A 'Giant' Biopic

A 'Real' Giant Of A Story

Andre' with co-actors in "Princess Bride'

Any boy who grew-up in the 80's/90's knew who Andre' The Giant was. He was literally larger than life and towered over his wrestling opponents as the undisputed champ in the World Wrestling Federation.

Born Andre' Roussimoff in a small French village, he was 7ft. 4in. tall, weighed over 500 lbs., and was known as 'The Giant' throughout the world. A bio-pic on his extraordinary life is now in the works and is sure to be a crowd please.

Although everyone knows that professional wrestling is all show, it nonetheless, takes physical skill and ability. Large, but agile and fast in the ring, Andre' was literally unbeatable.  In addition, Andre' was an actor and appeared in films and many TV shows, including the cult-classic 'The Princess Bride'.  He also appeared in 'Conan The Destroyer', 'Micki and Maude', and TV classics like 'The Six Million Dollar Man', 'The Fall Guy', and 'Zorro'.

The new film will be based upon the biography published last year entitled, 'Andre' The Giant: Closer To Heaven'.  After years at holding the WWF Championship Title, Andre' relinquished (with his approval) the belt to Hulk Hogan. Hogan said, "There was no way anyone could beat Andre' in the ring, unless he wanted to be beat. And that included the match where I became champ."

Andre' with fellow wrestlers

Over his career, Andre' became one of the most beloved figures in sports.  There are many personal antidotes about Andre.  He was a big drinker and would consume 100 bottles of beer at one sitting. He was also known to be very generous and gave money to many charities. In one incident, recounted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he tried to pay for a dinner he found himself being carried by Andre' out of the restaurant and placed on the roof of his car. According to Billy Crystal, Andre' was the inspiration for his 1998 film 'My Giant'.

Andre', died of heart failure in 1993 in Paris. The new biopic should be a must see, especially if, like me, you grew-up with Andre' and for those who didn't he is still known from his iconic film roles.