Person
Lanny Poffo
Acting · 1954–2023 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Lanny Mark Poffo, better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish-American. He is also the real-life younger brother of "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Poffo grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and currently resides in Clearwater, Florida.
Known for
WWF Superstars
Lanny Poffo
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Lanny Poffo
Mid-South Wrestling
'Leaping' Lanny Poffo
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
Dark Side of the Ring
Self
WWE Old School
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
Tuesday Night Titans
Lanny Poffo
Wrestlemania Rewind
Lanny Poffo
Biography: WWE Legends
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
Filmography
- 2021Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van SlenderMr. Eddie Cheddar
- 2021Biography: WWE Legends"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
- 2019Dark Side of the RingSelf
- 2018All InLanny Poffo (Ringside)
- 2018ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet ClubLanny Poffo
- 2016Wrestling with DisasterHimself
- 2014Wrestlemania RewindLanny Poffo
- 2012Breaking Kayfabe with Lanny PoffoSelf
- 2011Ninja: Prophecy of DeathAngelo
- 2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main EventThe Genius
- 2006Curse of the WolfLogan
- 1993WWE Bashed in the USAThe Genius
- 1993WWE Wrestling Grudge MatchesThe Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE Survivor Series 1992The Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE Rampage '92The Genius
- 1992WWE SummerSlam 1992The Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE World Tour 1992The Genius
- 19923rd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsThe Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE WrestleMania VIIIThe Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE Invasion '92The Genius (Manager)
- 1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992The Genius
- 1991WWE Survivor Series 1991The Genius (Manager)
- 1991WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991The Genius
- 1990Battle of the WWE SuperstarsThe Genius
- 1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 2The Genius
- 1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 1The Genius (Manager)
- 1990WWE Royal Rumble 1990The Genius
- 1989WWE Survivor Series 1989The Genius (Manager)
- 1989WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89The Genius (Manager)
- 1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1988WWE U.K. Rampage 1988"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1988WWE WrestleFestThe Genius
- 1987The Best of the WWF: volume 14"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1987Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
- 1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1987The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 9"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1986WWF Wrestling ChallengeLanny Poffo
- 1986WWF SuperstarsLanny Poffo
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 8"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 6"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- 1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
- 1985WWF Prime Time Wrestling"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
- 1984Tuesday Night TitansLanny Poffo
- 1981Mid-South Wrestling'Leaping' Lanny Poffo
- 1973WWE Old School"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
- —YouShoot: Lanny PoffoHimself
- —The Best of Eddie Gilbert"Leapin" Lanny Poffo
- —MachoWriter
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