Andre the Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in North Carolina. Officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by WWE/WWE via Getty Images Hollywood star Cary Elwes once shared a hilarious story about Andre the Giant releasing a ...

Wrestling star turned actor Andre the Giant is being honored with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker near his former home in Richmond County, according to state officials. Andre René ...

Andre the Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in Ellerbe, North Carolina. The 7-foot-4 wrestling legend also starred in "The Princess Bride." The marker highlights his ties to the town where ...

Nobody fit the role better than André the Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride. Known for being one of the premiere superstars in professional wrestling, André was recruited to play the oversized ...

Actor Liam Neeson may be 6’4” but that wasn’t tall enough when he auditioned for the role of Fezzik in “The Princess Bride,” which ultimately went to André the Giant.July 9, 2025 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 2025 closed out on a bitter note for film fans everywhere as filmmaker Rob Reiner died under tragic circumstances. In life, Reiner directed ...