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Joe Laurinaitis

Joe Laurinaitis

Actor · 132
Date of birth
January 26, 1960
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Born as
Joseph Michael Laurinaitis
Education
Irondale High School
Date of death
September 21, 2020 · 60 years
Place of death
Osage Beach
Height
185 cm
Zodiac sign
♒ Aquarius
Career
1983 — 2020 · 37 years
IMDb
132
films & series
6.7
top rating · «WrestleMania XIV»

Details

Occupation
professional wrestler
Birth name
Joseph Michael Laurinaitis
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Education
Irondale High School
Member of
Road Warriors

Known for

Biography7.6
Biography
1987
WWE Monday Night RAW7.4
WWE Monday Night RAW
1993
WWE SmackDown7.3
WWE SmackDown
1999

Filmography

2019WWWE: Trish and Lita: Best Friends, Better Enemiesas: Animal (archive footage)Actor6.82019HHeadstrongas: SelfActor6.72018WWhite Boysas: AnimalActor7.82018All InAll Inas: Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)Actor7.92018NNWA 70th Anniversary Showas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.92016WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 UnreleasedWWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 UnreleasedActor6.72014WWWE: WCW's Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches: Volume 1as: AnimalActor6.72014WWWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 2as: AnimalActor6.72014WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American BashWWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bashas: AnimalActor6.72014WWWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1as: AnimalActor6.72013WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious MatchesWCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matchesas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.72013WWE: The Best Of In Your HouseWWE: The Best Of In Your Houseas: AnimalActor6.72013The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2as: AnimalActor6.72012WWE: The Best of WCW Clash of the ChampionsWWE: The Best of WCW Clash of the Championsas: AnimalActor6.82012WWWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control MatchesActor6.72011WWE Hall of Fame 2011WWE Hall of Fame 2011Actor7.02011WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday NitroWWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitroas: AnimalActor7.22010Chris Benoit: The AftermathChris Benoit: The Aftermathas: HimselfActor—2009Starrcade: The Essential CollectionStarrcade: The Essential Collectionas: AnimalActor6.92009Jeff Jarrett: King of the MountainJeff Jarrett: King of the Mountainas: AnimalActor6.72007TNA Wrestling: SlammiversaryTNA Wrestling: Slammiversaryas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.02006LLegends Never Dieas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.82006WWE Royal RumbleWWE Royal Rumbleas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.72006TNA: The 50 Greatest MomentsTNA: The 50 Greatest Momentsas: AnimalActor6.72005WWE No MercyWWE No Mercyas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.42005Road Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag TeamRoad Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Teamas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.32005The Great American BashThe Great American Bashas: Road Warrior AnimalActor5.92005WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling HistoryWWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling Historyas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.72004The Monday Night WarThe Monday Night Waras: AnimalActor7.62001WCW SinWCW Sinas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41998WWF Capital CarnageWWF Capital Carnageas: AnimalActor6.11998WWF Mayhem in ManchesterWWF Mayhem in Manchesteras: Road Warrior AnimalActor5.41998Fully LoadedFully Loadedas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41998WWF Over the EdgeWWF Over the Edgeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41998WWF UnforgivenWWF Unforgivenas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61998No Way OutNo Way Outas: Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)Actor6.31998WrestleMania XIVWrestleMania XIVas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.41998Royal RumbleRoyal Rumbleas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.11998Hitman Hart: Wrestling with ShadowsHitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadowsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.71998WWE In Your House 25 Judgment DayWWE In Your House 25 Judgment Dayas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71998BBattlarts Battle Fictionas: Animal WarriorActor6.71997WWF One Night OnlyWWF One Night Onlyas: AnimalActor6.61997Survivor SeriesSurvivor Seriesas: AnimalActor6.71997WWF in Your House: D-Generation-XWWF in Your House: D-Generation-Xas: AnimalActor6.21997WWF in Your House: Badd BloodWWF in Your House: Badd Bloodas: AnimalActor6.91997WWF in Your House: Revenge of the TakerWWF in Your House: Revenge of the Takeras: AnimalActor6.31997WrestleMania 13WrestleMania 13as: AnimalActor6.81997SummerslamSummerslamas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.01997WWF in Your House 16: Canadian StampedeWWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampedeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.31997WWF in Your House: Ground ZeroWWF in Your House: Ground Zeroas: AnimalActor6.31997King of the RingKing of the Ringas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.51997Best Of Raw • Volume FourBest Of Raw • Volume FourActor—1996WCW UncensoredWCW Uncensoredas: Road Warrior AnimalActor5.81996WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal LotteryWCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lotteryas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.31996WWCW SuperBrawl VIas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.31996NJPW Battle Formation '96NJPW Battle Formation '96as: Animal WarriorActor6.71993CClash of the Champions XXIVas: Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)Actor6.61992WrestleMania VIIIWrestleMania VIIIas: Road Warrior Animal (Interview)Actor7.11992Royal RumbleRoyal Rumbleas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.61992SummerslamSummerslamas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.21992WWF: European Rampage 92WWF: European Rampage 92as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61992WWWF: Wrestlefest '92as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61992IInvasion 1992as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61992RRampage '92as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61992SSupertape 92as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61992WWE UK Rampage '92WWE UK Rampage '92as: Road Warrior AnimalsActor6.71991WWF Battle Royal at the Albert HallWWF Battle Royal at the Albert Hallas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71991Royal RumbleRoyal Rumbleas: AnimalActor7.01991WWF Supertape Vol. 3WWF Supertape Vol. 3as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41991WWF Survivor SeriesWWF Survivor Seriesas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.51991SummerslamSummerslamas: AnimalActor6.91991WrestleMania VIIWrestleMania VIIas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71991WWWF: Wrestlefest '91as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61991RRampage 91as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.5199122nd Annual Battle of the WWF Superstarsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61991WWWF Supertape Vol. 4as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.51991WWE The Main Event VWWE The Main Event Vas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71991WWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71991SWS WrestleFestSWS WrestleFestas: Road Warrior AnimalActor—1990WCW/NWA Capital CombatWCW/NWA Capital Combatas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41990Survivor SeriesSurvivor Seriesas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.91990HHawk & AnimalActor—1990SummerslamSummerslamas: Road Warrior Animal (Ringside)Actor6.71990WCW/NWA WrestleWar 1990: Wild ThingWCW/NWA WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thingas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61990Clash of the Champions X: Texas ShootoutClash of the Champions X: Texas Shootoutas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.51990WWWE Survivor Series Showdown '90as: Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)Actor6.71989WCW/NWA Chi-Town RumbleWCW/NWA Chi-Town Rumbleas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71989Halloween HavocHalloween Havocas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61989StarrcadeStarrcadeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41989WWCW/NWA WrestleWaras: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71989Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' CajunClash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajunas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.81989Clash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's Day MassacreClash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's Day Massacreas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41989Clash of the Champions IX: New York KnockoutClash of the Champions IX: New York Knockoutas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.81989Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl 89Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl 89as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71989WWCW/NWA the Great American Bashas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.91989NWA WrestleWar 1989NWA WrestleWar 1989Actor6.71989NNWA Live: March 18, 1989as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71988Clash of the ChampionsClash of the Championsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor7.21988JJim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cupas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.81988NWA Bunkhouse StampedeNWA Bunkhouse Stampedeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.31988TThe Great American Bashas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61988StarrcadeStarrcadeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61988Clash of the Champions IV: Season's BeatingsClash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatingsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.51987The Great American BashThe Great American Bashas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.91987StarrcadeStarrcadeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61987JJim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cupas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.81987NNWA Super Towns on The SuperStationas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986StarrcadeStarrcadeas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61986JJim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cupas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61986AAWA: WrestleRockas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.41986NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise LandNWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Landas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986NNWA Battle of the Belts IIIas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986NNWA Superstars on The SuperStationas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986NWA The Great American Bash 1986: CharlotteNWA The Great American Bash 1986: Charlotteas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986NWA The Great American Bash 1986: GreensboroNWA The Great American Bash 1986: Greensboroas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71986Power Pro WrestlingPower Pro Wrestlingas: Road Warrior AnimalActor—1985SSuperClash '85as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.61985NWA Battle of the BeltsNWA Battle of the Beltsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985AAWA StarCage 1985as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985AWA Wrestling For a CureAWA Wrestling For a Cureas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985AAWA/NWA Night of Champions IIas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985PPro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985PPWUSA Star Warsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985PPNW Owen Family Super Extravaganzaas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71985PPNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganzaas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71984NWA Night of ChampionsNWA Night of Championsas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71984NWA Lords of The RingNWA Lords of The Ringas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71984AAWA Christmas Show 1984as: Road Warrior AnimalActor—1983NWA The Last Battle of AtlantaNWA The Last Battle of Atlantaas: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.71983GCW at The Omni (December '83)GCW at The Omni (December '83)as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.7—PPro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985as: Road Warrior AnimalActor6.7—RRFVideo Face Off Vol. 17as: HimselfActor—

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Awards

Also: WWE Hall of Fame, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

Frequent collaborators

Vince McMahonVince McMahon30KDKevin Dunn22Steve AustinSteve Austin13Mark CalawayMark Calaway11Ric FlairRic Flair10Bret HartBret Hart8Hulk HoganHulk Hogan8AAArn Anderson7Shawn MichaelsShawn Michaels6Steve BordenSteve Borden6Jim HellwigJim Hellwig5Ted TurnerTed Turner5

Personal life

—divorced · 2
—married
John LaurinaitisSibling
Marcus LaurinaitisSibling
James LaurinaitisChild