Lanny Poffo

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Lanny Poffo

Acting December 28, 1954

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lanny Mark Poffo, better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo w…

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WWF Superstars

WWF Superstars

7.2 1986 TV Show
WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

6.8 1986 TV Show
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

8.3 1985 TV Show
Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-South Wrestling

1981 TV Show
Dark Side of the Ring

Dark Side of the Ring

8.3 2019 TV Show
Biography: WWE Legends

Biography: WWE Legends

7.4 2021 TV Show
WWE Old School

WWE Old School

1973 TV Show
Tuesday Night Titans

Tuesday Night Titans

9.0 1984 TV Show
Wrestlemania Rewind

Wrestlemania Rewind

2014 TV Show
WWF Prime Time Wrestling

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

8.8 1985 TV Show
WWE WrestleMania VIII

WWE WrestleMania VIII

8.1 1992 Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

6.9 1992 Movie

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Lanny Mark Poffo, better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish-American. He is also the real-life younger brother of "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Poffo grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and currently resides in Clearwater, Florida.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender

    Movie Mr. Eddie Cheddar

  2. 2021
    Biography: WWE Legends

    TV show "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

  3. 2019
    Dark Side of the Ring

    TV show Self

  4. 2018
    All In

    Movie Lanny Poffo (Ringside)

  5. 2018
    ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club

    Movie Lanny Poffo

  6. 2016
    Wrestling with Disaster

    Movie Himself

  7. 2014
    Wrestlemania Rewind

    TV show Lanny Poffo

  8. 2012
    Breaking Kayfabe with Lanny Poffo

    Movie Self

  9. 2011
    Ninja: Prophecy of Death

    Movie Angelo

  10. 2009
    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    Movie The Genius

  11. 2006
    Curse of the Wolf

    Movie Logan

  12. 1993
    WWE Bashed in the USA

    Movie The Genius

  13. 1993
    WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  14. 1992
    WWE Survivor Series 1992

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  15. 1992
    WWE Rampage '92

    Movie The Genius

  16. 1992
    WWE SummerSlam 1992

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

More credits
  1. 1992
    WWE World Tour 1992

    Movie The Genius

  2. 1992
    3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  3. 1992
    WWE WrestleMania VIII

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  4. 1992
    WWE Invasion '92

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  5. 1992
    WWE Royal Rumble 1992

    Movie The Genius

  6. 1991
    WWE Survivor Series 1991

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  7. 1991
    WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

    Movie The Genius

  8. 1990
    Hulkamania Forever

    Movie The Genius

  9. 1990
    Battle of the WWE Superstars

    Movie The Genius

  10. 1990
    WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

    Movie The Genius

  11. 1990
    WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  12. 1990
    WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    Movie The Genius

  13. 1989
    WWE Survivor Series 1989

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  14. 1989
    WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

    Movie The Genius (Manager)

  15. 1988
    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

    Movie "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  16. 1988
    WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

    Movie "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  17. 1988
    WWE WrestleFest

    Movie The Genius

  18. 1987
    Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

    Movie "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

  19. 1987
    The Best of the WWF: volume 14

    Movie "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  20. 1987
    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

    Movie "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  21. 1987
    The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

    Movie "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

  22. 1986
    The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    Movie "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  23. 1986
    WWF Superstars

    TV show "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

  24. 1986
    WWF Wrestling Challenge

    TV show Lanny Poffo