ABOUT ANDRE THE GIANT
Wrestling icon who stood 7'4" and weighed in at 525 lbs, and was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame. He was a WWF Champion and a WWF World Tag Team Champion, and due to his stature, people regarded him as The Eighth Wonder of the World.
Born with acromegaly, he worked as a woodworker and a farmer before going to Paris to learn professional wrestling.
Mike Graham and Dusty Rhodes confirmed that he once drank 156, 16-US-fluid-ounce beers in one sitting, and was henceforth dubbed the Greatest Drunk on Earth.
He was born André René Roussimoff. His daughter, Robin christensen Roussimoff , was born in 1979.
He appeared alongside Cary Elwes in the 1987 film The Princess Bride .
