That's very sad what Andre went through in his life. People mocked Andre for his size everywhere he went and he would cry. that is very mean to mock people for their size especially to a nice guy like Andre
I could be wrong, but I think Cary Elwes has a story about how when they were filming The Princess Bride, there was a pub they would frequently visit after filming had wrapped for the day. Obviously, because Cary was one of the stars, he would more often than not have to be on set the next day, so he would limit himself to around two beers at the most, while Andre would order vodka by the pitcher and only get slightly buzzed.
As a huge wrestling fan, this man right here, Andre giant made a name for himself his incredible drinking him being in movies and TV. What a heck of a guy.
So Andre knew his size was caused by a tumor, but chose to keep it? I don't know how I should feel about that, but he lived a very unique life, and hopefully lots of good came from it
Big Show (a wrestler who is often compared to Andre the Giant due to his size) had the exact same disease as Andre, but he managed to remove it through surgery.
I think it's worth noting that it would have been a "back in the day" brain surgery rather than a modern one. Today brain surgeries still come with risks. If not outright death you can be left screwed up. And those risks would only have been greater back in Andre's day. Then factor in the chance of not getting the whole tumor and it coming back anyway and not getting the surgery wasn't necessarily a bad idea.
As usual Sunny didn't do his research. Andre's career didn't end after WrestleMania 3, he wrestled for another 4 years (There's a video of him wrestling in Japan in 1991) and would even win the WWF World (Though only for like 20 seconds) and Tag Team Championships (With Haku).
That's very sad what Andre went through in his life. People mocked Andre for his size everywhere he went and he would cry. that is very mean to mock people for their size especially to a nice guy like Andre
It hurt me when i found that out too. He was nothing but a big man with a big heart and people saw him as a freak of nature.
I could be wrong, but I think Cary Elwes has a story about how when they were filming The Princess Bride, there was a pub they would frequently visit after filming had wrapped for the day. Obviously, because Cary was one of the stars, he would more often than not have to be on set the next day, so he would limit himself to around two beers at the most, while Andre would order vodka by the pitcher and only get slightly buzzed.
As a huge wrestling fan, this man right here, Andre giant made a name for himself his incredible drinking him being in movies and TV. What a heck of a guy.
A Gentle Giant of a Man, taken out by his own heart. Rest in Peace, Big Guy.
My neighbour Rick meet Andre when he was a Wrestler back in the 70s. He actually drove him to a McDonald’s after a match in his truck.
Correction: He drank 48 beers on that trip.
20:02 He was the BFG
The F is friendly of course
I actually met Jason david frank at my first otakon years ago. He reminded me of my taekwondo teacher, still have his shirt that he signed.
Even though Andre was limited in his later years because of his back surgeries, he was still a better wrestler than Hulk Hogan
To paraphrase some kind words spoken about Guillermo del Toro:
"He needs to be that size...to contain his heart!"
Vid starts at 7:39
Thanks Caleb.
Thanks Caleb
ive never believed andre to be 7'4, i believed pre back and spine issues, a legit 7'1 at his peak
I watched a documentary and it's ironic seeing the president punching Vince mchaon idk how to say his name, then the time snoop Dogg was. Guest star.
I was wondering when you guys would cover this is up your alley.
So Andre knew his size was caused by a tumor, but chose to keep it? I don't know how I should feel about that, but he lived a very unique life, and hopefully lots of good came from it
Does anyone think Andre removing the brain tumor could have helped and maybe even saved his life?
Big Show (a wrestler who is often compared to Andre the Giant due to his size) had the exact same disease as Andre, but he managed to remove it through surgery.
I think it's worth noting that it would have been a "back in the day" brain surgery rather than a modern one.
Today brain surgeries still come with risks. If not outright death you can be left screwed up.
And those risks would only have been greater back in Andre's day.
Then factor in the chance of not getting the whole tumor and it coming back anyway and not getting the surgery wasn't necessarily a bad idea.
The 8th wonder of the world
As usual Sunny didn't do his research.
Andre's career didn't end after WrestleMania 3, he wrestled for another 4 years (There's a video of him wrestling in Japan in 1991) and would even win the WWF World (Though only for like 20 seconds) and Tag Team Championships (With Haku).
Isn’t he in the movie princes bride?
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Off topic but is Nick's hair turning gray or is that some weird lighting?
Hulk Hogan has a heart
No, he doesn’t