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Curt Hennig
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American professional wrestler (1958–2003)
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Curt Hennig was an American professional wrestler who began his career in 1980. He competed under the pseudonym Mr. Perfect and was trained by head coach Verne Gagne. Born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, he was the son of Larry Hennig and the father of Curtis Axel.
Hennig died in Tampa on February 10, 2003, due to a drug overdose. He was born on March 28, 1958, and was buried in Minnesota. His contributions to the sport were recognized with the WWE Hall of Fame award.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Die Struktur der deutschen Reichsbank und ihre Geld- und Kreditpolitik unter der Herrschaft des Dawes-Planes 1924-1928
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who performed under his real name for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In WWE, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his…
Known for
- Biography: WWE Legends — Curt Hennig (archive footage)2021
- Dark Side of the Ring — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
- Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man2018
- Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living — Self2017
- Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story2016
- Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat — Mr. Perfect2016
- WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness — Curt Hennig (archive footage)2016
- Owen: Hart of Gold — Mr. Perfect2015
- It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story — Himself2015
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 — Mr. Perfect2014
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1958
- Active to
- 2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27
- Total plays
- 67
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/curt+hennig">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,264x
- Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life
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- The Immune Landscape of Cancer
· 2018 · cited 4,779x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hennig
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Robbinsdale
- Place of death
- Tampa
- Child
- Curtis Axel
- Father
- Larry Hennig
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
- Award
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Image
- Curt Hennig, 1988.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1958-03-28
- date of death
- 2003-02-10
- head coach
- Verne Gagne
- Commons category
- Curt Hennig
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- place of burial
- Minnesota
- start of work period
- 1980-01-00
- pseudonym
- Mr. Perfect
Sources (2)
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