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Looking for reviews of Afa Anoa'i movies? Cinafilm has a total of 512 reviews across 2 movies.
Movies starring Afa Anoa'i have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 60%.
Beyond the Mat - released in 1999 - is Afa Anoa'i's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 263 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Afa Anoa'i is Mr. Nanny - released in 1993 - with a score of 44% based on 249 reviews.
is a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.
Wrestling careerEdit
Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Acting careerEdit
Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.
Personal lifeEdit
Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.
Afa Anoa'i has acted in films with Dwayne Johnson, Madeline Zima, Adam Copeland and Austin Pendleton.
Afa Anoa'i has worked with these film directors: Barry W. Blaustein and Michael Gottlieb.
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