Ed Leslie(I)
- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Ed Leslie started his wrestling career in the late-1970s under various
identities such as "Dizzy" Ed Boulder, most of the time playing the
brother of Terry Bollea (now known as Hollywood/Hulk Hogan). His most
famous persona was Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in the WWF from
1984-1993. He Co-Held the WWF Tag-Team Titles with Greg "The Hammer"
Valentine in 1986. His career began to sky-rocket in 1990 when tragedy
struck: his mother had just died, his wife had left him, so he tried to
keep his mind off of his troubles and went out for a walk on the beach
in Tampa, Florida. As he was walking, an out-of-control parasailor hit
him full force in the face with his knees, knocking him into the water
and nearly drowning him, he was rescued, but the bones in his face were
shattered and his face was literally "Caving In", he went under
Emergency Surgery at Tampa's Shriner's Hospital and went under over 9
hours of successful reconstructive surgery. Metal plates and screws
were used to reconstruct the shape of his face. He stayed ou of the
ring for over 2 1/2 Years and returned to action for 2 matches, one of
which was with Hulk Hogan as they took on the WWF Tag-Team Champions
Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase & Mike "I.R.S." Rotundo. He wasn't the same, he
left the WWF and followed Hogan to WCW in 1994 under various guises
such as "The Butcher", "Zodiac" (in which his face was painted), "The
Booty Man", and most recently spoting a beard and a more toned physique
as "The Disciple". None of those gimmicks will ever reach the height
that Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake reached. He joined The Ultimate
Warrior's O.W.N. in late-'98, but that didn't take off. He is now a
jobber in WCW, and still wrestles as Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in
regional promotions (the name can't be used in WCW since it is
TradeMarked by TitanSports aka WWF).