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Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor.. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000.
Robert Ray "Rod" Roddy [1] (September 28, 1937 – October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television announcer. [2] He was primarily known for his role as an offstage announcer on game shows. Among the shows that Roddy announced are the CBS game shows Whew! and Press Your Luck .
Toombs is the daughter of professional wrestler and actor Roddy Toombs (1954–2015), better known as "Roddy Piper". [12] [13] Following her father's death, Toombs and her brother Colt Baird Toombs worked together to complete and posthumously publish her father's autobiography, Rowdy: The Roddy Piper Story.
Rodney's roots ran deep in L.A., according to his family: He lived in his Altadena home for more than 50 years after purchasing the home for “$35,000 in the early ’70s,” Eric tells PEOPLE.
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The fight at the end of the Hogan vs. Piper match set up the main event for the first WrestleMania event promoted by the WWF, which took place on March 31, 1985. Hogan and Mr. T faced the team of Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. Orton attempted to interfere on his friends' behalf but hit Orndorff instead.
The main character Duke Nukem in the video game Duke Nukem 3D was made to be a mix of 80's and 90's action film stars, including Roddy Piper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, and Bruce Campbell. His look was partially based on Nada's appearance, sporting similar sunglasses and quoting many lines from the film.