Full Name: Roderick George Toombs
Profession: Professional Wrestler and Actor
Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper was regarded as one of professional wrestling's most recognisable and influential stars.
He is best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000.
Piper won 34 championships in his career, highlighted by the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship in 1992 and the World Tag Team Championship with Ric Flair in 2006 (his last title). Piper had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Flair in 2005.
He is famous for being part of many public feuds with wrestling personalities as well as "Piper's Pit" an innovative and often controversial interview segment on WWE.
Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of film and television productions as well as featuring as a voice actor, and in music videos.
Born: April 17, 1954
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aries
Died: July 31, 2015 (aged 61)
Cause of Death: Cardiopulmonary arrest caused by hypertension
Historical Events
- 1985-03-31 WrestleMania I, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Hulk Hogan & Mr T beat Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorf
- 1986-04-07 WrestleMania II at 3 locations: Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy; Mr. T beats Roddy Piper in a boxing match
- 1992-01-19 Roddy Piper beats Mountie to become WWF Intercontinental Champ
Biographies and Sources
- Roddy Piper - WWE Network
Jensen Ackles
John Lithgow
Woody Allen
Bruno Sammartino
Steve Austin
Whipper Billy Watson