Terry Eugene Bollea, better known by his ring name as Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and musician.
He began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983. There, he headlined the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. During his initial run, he also won the WWF Championship five times, with his first reign holding the record for the second-longest in company history. Additionally, he is the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 1990 and 1991. In 1993, he departed the WWF to sign for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He subsequently won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, and also holds the record for the longest reign in company history. In 1996, he became a major figure during the "Monday Night Wars", another boom of mainstream professional wrestling. He also headlined WCW's annual flagship event Starrcade three times, including the most profitable WCW pay-per-view ever at the event's 1997 edition. He returned to WWE from WCW in 2002, and won the WWE championship for a sixth time, before departing in 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. Aside from those promotions, Hogan also performed for Total Nonstop Action (TNA), now known as Impact Wrestling.
For Disney, he appeared in the Mickey Mouse Club. He also played one of Steele's partners in Spy Hard and voiced Terrafirminator V.O. in Gnomeo & Juliet.
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