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Jorge Gonzáles(1966-2010)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Jorge Gonzáles
He was one of the world's tallest men to ever live. He played professional basketball as a center in his country at Gimnasia La Plata (won 2nd level championship) and Sport Club. He also played for the National Team from 1985 to 1988. Drafted by NBA's Atlanta Hawks in 1988, he had to quit after a knee injury that didn't allowed him to run properly. Hired by Ted Turner (Hawks' owner) to be part of WCW, started wrestling as "El Gigante" (The Giant), which was his nickname while playing basketball. He became famous as a wrestler, which led him to appear in several series and movies. Then, he also wrestled in Vince McMahon's WWF organization, where he was known as Giant Gonzales, and in Japan. Retired in 1998 due to a back injury, he returned to his birth town. Suffering from serious diabetes and giantism, he was assistant coach at Argentine basketball team Belgrano San Nicolás in 2000. He was honored in 2001 LNB (Argentine Basketball League) All-Star Game for being the first Argentine basketball player to reach NBA. In later years, he was confined to a wheelchair. On September 22, 2010, he died from complications from diabetes in his hometown of San Martin, Argentina. He was 44. Though he never had the long career of Andre the Giant or The Big Show, Gonzales is fondly remembered by wrestling fans of the early 1990s.
BornJanuary 31, 1966
DiedSeptember 22, 2010(44)
BornJanuary 31, 1966
DiedSeptember 22, 2010(44)
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Hulk Hogan in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
Thunder in Paradise
4.4
Video
  • Terremoto(as Giant Gonzalez)
  • 1993
WCW Saturday Night (1985)
WCW Saturday Night
7.2
TV Series
  • El Gigante
WWF Superstars (1986)
WWF Superstars
6.9
TV Series
  • Giant Gonzalez
Rey Mysterio, Walter Hahn, CM Punk, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Raw (1993)
WWE Raw
7.7
TV Series
  • Giant Gonzalez

Credits

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Actor



  • Best of WWF Fan Favorites (1994)
    Best of WWF Fan Favorites
    Video
    • Giant Gonzales
    • 1994
  • Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
    Thunder in Paradise II
    4.3
    Video
    • Mortador (as Jorge Gonzalez)
    • 1994
  • Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
    Hercules in the Underworld
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Eryz the Boxer (as Jorge Gonzales)
    • 1994
  • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
    Thunder in Paradise
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mortador
    • Terremoto
    • 1994
  • Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts Uncut (1994)
    Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts Uncut
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1994
  • Steve Austin and Mark Calaway in WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX (2004)
    WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX
    5.1
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 2004
  • Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in German Fan Favorites (1993)
    German Fan Favorites
    5.3
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • Best of Battle of the WWF Superstars (1993)
    Best of Battle of the WWF Superstars
    3.8
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • Chris Chavis in WWF 1993: The Year in Review (1993)
    WWF 1993: The Year in Review
    3.8
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • Rey Mysterio, Walter Hahn, CM Punk, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Raw (1993)
    WWE Raw
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Manny (as Jorge 'Giant' Gonzalez)
    • 1993
  • Hulk Hogan in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
    Thunder in Paradise
    4.4
    Video
    • Terremoto (as Giant Gonzalez)
    • 1993
  • Bret Hart and Randy Savage in WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites (1993)
    WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites
    5.0
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • Chris Chavis in Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993)
    Invasion of the Bodyslammers
    5.1
    Video
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993
  • WWF Superstars (1986)
    WWF Superstars
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Giant Gonzalez
    • 1993

Producer



  • Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes (1994)
    Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes
    Video
    • producer
    • 1994

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Height
  • Alternative names
    • El Gigante
  • Height
    • 8′ (2.44 m)
  • Born
    • January 31, 1966
    • El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina
  • Died
    • September 22, 2010
    • San Martín, Chaco, Argentina(complications from diabetes)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Jumped to the WWF, wrestling as "The Giant Gonzales", managed by Harvey Wippleman, and feuded with Mark Calaway (aka "The Undertaker").
  • Trademarks
      Wore a "naked" suit when he went and wrestled
  • Nicknames
    • Giant Gonzales
    • El Gigante

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