Hulk Hogan Biography (1953-)

Original name, Terry Gene Bollea; born August 11, 1953, in Augusta, GA; son of Peter (a construction foreman) and Ruth (a dance teacher and homemaker) Bollea; married Linda Claridge, 1983; children: Brooke, Nicholas Allan. Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Professional wrestler, actor
Birth Details: August 11, 1953; Augusta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Thunderlips, Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Bimini Code, 1984
Rip Thomas, No Holds Barred, New Line Cinema, 1989
Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
Shep Ramsey, Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) Sean Armstrong, Mr. Nanny, New Line Cinema, 1993
King of the Ring, 1993
Steele's other tag team member, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
Ray Chase, The Secret Agent Club, Secret Agent Productions, 1996
Blake, Santa with Muscles, Legacy Releasing, 1996
Cutter, The Ultimate Weapon, Avalanche Home Entertainment/New CityReleasing, 1998
Dave Dragon, 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, TriStar, 1998
Jefftowne (documentary), 1998
Joe McGray, McCinsey's Island, Big Island Productions, 1998
(As Hollywood Hogan) Man in black, Muppets from Space, Columbia, 1999
Film Work
Executive producer, No Holds Barred, New Line Cinema, 1989
Executive producer (with Kevin Moreton and Deborah Moore), Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
Television Appearances
Series
WWF Superstars of Wrestling, 1984
WWF Monday Night RAW, 1993
(As Hollywood Hogan) WCW Saturday Night (also known as WCW Saturday Morning), 1994-2000
WCW Monday Nitro (credited as Hollywood Hogan, 1996-2000 also known as World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro), 1995-2000
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer, Thunder in Paradise, syndicated, 1994
(As Hollywood Hogan) WCW Thunder, 1998-2000
Episodic
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) Appeared in some live-action segments, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling (animated), CBS, beginning 1985.
Himself, Search for Tomorrow, 1985
"Body Slam," The A-Team, NBC, 1985
"Who's the Champ?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1986
"The Trouble with Harry," The A-Team, NBC, 1986
Starlight Starbright, Dolly (also known as The Dolly Show),ABC, 1987
The Big Breakfast, 1995
Voice, "Sleeper," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (animated), Cartoon Network, 1995

(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) "Bash at the Beach," Baywatch, NBC, 1996
"Hulk Hogan: American Made," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Boomer Night, "Division Street," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2001
Specials
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular, CBS, 1985
Saturday Night's Main Event, NBC, 1985
Wrestlemania 2, Showtime, 1986
The Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1989
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years (also known as HollywoodCelebrates Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday), CBS, 1990
The 25th Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, syndicated, 1990
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration), CBS, 1990
Hulk Hogan: A Real American Story, pay-per-view, 1991
Stories from Growing Up, Nickelodeon, 1991
Florida host, Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World, CBS, 1993
In a New Light, ABC, 1993
Movies
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) Mike McBride, Assault on Devil's Island (also known as Shadow Warriors), TNT, 1997
Mike McBride, Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (also known as Assault on Death Mountain), TNT, 1998
Pilots
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) "Mac" MacKenna, Goldie and the Bears, ABC,1985
R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer, Thunder in Paradise, syndicated, 1993
Television Work
Series
(As Terry "Hulk" Hogan) Executive producer, Thunder in Paradise, syndicated, 1994
Movies
(As Terry Bollea) Executive producer, Assault on Devil's Island (also known as Shadow Warriors), TNT, 1997
Producer, Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (also known as Assault on Death Mountain), TNT, 1998
RECORDINGS
Videos
Wrestlemania (also known as WWF Wrestlemania), 1985
Wrestling's Country Boys, 1985
Wrestlemania III, 1987
Survivor Series, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Wrestlemania IV, 1998
Summerslam, 1988, 1989, 1990
Royal Rumble, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Wrestlemania V, 1989
Wrestlemania VI, 1990
Wrestlemania VII, 1991
Wrestlemania VIII, 1992
Wrestlemania IX, 1993
(As Hollywood Hogan) WCW Souled Out, 1999
WCW Road Wild '99, 1999
(In archival footage) Andre the Giant: Larger Than Life (documentary), 1999
Video Games
WCW: Nitro, 1998
Albums
Hulk Rules, Select Records, 1995
WRITINGS
Television Series
WCW Monday Nitro (also known as World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro), 1995-2000
Other Writing
Adapted the song "Ravishing: The Hulk Hogan Theme" from the song "Ravishing" by Jim Steinman.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Newsmakers 1987, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1988

Periodicals

Fortune, December 7, 1998, p. 40
People Weekly, October 14, 1991, p. 61; March 23, 1992, p. 91

Other

"Hulk Hogan: American Made" (television episode), Biography, Artsand Entertainment, 2000
Hulk Hogan: A Real American Story (television special), pay-per-view, 1991

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