Personal Info
Birth date
1944-11-01 (80 Years)
Day of death
2017-09-17
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Bobby Heenan
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Brain
The Weasel
Ray Heenan
Biography
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."
Filmography
Raw
6.768
Overview:
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
Overview:
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.WCW Monday Nitro
8.4
Overview:
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.Saturday Night's Main Event
8.2
Overview:
A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.Biography: WWE Legends
7.2
Overview:
The stories behind some of the most memorable WWE Superstars of all time.WWE The Main Event
9.5
Overview:
The Main Event is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). There were five shows between 1988 and 1991.Women of Wrestling
NYR
Overview:
WOW! Women of Wrestling, aka WOW!, is a professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It is based in Los Angeles, California and relaunched in 2012. Using a similar format of character driven performers, with names befitting a comic book series, such as Jungle Grrrl, an inmate tag-team complete with orange jump suits named Caged Heat, a Hollywood starlet named Lana Star and the Persian Princess, WOW launched a series of syndicated programs in the 2000-01 television seasons in 102 TV markets. WOW programs were able to stand out from other wrestling programs by offering television viewers and live event audience an all female troupe of performers who played campy villains and heroines in all sizes and nationalities. By being the only entertainment source of its kind, WOW captured a strong adult demographic following with its primary audience, the male television audience generating 25% higher ratings than its secondary audience of young women, teens, and tweens.WCW Thunder
7.9
Overview:
WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
NYR
Overview:
The officially produced biography of WCW wrestler Diamond Dallas Page.Andre the Giant
7.342
Overview:
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.WWE WrestleMania VII
7.435
Overview:
Hulk Hogan plays by new rules as he tries to liberate the WWE Championship from the clutches of the traitorous Sgt. Slaughter. The WWE isn't big enough for two of the most intense superstars in history as The Ultimate Warrior and "The Macho King" Randy Savage collide in a Retirement match. The Hart Foundation defend the WWE World Tag Team Championship against the unruly Nasty Boys. The Big Boss Man battles Mr. Perfect for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Plus The Rockers, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Legion of Doom, Earthquake, The Texas Tornado and more!WWE WrestleMania VI
8.375
Overview:
More than 65,000 fans pack the Toronto SkyDome to witness The Ultimate Challenge as The Ultimate Warrior faces Hulk Hogan with both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship on the line. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase defends the Million Dollar Championship against Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Dusty Rhodes and more in action!The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
6.4
Overview:
The strange career of one of the wrestling world's most controversial figures is explored in this WWE Home Video release focusing on eccentric brawler The Ultimate Warrior.WrestleMania 2
6
Overview:
Emanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match. The British Bulldogs challenge The Dream Team for the WWF Tag Team Championship and much more.WWE Rampage '91
NYR
Overview:
While "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan invite Sean Mooney to join them for a game of golf, the WWE Universe is treated to a collection of exciting in-ring action with WWE Rampage '91. In this lineup of exclusive matches, witness The Undertaker, Mr. Perfect, The Rockers, and many more classic WWE Superstars in competition!The True Story of WrestleMania
8.3
Overview:
It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch point. For more than 25 years, WrestleMania has hosted the biggest matches, the biggest stars, and the biggest celebrities. Now for the first time ever, the story of WrestleMania is told from its early beginnings through the week-long spectacular it has become, routinely drawing fans from all 50 states and around the world. This documentary feature includes new and insightful interviews from the superstars and creative forces behind the event.WrestleMania II
6.375
Overview:
Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the WWF ChampionshipWrestleMania
6.578
Overview:
The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show featured nine professional wrestling matches with the main event match pitting Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
7.9
Overview:
The best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.WWE WrestleMania IV
7.426
Overview:
WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was the finals of a fourteen-man tournament for the undisputed WWF Championship, where Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a 14-man tournament for the vacated WWF Championship.WWE WrestleMania V
7.315
Overview:
WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on April 2, 1989 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was commentated by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura. The main event was Hulk Hogan versus Randy Savage for the WWF Championship billed "The Mega Powers Explode" which Hogan won after a leg drop. Featured matches on the undercard were Rick Rude versus The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) versus Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man and Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Powers of Pain and Mr. Fuji in a handicap match for the WWF Tag Team Championship.WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.688
Overview:
The 1989 WWE Survivor Series was the third annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989 at The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. This was the first Survivor Series event to feature team names. It was also the first Survivor Series to feature four-on-four tag matches instead of five-on-five. The main event was a four-on-four Survivor Series match where The Ultimate Warriors faced The Heenan Family. The undercard also featured Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.WWE WrestleMania III
7.5
Overview:
Hulk Hogan goes up against André the Giant for the WWE Championship, while Randy "Macho Man" Savage battles Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at The Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit, Michigan.WWE Royal Rumble
6.469
Overview:
Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Ultimate Warrior, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "The Natural" Butch Reed and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan compete in the over-the-top-rope elimination match. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat faces "Ravishing" Rick Rude and much more!WWE Survivor Series 1987
8.536
Overview:
November 26th, 1987, Thanksgiving Day from the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Matches featured Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Matches • Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Randy Savage & Ricky Steamboat vs. Danny Davis, Hercules, King Harley Race, Ron Bass & The Honky Tonk Man • Rockin' Robin, The Fabulous Moolah, Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno & Velvet McIntyre vs. Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello, Judy Martin, Leilani Kai & The Sensational Sherri • Demolition, The Bolsheviks, The Dream Team, The Hart Foundation & The Islanders vs. Strike Force, The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, The Rougeau Brothers & The Young Stallions • World Champion Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Ken Patera & Paul Orndorff vs. Butch Reed, Andre The Giant, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude & The One Man Gang. The event was broadcast live on pay per view and was promoted by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The venue attendance was reported to be 21,300.WWE Survivor Series 1988
8.188
Overview:
Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 24, 1988 (Thanksgiving night in the United States) and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio. The main event was a ten-man Survivor Series match between a team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage) and a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the sole "survivors" of the match. The undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid-card wrestlers.WWE Royal Rumble 1991
7
Overview:
The 1991 WWE Royal Rumble was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, and fourth overall. It took place on January 19, 1991 at The Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. The main event was the 1991 Royal Rumble match. Featured matches on the undercard were The Ultimate Warrior versus Sgt. Slaughter for the WWE Championship, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Virgil versus "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes and The Mountie versus "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware.WWE Crunch Classic
NYR
Overview:
Join "Rowdy" Roddy Piper for a collection of incredible matches, as The Hot Rod hosts WWE's Crunch Classic. In this exclusive presentation, witness "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter take on The Natural Disasters in a Tag Team Match, "The Model" Rick Martel facing off against "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, and many more exciting in-ring battles!WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
8.8
Overview:
Walk the dark and hallowed path of he who cannot be buried. The Apocalyptic Warrior who has denied salvation to twenty souls to forge an eternal streak. The dynasty of The Deadman becomes immortal in Undertaker: The Streak. Hear the tales of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Batista, Big Show, Randy Orton and other victims who have dared to stare across the ring into the cold eyes of The Phenom. From Undertaker's WrestleMania VII debut vs. Jimmy Superfly Snuka to his agonising war with Triple H and the illustrious opponents in between, every chilling encounter is presented here from bell-to-bell.Acting
2021Biography: Ultimate Warrior as (archive footage)
2021Biography: WWE Legends (1 Episode) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (archive footage)
2020Sting: The Lost Tape as Unknown
2018Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
2015WWE: Ring in the Holiday as Unknown
2014WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2012WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
2011The True Story of WrestleMania as Bobby Heenan
2010WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan as Unknown
2007WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Himself
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as Bobby Heenan
2006WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story as Unknown
2006The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers as Himself
2005TNA Turning Point 2005 as Bobby Heenan (Commentary)
2005The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior as Himself
2004ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2 as Himself
2004WWE Hall of Fame 2004 as Unknown
2004WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers as Bobby Heenan
2002Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules as Himself
2002WWE: Triple H - The Game as Himself
2000Women of Wrestling (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1999WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1998WCW Thunder (8 Episodes) as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1996WCW The Great American Bash 1996 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Coach)
1995WCW Monday Nitro (262, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Bobby Heenan
1995WCW All Nighter 1995 as Unknown
1995Timemaster as Howard
1993WWF: WrestleFest '93 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Host)
1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Appearance)
1993Raw (1, 32 Episode) as Unknown, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1992WBF Championship 1992 as Himself
1992WWE Crunch Classic as Bobby Heenan
1991WWE Rampage '91 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
19912nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991WWE SuperTape vol. 4 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991WWE Mega Matches as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1991WWE WrestleMania VII as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991WWE SuperTape vol. 3 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1990WWE The Main Event IV as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWF Hottest Matches as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWE SummerSlam 1990 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990Battle of the WWE Superstars as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWE SummerSlam Fever as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1990WWE WrestleMania VI as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (Manager)
1990WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1989WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1989WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989Hulkamania 4 as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1989WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Himself
1989WWE Demolition as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 19 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989The Bobby Heenan Show (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1989The Ultimate Warrior as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989WWE WrestleMania V as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 18 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1989WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988WWE SummerSlam 1988 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988Hulkamania 3 as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988WWE WrestleFest as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1988WWE WrestleMania IV as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1988WWE The Main Event (5 Episodes) as Color Commentator
1988WWE Royal Rumble as Bobby "The Brian" Heenan (Manager)
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 14 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments as Unknown
1987WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Bobby Heenan
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 13 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 12 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987WWF Hulkamania 2 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1987WWE WrestleMania III as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987WrestleMania III as Bobby Heenan
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 10 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1987Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge (218 Episodes) as Bobby Heenan
1986WWE The Big Event as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986WWE Villains of The Squared Circle as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1986WrestleMania II as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1986WrestleMania 2 as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1985Andre the Giant as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1985Saturday Night's Main Event (25 Episodes) as Unknown
1985WrestleMania as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1985WrestleMania as Bobby Heenan
1985Best of the WWF Volume 3 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1985WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest as Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1983AWA Christmas Night 1983 as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
1983AWA Super Sunday as Bobby Heenan (Manager)