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Lanny Poffo

Canadian-American professional wrestler and author

  • Fame51.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia14.1K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1954–2023, aged 69United States
United StatesUnited StatesAthletesAthlete
  • Wikipedia
    9 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1954–2023
    Aged 69
  • Known for
    WWE WrestleMania VIII
    1992
Summary
Updated 2026-06-25

Lanny Mark Poffo better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and the Genius, was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo was a second generation professional wrestler, his father being Angelo Poffo. His brother, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was also a professional wrestler.

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Fame
Stable
51.1
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Historical9.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness80.0
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