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  1. www.biography.com › athletes › andre-the-giantAndre The Giant - Height, Death & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Andre the Giant was a wrestler and actor who had acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that caused his gigantism. His exact height is unknown, but he was usually described as 7-foot-4 and weighed up to 555 lbs.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › André_the_GiantAndré the Giant - Wikipedia

    In a 1970s television interview, Roussimoff stated that his mother was 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm) tall and his father 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall, and that according to his father his grandfather was 7 feet 8 inches (234 cm) tall. [22] By the time he was 12, Roussimoff stood 191 cm (6 ft 3 in).

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  4. www.mentalfloss.com › posts › andre-the-giant-facts36 Larger-Than-Life Facts About André the Giant - Mental Floss

    • André’s childhood nickname was Dédé. Before becoming a superstar in wrestling, André René Roussimoff grew up as the middle of five children. Throughout his childhood, André’s sister couldn’t pronounce his name, instead calling him “Dédé.”
    • Samuel Beckett drove him to school. In the 1950s, playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett took up residence in Ussy-sur-Marne in France and commissioned local laborers to construct a cottage.
    • He grew so fast his own parents didn’t recognize him ... When Andre turned 14, he left home to seek employment and opportunities outside the boundaries of his rural farm community in France.
    • but he probably wasn’t as tall as you think. Because wrestling promoters are prone to exaggerating a wrestler’s size, ability, and accomplishments, it didn’t take much for them to latch on to the idea of promoting André as the largest athlete on the planet.

  5. www.celebheights.com › s › Andre-The-Giant-2039Andre The Giant Height - How tall - CelebHeights.com

    Andre The Giant's Height. 7ft 0 (213.4 cm) Andre Rene Roussimoff was a French Wrestler and Actor from The Princess Bride. His official site gives him 7ft 4, also shows his 'measured' height from wrestlemania 3 (1987) as a whopping 7ft 5. He suffered from acromelagy and was supposedly 6ft 7 age 17. His spine took a lot of damage over his career.

  6. healthyceleb.com › andre-the-giantAndré the Giant Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family ...

    Height. 7 ft 0¼ in or 214.5 cm. Weight. 236 kg or 520 lbs. Girlfriend / Spouse. André the Giant has dated. Jean Christiansen – In the late seventies, Andre was reported to be in a relationship with the American national, Jean Christiansen. Jean gave birth to their daughter Robin Christiansen in 1979.

    • May 19, 1946
    • 236 kg
    • 7 ft 0¼ in
    • Taurus

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  8. www.wwe.com › superstars › andrethegiantAndre the Giant | WWE

    7’4” Weight. 520. lbs. Hometown. Grenoble, France. Signature Move. Sitdown Splash; Double Underhook Suplex. Career Highlights. WWE Champion; World Tag Team Champion; undefeated for nearly 15 years in WWE; 1993 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. Andre the Giant: Bio.

  9. history.howstuffworks.com › andre-the-giantWhy André the Giant Was Larger Than Life | HowStuffWorks

    Most sources claim he reached a height of 7-feet-4-inches (2.23 meters), though according to Biography.com, he was more likely closer to 6-feet-11-inches (1.86 meters). At his full size, Roussimoff weighed about 500 pounds (226 kilograms).

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