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Afa Anoai

Afa Anoai

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Born November 21, 1942 in Western Samoa Trust Territory

Died August 16, 2024

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Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.

Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.

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Filmography

Actor

78

Type

Year

WWE Icons Poster

WWE Icons TV Series2021Self

First Look: WWE Icons Poster

First Look: WWE Icons TV Short2020Afa

WWE Hell in a Cell Poster

WWE Hell in a Cell TV Special2020Afa

WWE: Slammy Awards Poster

WWE: Slammy Awards TV Special2020Afa

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

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man Video2018Afa

WWE 24 TV Series2015Self

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW Poster

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW TV Series2014Self

The Usos: 10 Hours to Houston Documentary2014Afa

True Giants Poster

True Giants Documentary2014Self

Legends of the Mid-South Wrestling Poster

Legends of the Mid-South Wrestling Video2013Self

WWE Hall of Fame 2012 Poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2012 TV Special2012Self

WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches Poster

WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches Video2010Afa

WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone Poster

WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone Video2009Self

WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 2 Poster

WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 2 Video2009Afa

WXW: Elite 8 Women's Tournament Video2009Self

WWE Hall of Fame 2008 Poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2008 TV Special2008Self

WXW: Elite 8 Women's Tournament Video2008Self

The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling Poster

The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling Video2007Self

The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph Poster

The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph Video2007Afa

WrestleMania 23 Poster

WrestleMania 23 TV Special2007Afa

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 Poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 TV Special2007Self - Inductee

WWE Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2 Video2007Afa

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers Poster

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers Documentary2006Self

WXW: Sportsfest Video2006Self

WXW: Terror Rising Video2006Self

WXW: The Night of Champions Video2006Self

The Best of IWA Wrestling Vol. 1 Video2005Afa - The Wild Samoans

WXW: Fall Fever Video2005Self

WXW: Holiday Extravaganza Video2005Self

WXW: Sportsfest Poster

WXW: Sportsfest Video2005Self

The Rise & Fall of ECW Poster

The Rise & Fall of ECW Documentary2004Afa

Wrestling Gold Vol. 2: The Maim Event Video2001Afa - The Wild Samoans

WXW: Sportsfest Video2000Self

Beyond the Mat Poster

Beyond the Mat Documentary1999Self

WWE Smackdown! Poster

WWE Smackdown! TV Series1999Afa

WXW: Sportsfest Video1999Self

WWE Sunday Night Heat Poster

WWE Sunday Night Heat TV Series1998Afa

WXW Rage TV TV Series1996Afa

Royal Rumble Poster

Royal Rumble TV Special1995Afa

Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams Poster

Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams Video1994Afa

King of the Ring Poster

King of the Ring TV Special1994Afa

Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt Poster

Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt Video1994Afa

Royal Rumble Poster

Royal Rumble TV Special1994Afa

Summerslam Poster

Summerslam TV Special1994Afa

Survivor Series Poster

Survivor Series TV Special1994Afa

WrestleMania X Poster

WrestleMania X TV Special1994Afa

WWF: WrestleFest '94 Poster

WWF: WrestleFest '94 Video1994Afa

Best of Bret 'Hit Man' Hart Poster

Best of Bret 'Hit Man' Hart Video1993Afa

Global Warfare Poster

Global Warfare Video1993Afa

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Self

Mr. Nanny Poster

Mr. Nanny Feature Film1993Self

Royal Rumble Poster

Royal Rumble TV Special1993Samoan Afa

Summerslam Poster

Summerslam TV Special1993Afa

WrestleMania IX Poster

WrestleMania IX TV Special1993Afa

WWE Raw TV Series1993Afa

WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites Poster

WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites Video1993Afa

Survivor Series Poster

Survivor Series TV Special1992Afa

Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) Poster

Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) TV Series1990Afa

Best of the WWF Volume 15 Poster

Best of the WWF Volume 15 Video1988Afa

Best of the WWF Volume 5 Poster

Best of the WWF Volume 5 Video1986Afa

Body Slam Poster

Body Slam Feature Film1986The Samoans

Tag Team Champions Poster

Tag Team Champions Video1986Afa

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano Poster

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano Video1986Afa

The WWF's Grand Slams Poster

The WWF's Grand Slams Video1986Afa

WWF Challenge Poster

WWF Challenge TV Series1986Afa

WWF Superstars Poster

WWF Superstars TV Series1986Afa

André the Giant Poster

André the Giant Documentary1985Afa

The WWF's Amazing Managers Poster

The WWF's Amazing Managers Video1985Afa

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Poster

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Video1985Afa

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Poster

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Video1985Afa

WWF Prime Time Wrestling Poster

WWF Prime Time Wrestling TV Series1985Afa

Miami Vice Poster

Miami Vice TV Series1984Henchman #2

Tuesday Night Titans Poster

Tuesday Night Titans TV Series1984Afa

Mid South Wrestling Poster

Mid South Wrestling TV Series1982Wild Samoan - Afa

Spectrum Wrestling Poster

Spectrum Wrestling TV Series1977Afa

WWF All-Star Wrestling Poster

WWF All-Star Wrestling TV Series1974Afa

World Wrestling Federation Poster

World Wrestling Federation TV Series1973Afa

WWF Championship Wrestling Poster

WWF Championship Wrestling TV Series1972Afa

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Type

Year

The Wrestler Poster

The Wrestler Feature Film2008

Beyond the Mat Poster

Beyond the Mat Documentary1999

Producer

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WXW Rage TV TV Series1996

Other Crew

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The Wrestler Poster

The Wrestler Feature Film2008

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