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Afa Anoa'i

Afa Anoa'i

Movies featuring Afa Anoa'i
22 movies found
Born
1942-11-21
Died
2024-08-16
Birthplace
Western Samoa Trust Territory

Biography

Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won …
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Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.

Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny
1993 · ⭐ 5.119
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020 · ⭐ 8.2
Body Slam
Body Slam
1986 · ⭐ 5
WWE WrestleMania IX
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993 · ⭐ 6.8
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 · ⭐ 8.4
WWE Armageddon 2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
2008 · ⭐ 7.6
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993 · ⭐ 8.4
WWE King of the Ring 1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 · ⭐ 8
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 · ⭐ 9.2
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
1985 · ⭐ 6.2
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · ⭐ 9.3
WWE SummerSlam 1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993 · ⭐ 6.2
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 · ⭐ 8.7
WWE Survivor Series 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 · ⭐ 7
WWE Survivor Series 1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994 · ⭐ 7.5
WWE SummerSlam 1994
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994 · ⭐ 8
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
1985 · ⭐ 10
WWE The Brawl to End it All
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984 · ⭐ 10
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 · ⭐ 10
Tag Team Champions
Tag Team Champions
1986 · ⭐ 0
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
1994 · ⭐ 0
WWE Global Warfare
WWE Global Warfare
1993 · ⭐ 0