school education was unnecessary for a farm laborer.
He kept a small farm where he would walk around and play with the animals because they didn't stare at him because of his size. Away from wrestling, Andre admitted to harboring feelings of dislike toward Hulk Hogan. For approximately half a year before ceasing to wrestle at the WWE , Andre was usually involved in tag team matches. This was done to accommodate his failing health. Stories have circulated about young Andre having a close friendship with Samuel Beckett, who lived in the same village.
In reality, Beckett, like the other villagers, would stop and give rides to children, including Andre, who were seen walking to or from school. Andre was known to embellish this relationship. It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise! I'm very happy traveling all over the world.
I'm very happy to see all those people, all different people. And all different countries. And promoters wrestling promoters, and lots of fans around to see me, and that's why I'm proud. I just want to make everybody happy. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro.
Like many of the kids, Andre would sometimes accept Beckett's invitation to hop on the back of his pick-up truck to get a ride to school. Over the years, the story has been exaggerated to the point where Beckett and Andre are the only occupants in the truck, though it's unlikely Beckett paid him any particular attention.
When Andre turned 14, he left home to seek employment and opportunities outside the boundaries of his rural farm community in France.
At 19, he visited his parents for the first time, having already broken into the professional wrestling business.
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