Biography
Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i is a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.
Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.
Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.
Filmography
all 45
Movies 43
self 14
TV Shows 2
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 (2020)
WWE: The Kliq Rules (2015)
WWE 24 (2015)
WWE: Presents True Giants (2014)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
Batista - I Walk Alone (2009)
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007)
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling (2007)
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007)
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers (2006)
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW (2004)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt (1994)
WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994)
German Fan Favorites 2 (1994)
WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994)
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams (1994)
WWF WrestleFest '94 (1994)
WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994)
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning (1994)
WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993)
WWE SummerSlam 1993 (1993)
WWE Global Warfare (1993)
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites (1993)
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches (1993)
WWE King of the Ring 1993 (1993)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 (1993)
WWE WrestleMania IX (1993)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 (1992)
WWC Aniversario '88: One Hot Night in Bayamón (1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 15 (1988)
The WWF's Grand Slams (1986)
Body Slam (1986)
Tag Team Champions (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986)
Andre the Giant (1985)
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! (1985)
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches (1985)
WWE The Brawl to End it All (1984)
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980)
Batista - I Walk Alone
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GenderMale
Birthday1942-11-21 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSamoa, Samoa
ChildrenAfa Anoa'i Jr., Samula Anoaʻi
RelativesYokozuna
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAfa, Wild Samoan #1, Afa Anoaʻi, Wild Samoan 1
AwardsWWE Hall of Fame
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