The Giant Man is Andre Rene Russimov, known as Andre the Giant. The French actor and wrestler is 224 cm tall and weighs 240 kg. USA. 1980.

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    1. Go watch his match in 1981 against Stan Hansen in Japan. That’s peak Andre, not the lumbering giant who could barely move in the US towards the end of his career.

    2. Cary Elwes shares some fascinating, and at times sad, stories about Andre in his memoir, “As You Wish.”

    3. theRestisConfettii on

      During the filming of The Princess Bride, André the Giant once released a 16-second fart that brought production to a complete standstill. According to director Rob Reiner, the sound was so loud it startled everyone, and after a moment of silence, Reiner asked, “Are you okay?” to which André famously replied, “I am now, boss.”

    4. Andre the Giant was 224 cm tall (7’4″) and weighed 240 kg (529 lbs).

      In contrast, Victor Wembanyama is 226 cm tall (7’5″) and weighs 107 kg (235 lbs).

    5. I vaguely remember a wrestling match between Andre the Giant and Haystacks Calhoun from when I was a kid. That’s some large wrestling, I tell ya what.

    6. Standing by this American living room on wheels he looks just like a regular bloke with a regular European sedan from the same era.

    7. I hated that wrestling made him the bad guy & he died the bad guy in lots of peoples eyes, you can tell he had a good heart.

    8. ObsidianThrill on

      Damn. He makes the Cadillac look small. We used to have a late 60’s Cadillac and I think it was 23 feet long.

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