Acting
Roddy Piper
1954-04-17 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, comedian 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. Although he was Canadian, because of his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. Piper earned the nicknames "Rowdy" and "Hot Rod" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" short temper, spontaneity, and quick wit. According to The Daily Telegraph, he is "considered by many to be the greatest 'heel' (or villain) wrestler ever". One of wrestling's most recognizable stars, Piper headlined multiple PPV events, including the WWF and WCW's respective premier annual events, WrestleMania and Starrcade. He accumulated 34 championships and hosted the popular WWF/E interview segment "Piper's Pit", which facilitated numerous feuds. In 2005, Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair, who dubbed him "the most gifted entertainer in the history of professional wrestling". Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows, most notably taking the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da' Maniac on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is also widely known for his role in Hell Comes to Frogtown as the character Sam Hell.
Known for
They Live
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Walker, Texas Ranger
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Saturday Night Live
Cold Case
Highlander: The Series
Raw
The Outer Limits
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Andre the Giant
MADtv
Storage Wars
Mr. McMahon
Movie credits · 196
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Biography: Wrestlemania I
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Cyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Andre the Giant
The Price of Fame
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
The Bet
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
The Chair
The Masked Saint
The Reconciler
Portal to Hell!!!
The Old Boys
Lights Out
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
The Green Fairy
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
I Am Santa Claus
Don't Look Back
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Other Plans
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Clear Lake
WWE RAW 1000
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
JCW Legends and Icons
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Alien Opponent
Pizza Man
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
TV credits · 39
Mr. McMahon
WWE Rivals
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE Table For 3
WWE Rivalries
WWE Legends' House
Wrestlemania Rewind
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual
Breaking In
Storage Wars
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Inside MMA
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Celebrity Wrestling
WWE Hall of Fame
TNA iMPACT!
Cold Case
The Mullets
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Man Show
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
WCW Thunder
MADtv
WCW Monday Nitro
The Outer Limits
Walker, Texas Ranger
Raw
Highlander: The Series
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Highwayman
WWF Superstars
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Tuesday Night Titans
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Saturday Night Live
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Old School
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