Ray Heenan
Acting
Born 1944-11-01
Died 2017-09-17
Chicago, Illinois, USA
134 credits
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 1
WWE Hall of Fame 1
Awards
Won 1 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Award
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 1 won
- — Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Won
WWE Hall of Fame 1 won
- — WWE Hall of Fame Won
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Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career.
Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."
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Filmography
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Acting
57 credits
Raw
WWF Superstars
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Wrestling Challenge
USWA Championship Wrestling
WWE Old School
Tuesday Night Titans
Biography: WWE Legends
WCW Monday Nitro
WWE Hall of Fame
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
AWA Arena Shows
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WCW Thunder
Andre the Giant
Macho Madness
WWE Hottest Matches
Headstrong
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
The True Story of WrestleMania
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Rampage '91
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WrestleMania
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WrestleMania II
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Ultimate Warrior
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE The Big Event
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WWE Funniest Moments
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Hulkamania 6
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WWE World Tour 1992
Hulk Hogan: Real American
WWE WrestleMania VI
Warrior's Greatest Matches
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Villains of the Squared Circle
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