Ed Leslie

Acting

Born Apr 21, 1957

From Tampa, Florida, USA

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.

Ed Leslie

Known For

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania V

Santa with Muscles

Mr. Nanny

WWE WrestleMania VI

WrestleMania

WWE Survivor Series 1987

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Filmography — Acting

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania V

Santa with Muscles

Mr. Nanny

WWE WrestleMania VI

WrestleMania

WWE Survivor Series 1987

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

WWF Hulkamania 2

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

Thunder in Paradise

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

WCW Hog Wild 1996

WrestleMania II

WWE The Big Event

Thunder in Paradise 2

WWE WrestleFest '90

WWE Survivor Series 1989

WWE Survivor Series 1988

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE SummerSlam 1989

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

WCW Road Wild 1998

WWE WrestleFest

Thunder in Paradise 3

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

The History Of WrestleMania

WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

WCW World War 3 1998

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

WCW Slamboree 1995

McCinsey's Island

The Ultimate Weapon

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

AWA Super Sunday

More Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

The British Bulldogs

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

WWE Hall of Fame 2019

WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

WCW Slamboree 1996

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

WCW Uncensored 1996

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

WCW Starrcade 1994

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

WWF Summer Flashback!

WCW World War 3 1995

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

WWE Hottest Matches

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts