Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

Date of Birth:

Apr 17, 1954

Place of Birth:

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Roderick George Toombs, better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, comedian and actor.

In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000. Although he was Canadian, because of his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. Piper earned the nicknames "Rowdy" and "Hot Rod" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" short temper, spontaneity, and quick wit. According to The Daily Telegraph, he is "considered by many to be the greatest 'heel' (or villain) wrestler ever".

One of wrestling's most recognizable stars, Piper headlined multiple PPV events, including the WWF and WCW's respective premier annual events, WrestleMania and Starrcade. He accumulated 34 championships and hosted the popular WWF/E interview segment "Piper's Pit", which facilitated numerous feuds. In 2005, Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair, who dubbed him "the most gifted entertainer in the history of professional wrestling".

Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows, most notably taking the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da' Maniac on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is also widely known for his role in Hell Comes to Frogtown as the character Sam Hell.

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filmography:

Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes

2010

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

2016

Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

1985

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

2016

Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper

2011

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

1985

Legends Never Die Legends Never Die

2006

Portal to Hell!!! Portal to Hell!!!

2015

The Masked Saint The Masked Saint

2016

Last to Surrender Last to Surrender

1999

The Bet The Bet

2016

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

2017

A Family Underground A Family Underground

2009

Andre the Giant Andre the Giant

2018

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

2018

First Encounter First Encounter

1997

The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage

1990

The Misery Brothers The Misery Brothers

1995

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

1985

Shut Up and Shoot! Shut Up and Shoot!

2006

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

1994

No Contest No Contest

1995

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

2013

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

Biography: Wrestlemania I Biography: Wrestlemania I

2022

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

2010

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

1985

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

2011

The One and Only The One and Only

1978

WWE Wrestlemania XIX WWE Wrestlemania XIX

2003

Don't Look Back Don't Look Back

2014

I Am Santa Claus I Am Santa Claus

2014

The Chair The Chair

2016

Hulkamania 3 Hulkamania 3

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990

1990

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

1985

The Damn! Show The Damn! Show

2006

The Old Boys The Old Boys

2015

The Best of the WWF: volume 11 The Best of the WWF: volume 11

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 10 The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

Best of the WWF Volume 3 Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

Best of the WWF Volume 1 Best of the WWF Volume 1

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 4 The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

The Price of Fame The Price of Fame

2017

Life In The Fast Lane Life In The Fast Lane

2007

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991 WWE Survivor Series 1991

1991

WWE WrestleMania VIII WWE WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

NWA The Race to Starrcade NWA The Race to Starrcade

1983

WWE Survivor Series 1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989

The True Story of WrestleMania The True Story of WrestleMania

2011

Pizza Man Pizza Man

2011

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

WWE WrestleMania V WWE WrestleMania V

1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992

1992

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

1996

Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits

2019

Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

2021

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

WWF Summer Flashback! WWF Summer Flashback!

1997

Fancypants Fancypants

2011

WWE WrestleMania XI WWE WrestleMania XI

1995

WWE King of the Ring 1994 WWE King of the Ring 1994

1994

WWE WrestleMania X WWE WrestleMania X

1994

WCW Starrcade 1999 WCW Starrcade 1999

1999

Other Plans Other Plans

2014

Clear Lake Clear Lake

2012

The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

2013

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

2012

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

2014

Adventures of a Pizza Guy Adventures of a Pizza Guy

2015

Super Sweet 16: The Movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie

2007

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk

2010

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

The Lost Episodes of the XWF The Lost Episodes of the XWF

2005

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

2006

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

2013

WWE Hall of Fame 2005 WWE Hall of Fame 2005

2005

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

2015

A Gothic Tale A Gothic Tale

2008

NWA The Final Conflict NWA The Final Conflict

1983

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

2014

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

2014

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

2012

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

2008

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

2011

The Firefly Funhouse Match The Firefly Funhouse Match

2020

The Green Fairy The Green Fairy

2015

WWF SuperTape vol. 2 WWF SuperTape vol. 2

1990

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

1992

WWE World Tour 1992 WWE World Tour 1992

1992

WWE World Tour 1991 WWE World Tour 1991

1991

German Fan Favorites 2 German Fan Favorites 2

1994

WWE Crunch Classic WWE Crunch Classic

1992

Body Slam Body Slam

1986

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1991

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1992

WWE WrestleFest '90 WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

Legion : The Final Exorcism Legion : The Final Exorcism

2006

WWE WrestleMania VII WWE WrestleMania VII

1991

Buy & Cell Buy & Cell

1989

The Bad Pack The Bad Pack

1997

Dead Tides Dead Tides

1997

The Reconciler The Reconciler

2015

WWE Royal Rumble 1990 WWE Royal Rumble 1990

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 2008 WWE Royal Rumble 2008

2008

Bloodstained Memoirs Bloodstained Memoirs

2009

WWE WrestleMania XII WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

Alien Opponent Alien Opponent

2011

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

2006

Sci-fighters Sci-fighters

1996

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

1998

Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper Fighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper

1992

WrestleMania WrestleMania

1985

WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's

2005

The Portal The Portal

2010

Ghosts of Goldfield Ghosts of Goldfield

2007

Back in Action Back in Action

1994

Hell Comes to Frogtown Hell Comes to Frogtown

1988

They Live They Live

1988

The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens

2008

The Making of 'They Live' The Making of 'They Live'

1988

Jungleground Jungleground

1995

Blind Eye Blind Eye

2007

The Shepherd The Shepherd

1999

WWE WrestleMania III WWE WrestleMania III

1987

WrestleMania II WrestleMania II

1986

Tough and Deadly Tough and Deadly

1995

WWE RAW 1000 WWE RAW 1000

2012

Three Wise Guys Three Wise Guys

2005

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011

Ultimate Fights from the Movies Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

Immortal Combat Immortal Combat

1994

Hard Time Hard Time

1998

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

1997

The History Of WrestleMania The History Of WrestleMania

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1998 WCW Spring Stampede 1998

1998

WCW Slamboree 1998 WCW Slamboree 1998

1998

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997 WCW Slamboree 1997

1997

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

1991

WCW SuperBrawl VII WCW SuperBrawl VII

1997

WCW Uncensored 1997 WCW Uncensored 1997

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1997 WCW The Great American Bash 1997

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1998 WCW The Great American Bash 1998

1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1998 WCW Fall Brawl 1998

1998

Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

1985

WWE's Inside the Steel Cage WWE's Inside the Steel Cage

1986

Terminal Rush Terminal Rush

1996

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

2014

Biography: Shawn Michaels Biography: Shawn Michaels

2021

Superfan: The Story of Vladimir Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

2023

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

WCW SuperBrawl 2000 WCW SuperBrawl 2000

2000

WCW Starrcade 1996 WCW Starrcade 1996

1996

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

2008

Street Team Massacre Street Team Massacre

2007

NWA Starrcade 1983 NWA Starrcade 1983

1983

WCW SuperBrawl IX WCW SuperBrawl IX

1999

WCW Slamboree 1999 WCW Slamboree 1999

1999

WWE WrestleMania XXV WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009

WWE WrestleMania VI WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

The Wrestling Classic The Wrestling Classic

1985

Marked Man Marked Man

1996

TNA Final Resolution 2005 TNA Final Resolution 2005

2005

WCW The Great American Bash 1999 WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

1999

WWE Judgment Day 2003 WWE Judgment Day 2003

2003

WWE Backlash 2003 WWE Backlash 2003

2003

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

2006

Tagteam Tagteam

1991

Domestic Import Domestic Import

2006

Lights Out Lights Out

2015

WWE War to Settle the Score WWE War to Settle the Score

1985

Honor Honor

2006

Jack of Hearts Jack of Hearts

2000

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

2014

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