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Afa Anoa'i
Actor

Afa Anoa'i

21 Nov 1942Born
16 Aug 2024Died
81Age at death
40Credits

Biography

Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns.

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They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.

Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2020WWE Hell in a Cell 2020Film: Afa (Appearance)
  2. 2013Legends of Mid-South WrestlingFilm: Afa
  3. 2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  4. 2007WWE Hall of Fame 2007Film: Afa
  5. 1994WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the CryptFilm: Afa (Manager)
  6. 1994German Fan FavoritesFilm: Afa
  7. 1994WWE Bloopers Bleeps and BodyslamsFilm: Afa
  8. 1994WWE King of the Ring 1994Film: Afa (Manager)
  9. 1993WWE Survivor Series 1993Film: Afa (Manager)
  10. 1993WWE Global WarfareFilm: Afa (Manager)
  11. 1993WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993Film: Afa
  12. 1993WWE King of the Ring 1993Film: Afa (Manager)
  13. 1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993Film: Afa (Manager)
  14. 1993WWE WrestleMania IXFilm: Afa (Manager)
  15. 1993Mr. NannyFilm: Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
  16. 1993RawSeries: Afa, Afa Anoai (17 episodes)
  17. 1992WWE Survivor Series 1992Film: Afa (Manager)
  18. 1992WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992Film: Manager
  19. 1988WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in BayamónFilm: Wild Samoan Afa
  20. 1988The Best of the WWF: volume 15Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  21. 1986Body SlamFilm: The Samoans
  22. 1986The Life and Times of Captain Lou AlbanoFilm: Afa
  23. 1986AWA Championship WrestlingSeries: Destroyer Samoan (3 episodes)
  24. 1986Tag Team ChampionsFilm: Afa
  25. 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5Film: Afa
  26. 1985The WWF's Amazing ManagersFilm: Afa
  27. 1985Andre the GiantFilm: Afa (Archive footage)
  28. 1985PWUSA Mayhem at The MeadowlandsFilm: Wild Samoan Afa
  29. 1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & BodyslamsFilm: Afa
  30. 1985Most Unusual MatchesFilm: Afa
  31. 1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  32. 1984Miami ViceSeries: Henchman #2 (1 episode)
  33. 1984WWE The Brawl to End it AllFilm: Wild Samoan Afa
  34. 1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  35. 1983WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  36. 1981Mid-South WrestlingSeries: Afa (15 episodes)
  37. 1980WWE Showdown at Shea '80Film: Wild Samoan Afa
  38. 1980WWF Championship WrestlingSeries: Afa (19 episodes)
  39. 1975WWF All-Star WrestlingSeries: Afa (11 episodes)
  40. 1973WWE Old SchoolSeries: Afa, Samoan #1 (7 episodes)

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