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Ed Leslie

Born
April 21, 1957
Edward Harrison Leslie is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend Hulk Hogan. He is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion. Edward Leslie began his career at the side of Hulk Hogan in the 1976-1977 time frame. At the time, the two were billed as brothers; Ed was known as either Ed Boulder or Dizzy Hogan, to match Terry's Terry Boulder and Hulk Hogan. Leslie entered the WWF as a heel under the ring name Brutus Beefcake in late 1984 with manager "Luscious" Johnny Valiant. Beefcake debuted as a vain individual who dressed in outlandish outfits. As a singles competitor, he feuded with David Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, the latter who sought revenge on Beefcake after he and Valiant injured Hogan's protege Hillbilly Jim. Brutus got some "cheap heat" when he would come uninvited to ringside during Tony Atlas's matches. During the summer of 1985, Beefcake began teaming with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and became known as "The Dream Team". The Dream Team began challenging The US Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the Tag Team Championship. Initially, the US Express fought off their challengers, but the Dream Team soon gained momentum, and at an August 24, 1985, show at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Dream Team won the tag team titles from the U.S. Express when Beefcake rubbed Valiant’s lit cigar in Windham’s eye. The Dream Team held the titles for eight months, with their primary challengers being a reformed US Express (with Dan Spivey replacing the departed Windham) and British Bulldogs. At WrestleMania 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, the British Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team to win the tag team titles. The Dream Team failed to regain the titles and soon reverted to mid-card status. Leslie made news headlines on February 8, 2004 for causing an anthrax scare at one of Boston's MBTA stations, Downtown Crossing, where he was working at the time. He had been found to be in possession of a white powder, which turned out to be cocaine. He promptly checked into a drug rehabilitation facility after admitting that the cocaine found at the station was his. As a result, no charges were filed against him. Leslie married Kirsten Georgi on July 1, 1987; the couple divorced in 1991. His second marriage was to Barbara McGondel on October 1, 1994. Together, they have one daughter named Alana. Leslie also worked as a manager at Planet Fitness in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He became a born again Christian.
Known For
Mr. Nanny
(1993)
Brutus Beefcake
Santa with Muscles
(1996)
Sumo Lab Assistant
WrestleMania
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Brutus Beefcake
Full Filmography
Acting
AWA Super Sunday
(1983)
Eddie Boulder
WrestleMania
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake (archive footage)
Best of the WWF Volume 3
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
(1985)
Brutus Beefcake
WrestleMania II
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
Tag Team Champions
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE The Big Event
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
The British Bulldogs
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
(1986)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania III
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
(1987)
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE Survivor Series 1987
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
WWF Hulkamania 2
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
(1987)
Brutus Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
(1987)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
(1987)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Survivor Series 1988
(1988)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania IV
(1988)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE WrestleFest
(1988)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
(1988)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania V
(1989)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE SummerSlam 1989
(1989)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
(1989)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Survivor Series 1989
(1989)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
More Saturday Night's Main Event
(1989)
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
(1989)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
(1989)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
(1990)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania VI
(1990)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE WrestleFest '90
(1990)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWF Hottest Matches
(1990)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWF SuperTape
(1990)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
(1990)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Crunch Classic
(1992)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Thunder in Paradise
(1993)
Brutus
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
(1993)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE WrestleMania IX
(1993)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Mr. Nanny
(1993)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
(1993)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WCW Starrcade 1994
(1994)
The Butcher
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVIII
(1994)
Brother Bruti
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
(1994)
The Butcher
Thunder in Paradise 2
(1994)
Brutus
The History Of WrestleMania
(1994)
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
(1994)
Brother Bruti (Appearance)
WCW SuperBrawl V
(1995)
The Butcher (Ringside)
WCW Slamboree 1995
(1995)
The Man With No Name
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
(1995)
The Zodiac
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
(1995)
The Zodiac
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
(1995)
The Butcher
WCW World War 3 1995
(1995)
The Zodiac
Thunder in Paradise 3
(1995)
Brutus
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
(1995)
The Butcher
WCW Uncensored 1996
(1996)
The Booty Man
WCW Slamboree 1996
(1996)
The Booty Man
WCW Hog Wild 1996
(1996)
The Booty Man
Santa with Muscles
(1996)
Sumo Lab Assistant
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
(1998)
The Disciple
WCW Bash at The Beach 1998
(1998)
The Disciple
WCW Road Wild 1998
(1998)
The Disciple
WCW World War 3 1998
(1998)
The Disciple
WCW Uncensored 1998
(1998)
The Disciple
McCinsey's Island
(1998)
Jet Skier #1
The Ultimate Weapon
(1998)
Bar Boy
Rodman Downunder
(2006)
Brutus Beefcake
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
(2006)
Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
(2009)
Brutus Beefcake
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake
(2013)
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
(2019)
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Brutus Beefcake
Biography: Shawn Michaels
(2021)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
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