Lanny Poffo Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$800,000

Lanny Poffo, the famous American professional wrestler, has a net worth of $800 thousand. Born in Alberta, Canada in December 1954, Poffo began his wrestling career in the 197s and achieved success in his father’s promotion, International Championship Wrestling, winning multiple championships. Although he never held any titles in the World Wrestling Federation, Poffo was well-known as a ‘heel’ and later signed with WCW. With his accomplishments in various wrestling territories and additional ventures such as writing books and appearing on infomercials, Poffo has made his mark in the world of entertainment.

Key facts:

Lanny Poffo started wrestling in the NWA territories in the 197s.

In his father's promotion, International Championship Wrestling, he held the ICW World Heavyweight Championship and the ICW United States Tag Team Championship four times each.

In 1985, Poffo joined the World Wrestling Federation using the ring name Leaping Lanny Poffo.

In 1989, he was reintroduced as The Genius, a well-known 'heel' or bad guy.

Poffo has held championships from various wrestling promotions including Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, Great North Wrestling, NWA Detroit, and NWA Mid-America.

Aside from his wrestling career, Poffo has also published two books and appeared in infomercials.

He has made an appearance in an episode of the Discovery Investigation network's "I (Almost) Got Away With..."

Basic Information About Lanny Poffo

Category	Athletes › Wrestlers
Professions	Wrestler, Actor
Net worth	$800,000
Date of birth	1954-12-28 (71 years old)
Place of birth	Calgary
Nationality	United States of America
Curiosities and Trademarks	He used to throw frisbees with his own poetry on it out to fans in the crowd during his pre-Genius WWF days.
Spouse	4 January - Sally (1985 - 1996) (divorced)
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Lanny Poffo win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Lanny Poffo roles

Movie / Series	Role
Dark Side of the Ring	Self 1 episode, 2019

Lanny Poffo's photos

Interesting Facts about Lanny Poffo

Brother of Randy Poffo [a.k.a. Randy Savage].
Son of wrestler Angelo Poffo.
Professional wrestler
Once defeated then-WWF Championship Hulk Hogan by countout on "Saturday Night's Main Event".
Once recited all 50 American states in less than a minute while wearing a blindfold.
Can be currently seen in an infomercial (Tony Little's Gazelle Freestyle exerciser) as a "satisfied customer".
Managed wrestlers including Mr Perfect and the Beverly Brothers
Released a book of poetry, entitled "Wrestling With Rhyme", back in 1988.
Has written a childrens' book aimed at keeping children from starting to smoke. "Limericks from the Heart (and Lungs)" was nominated for the 2005 Newbery Medal. It got a five star (out of five) rating from the Midwest Book Review, and three counties in Florida have accepted the book into the public schools as mandatory reading.
Lanny's father Angelo Poffo was inducted into the WCW Hall Of Fame on May 21,1995.
Former brother-in-law of Elizabeth Hulette.

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