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Ed Leslie
ActorBorn April 21, 1957 (67 years)
Edward Harrison Leslie is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend Hulk Hogan. He is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion. Edward Leslie began his career at the side of Hulk Hogan in the 1976-1977 time frame. At the time, the two were billed as brothers; Ed was known as either Ed Boulder or Dizzy Hogan, to match Terry's Terry Boulder and Hulk Hogan. Leslie entered the WWF as a heel under the ring name Brutus Beefcake in late 1984 with manager "Luscious" Johnny Valiant. Beefcake debuted as a vain individual who dressed in outlandish outfits. As a singles competitor, he feuded with David Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, the latter who sought revenge on Beefcake after he and Valiant injured Hogan's protege Hillbilly Jim. Brutus got some "cheap heat" when he would come uninvited to ringside during Tony Atlas's matches. During the summer of 1985, Beefcake began teaming with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and became known as "The Dream Team". The Dream Team began challenging The US Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the Tag Team Championship. Initially, the US Express fought off their challengers, but the Dream Team soon gained momentum, and at an August 24, 1985, show at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Dream Team won the tag team titles from the U.S. Express when Beefcake rubbed Valiant’s lit cigar in Windham’s eye. The Dream Team held the titles for eight months, with their primary challengers being a reformed US Express (with Dan Spivey replacing the departed Windham) and British Bulldogs. At WrestleMania 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, the British Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team to win the tag team titles. The Dream Team failed to regain the titles and soon reverted to mid-card status. Leslie made news headlines on February 8, 2004 for causing an anthrax scare at one of Boston's MBTA stations, Downtown Crossing, where he was working at the time. He had been found to be in possession of a white powder, which turned out to be cocaine. He promptly checked into a drug rehabilitation facility after admitting that the cocaine found at the station was his. As a result, no charges were filed against him. Leslie married Kirsten Georgi on July 1, 1987; the couple divorced in 1991. His second marriage was to Barbara McGondel on October 1, 1994. Together, they have one daughter named Alana. Leslie also worked as a manager at Planet Fitness in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He became a born again Christian.
Filmography
| 2021 | WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (TV Series) · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Halloween Havoc · as Brother Bruti |
| 2019 | Adrian Street: Imagine What I Could Do to You · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2019 | |
| 2016 | Camp WWE (TV Series) · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2016 | The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness (TV Series) · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2014 | Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection · as The Disciple |
| 2013 | The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2011 | WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2010 | Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology · as The Disciple |
| 2009 | Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2009 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2009 | The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2007 | The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2006 | Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2006 | The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 2005 | Jake 'the Snake' Roberts: Pick Your Poison · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2004 | WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2003 | WWE from the Vault: Shawn Michaels · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 2000 | Starhunter (TV Series) · as Dr. Slade |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang! · as The Disciple |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO World War 3 · as The Disciple |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Road Wild · as The Disciple (ringside) |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Bash at the Beach · as The Disciple (ringside) |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO the Great American Bash · as The Disciple |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Weapon · as Bar Boy |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Spring Stampede · as The Disciple (ringside) |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Uncensored · as The Disciple |
| 1998 | McCinsey's Island · as Jet Skier #1 |
| 1998 | WCW Thunder (TV Series) · as The Disciple |
| 1997 | WWF Summer Flashback! · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1996 | Santa with Muscles · as Sumo Lab Assistant |
| 1996 | WCW Hog Wild · as The Booty Man |
| 1996 | WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lottery · as The Booty Man |
| 1996 | WCW Uncensored · as The Booty Man |
| 1996 | WCW SuperBrawl VI · as The Zodiac |
| 1995 | WCW World War 3 · as The Zodiac |
| 1995 | WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 · as The Zodiac |
| 1995 | WCW Fall Brawl: War Games · as The Zodiac |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Zodiac |
| 1995 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as The Zodiac Man |
| 1995 | Thunder in Paradise 3 · as Brutus |
| 1995 | WCW Slamboree: A Legends' Reunion · as The Man With No Name |
| 1995 | WCW SuperBrawl V · as The Butcher (ringside) |
| 1994 | Starrcade · as The Butcher |
| 1994 | Halloween Havoc · as Brother Bruti (appearance) |
| 1994 | Thunder in Paradise II · as Brutus |
| 1994 | Thunder in Paradise (TV Series) · as Brutus |
| 1994 | The History Of WrestleMania · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1993 | Thunder in Paradise · as Brutus |
| 1993 | WrestleMania IX · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1992 | Crunch Classic · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1991 | WWF: Wrestlefest '91 · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1991 | Hulkamania 6 · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1990 | WWF Hottest Matches · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1990 | WWF: Wrestlefest '90 · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1990 | Wrestling Tough Guys · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1990 | WrestleMania VI · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1990 | Royal Rumble · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1989 | Survivor Series · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1989 | Summerslam · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1989 | WrestleMania V · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1989 | Royal Rumble · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1988 | Survivor Series · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1988 | Summerslam · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1988 | Brutus the Barber Beefcake · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1988 | WrestleMania IV · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Survivor Series · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1987 | WrestleMania III · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1986 | The British Bulldogs · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1986 | WWF: The Big Event · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1986 | Ricky the Dragon Steamboat · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1985 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as The Zodiac - The Dungeon Of Doom |
| 1985 | WrestleMania I · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1985 | The War to Settle the Score · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1985 | The Hulkster Hulk Hogan · as Brutus Beefcake |
| 1983 | AWA Super Sunday · as Eddie Boulder |
| 1973 | Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Dizzy Hogan |
| 1972 | WWF All-Star Wrestling (TV Series) · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |
| 1972 | WWF Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake |