Acting
Lanny Poffo
Also Known As: Lanny Mark Poffo, The Genius, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo
Birth Date
December 28, 1954
Death Date
February 2, 2023
(passed away at 68)
Place of Birth
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Popularity
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Biography
Lanny Mark Poffo, better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish-American. He is also the real-life younger brother of "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Poffo grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and currently resides in Clearwater, Florida.
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TV Show
WWF Superstars
Lanny Poffo
1986 • 13 episodes
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WWF Wrestling Challenge
Lanny Poffo
1986 • 29 episodes
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WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 • 6 episodes
TV Show
Mid-South Wrestling
'Leaping' Lanny Poffo
1981 • 20 episodes
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TV Show
Dark Side of the Ring
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2019 • 1 episode
TV Show
WWE Old School
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
1973 • 3 episodes
TV Show
Wrestlemania Rewind
Lanny Poffo
2014 • 1 episode
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Tuesday Night Titans
Lanny Poffo
1984 • 6 episodes
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Biography: WWE Legends
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
2021 • 1 episode
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WWF Prime Time Wrestling
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
1985 • 1 episode
Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
The Genius (Manager)
1990
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Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1989
The Genius (Manager)
1989
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Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1991
The Genius (Manager)
1991
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Movie
WWE WrestleMania VIII
The Genius (Manager)
1992
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Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
The Genius
1992
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Movie
All In
Lanny Poffo (Ringside)
2018
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Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
The Genius
1990
Movie
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
The Genius (Manager)
1993
Movie
WWE Bashed in the USA
The Genius
1993
Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
The Genius
1990