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Ed Leslie

Ed Leslie

Actor · Born April 21, 1957 · Tampa, Florida, USA

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Biography

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.

Acted in 98

2010s

  1. 2019

    WWE Hall of Fame 2019

    Movie

  2. 2016

    The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness

    Brutus Beefcake · 1 episode

  3. 2010

    Ultimate Death Match 2

    Brutus Beefcake

2000s

  1. 2009

    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    Brutus Beefcake

  2. 2006

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake

  3. Rodman Downunder

    Brutus Beefcake

1990s

  1. 1999

    WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life

    The Disciple

  2. 1998

    WCW World War 3 1998

    The Disciple

  3. WCW Road Wild 1998

    The Disciple (Ringside)

  4. WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

    The Disciple

  5. WCW The Great American Bash 1998

    The Disciple

  6. The Ultimate Weapon

    Bar Boy

    35

  7. WCW Spring Stampede 1998

    The Disciple (Ringside)

  8. WCW Uncensored 1998

    The Disciple

  9. McCinsey's Island

    Jet Skier #1

  10. 1997

    WWF Summer Flashback!

    Brutus Beefcake

  11. 1996

    Santa with Muscles

    Sumo Lab Assistant

    30

  12. WCW Hog Wild 1996

    The Booty Man

  13. WCW Slamboree 1996

    The Booty Man

  14. WCW Uncensored 1996

    The Booty Man

  15. 1995

    WCW World War 3 1995

    The Zodiac

  16. WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

    The Zodiac

  17. WCW Fall Brawl 1995

    The Zodiac

  18. WCW Monday Nitro

    Zodiac · 2 episodes

    80

  19. Thunder in Paradise 3

    Brutus

  20. WCW Slamboree 1995

    The Man With No Name

  21. WCW SuperBrawl V

    The Butcher (Ringside)

  22. WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

    The Butcher

  23. WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

    The Butcher

  24. 1994

    WCW Starrcade 1994

    The Butcher

  25. WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

    The Butcher

  26. WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

    Brother Bruti (Appearance)

  27. WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

    Brother Bruti (Ringside)

  28. Thunder in Paradise 2

    Brutus

  29. Thunder in Paradise

    Brutus · 22 episodes

  30. The History Of WrestleMania

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  31. 1993

    WWF 1993: The Year in Review

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  32. WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  33. Thunder in Paradise

    Brutus

  34. NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

    Brutus Beefcake

  35. WWE WrestleMania IX

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  36. Mr. Nanny

    Brutus Beefcake

    29

  37. Raw

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake · 4 episodes

    74
  38. 1992

    WWE Crunch Classic

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  39. 1991

    Hulkamania 6

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  40. 1990

    WWE Hottest Matches

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  41. Wrestling Tough Guys

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  42. WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  43. WWE WrestleFest '90

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  44. WWE WrestleMania VI

    Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake

  45. WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  46. WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    Brutus Beefcake

1980s

  1. 1989

    WWE Survivor Series 1989

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  2. WWE SummerSlam 1989

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  3. The Best of the WWF: volume 20

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  4. The Best of the WWF: volume 19

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  5. More Saturday Night's Main Event

    Movie

  6. WWE WrestleMania V

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  7. The Best of the WWF: volume 18

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  8. WWE Royal Rumble 1989

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  9. 1988

    WWE Survivor Series 1988

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  10. The Best of the WWF: volume 17

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  11. WWE WrestleFest

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  12. WWE WrestleMania IV

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  13. Clash of the Champions

    Brother Bruti (Ringside), The Butcher · 1 episode

  14. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  15. 1987

    The Best of the WWF: volume 14

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  16. Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

    Brutus Beefcake

  17. WWE Survivor Series 1987

    Brutus Beefcake

  18. The Best of the WWF: volume 12

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

  19. The Best of the WWF: volume 11

    Brutus Beefcake

  20. Hulkamania 2

    Brutus Beefcake

  21. WWE WrestleMania III

    Brutus Beefcake

  22. The Best of the WWF: volume 10

    Brutus Beefcake

  23. The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

    Brutus Beefcake

  24. Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    Brutus Beefcake

  25. 1986

    The British Bulldogs

    Brutus Beefcake

  26. The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    Brutus Beefcake

  27. WWF Wrestling Challenge

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Brutus Beefcake · 54 episodes

  28. WWF Superstars

    Brutus Beefcake, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake · 9 episodes

  29. WWE The Big Event

    Brutus Beefcake

  30. The Best of the WWF: volume 7

    Brutus Beefcake

  31. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

    Brutus Beefcake

  32. WrestleMania II

    Brutus Beefcake

  33. Tag Team Champions

    Brutus Beefcake

  34. The Best of the WWF: volume 5

    Brutus Beefcake

  35. 1985

    The WWF's Amazing Managers

    Brutus Beefcake

  36. The Best of the WWF: volume 4

    Brutus Beefcake

  37. WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

    Brutus Beefcake, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake · 2 episodes

    72

  38. WrestleMania

    Brutus Beefcake

  39. Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    Brutus Beefcake (archive footage)

  40. The Hulkster Hulk Hogan

    Brutus Beefcake

  41. Best of the WWF Volume 3

    Brutus Beefcake

  42. 1984

    Tuesday Night Titans

    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Brutus Beefcake · 2 episodes

  43. 1983

    AWA Super Sunday

    Eddie Boulder

Other crew 1

Appearances6

2020s

  1. 2026

    Wrestling with Trump

    Self

  2. Hulk Hogan: Real American

    Self · 1 episode

    76
  3. 2025

    WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    Dark Side of the Ring

    Self · 2 episodes

    86
  2. 2013

    Timeline The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake

    Himself

  3. 2012

    The Eric Andre Show

    Self · 1 episode

    83