Biography
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
all 113
Movies 105
TV Shows 8
self 5
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WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (2021)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
Rodman Downunder (2006)
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels (2003)
WCW World War 3 1998 (1998)
WCW Road Wild 1998 (1998)
WCW Bash at the Beach '98 (1998)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998 (1998)
WCW Spring Stampede 1998 (1998)
WCW Uncensored 1998 (1998)
McCinsey's Island (1998)
WWF Summer Flashback! (1997)
Santa with Muscles (1996)
WCW Hog Wild 1996 (1996)
WCW Slamboree 1996 (1996)
WCW Uncensored 1996 (1996)
WCW World War 3 1995 (1995)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 (1995)
WCW Fall Brawl 1995 (1995)
WCW Slamboree 1995 (1995)
WCW SuperBrawl V (1995)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX (1995)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX (1995)
WCW Starrcade 1994 (1994)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX (1994)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 (1994)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII (1994)
The History Of WrestleMania (1994)
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts (1993)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 (1993)
WWE WrestleMania IX (1993)
Mr. Nanny (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Crunch Classic (1992)
WWF Hottest Matches (1990)
WWF SuperTape vol. 2 (1990)
WWE WrestleFest '90 (1990)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
WWF SuperTape (1990)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989)
The Best of the WWF: volume 20 (1989)
The Best of the WWF: volume 19 (1989)
WWE WrestleMania V (1989)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 (1989)
WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989)
WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 (1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 17 (1988)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 (1988)
WWE WrestleFest (1988)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 (1988)
WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 14 (1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 (1987)
WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 (1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 12 (1987)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 11 (1987)
WWF Hulkamania 2 (1987)
WWE WrestleMania III (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 10 (1987)
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 (1987)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 (1987)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986)
The British Bulldogs (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
WWE The Big Event (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 7 (1986)
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (1986)
WrestleMania II (1986)
Tag Team Champions (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 (1985)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85 (1985)
The Best of the WWF: volume 4 (1985)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 (1985)
WrestleMania (1985)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1985)
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan (1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 (1984)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 (1984)
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 (1984)
AWA Super Sunday (1983)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
WWF Greatest Matches
WrestleMania's Greatest Matches
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Highlights of Wrestlemania
Gallery
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GenderMale
Birthday1957-04-21 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceTampa, United States
Height192-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsBrutus Beefcake, Brutue 'The Barbar' Beefcake, Eddie Golden, Dizzy Hogan, Brute Force, The Butcher, The Man With No Name, Zodiac, The Booty Man, E. Harrison Leslie, The Disciple, The Clipmaster, Stuart "Beefcake" Healey
AwardsWWE Hall of Fame
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