Andre the giant his real name is andre rene russimoff born may 19 1946 in grenoble france was a french professional wrestler and actor. At his peak andre the giant weighed about 520 pounds 236 kg. This was really massive as most people weigh only between 120 to 250 pounds. Andrè the giant was truly a giant of a man. André the giant height weight age body statistics are here. Wilt chamberlain wwe hall of famer arnold schwarzenegger andrè backstage during the filming of the 1984 movie conan the destroyer.
What was unusual is that neither his father mother nor siblings had. Andre the giants height was 7ft 0in 213 cm. Andre also stood at an incredible 7 feet 4 inches in height. Bones began to grow too quickly. At just 12 years old he was already 63 191 cm and weighed 240 lbs 110 kg. Of course the claim that brother antoine tops andre by several inches is bs like the repeated claim of the 78 grandfather.
His height was 214 m and weight was 236 kg. While the world famous wrestling name of andre rene roussimoff has been andrè the giant he was also reffered to as the 8th wonder. Hell raiser 13 andré the giant. In addition to the billed height and weight of 610 and 350 lbs andres wingspan of 610 ½ is noted. The growth of this man was 224 centimeters with the weight of 240 kilos. André rené roussimoff may 19 1946 january 27 1993 best known as andré the giant was a french professional wrestler and actor.
He found success as a fan favorite throughout the. See his all girlfriends names and biography. How much did andre the giant weigh. Duhon said on 24jun20. Reaching a height of 191 cm 6 ft 3 in and a weight of 94 kg 208 lb by the age of 12. Harley said on 7jun06 i have seen a picture of patrick ewing with wilt when pat played with the knicksewing was a legit 7 footerbut wilt had an inch or so on himand the year is 1986andre is not standing straight uphe is about 7 feet tallat his peak 7 1 or 7 2 is about right.
As a teenager andre suffered from acromegaly which caused changes in the boys body. Roussimoff stood at over seven feet tall which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone and later resulted in acromegalyit also led to his being called the eighth wonder of the world. He suffered from acromegaly or giantism.