Hulk Hogan
Milestones
- Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, USA
- Birthday: August 11, 1953
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1991
Subject of pay-per-view TV film biography, "Hulk Hogan: A Real American Story"
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1989
First starring role in film, "No Holds Barred" (also executive producer)
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1984
Won his first world championship over the Iron Sheik
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1983
Became a member of the World Wrestling Federation
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1983
Traded in Irish villain persona for that of good-guy Hulk Hogan
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1982
Film acting debut as Thunderlips in "Rocky III"
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1979
Recruited by Vincent McMahon, Sr to wrestle as an Irish villain
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1976
Discovered ringside by wrestlers Jack and Jerry Brisco; trained with them
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Raised in Tampa, Florida
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Sent to the Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch for fighting outside of school at age 14; became a born-again Baptist
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Worked as a stevedore