Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Q: What's the connection between Ellerbe, NC and The Princess Bride movie?
A: Andre The Giant
He lived at a ranch there since his early wrestling days. They've got a museum with his size 26 cowboy boots.
Recently, a Richmond County marker was placed at NC Highway 73 and Old NC Highway 220. It says
“Andre The Giant. 1946-1993. Actor and professional wrestler. Was born Andre Roussimoff. Known for role in The Princess Bride in 1987. Lived nearby.”
https://apnews.com/article/andre-giant-marker-north-carolina-50f72416176238154f5b652a833e814b
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Andre The Giant honored with roadside marker in tiny North Carolina town
Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina that was once his home. Wrestler Vladimir Koloff helped unveil the marker Thursday. The wrestler, whose real name was Andre Rene Roussimoff, lived on a ranch near Ellerbe. He was involved in the community even fighting a landfill for low-level radioactive waste. Billed as 7-foot-4 and 520 pounds, he was a towering figure in wrestling during the 1970s and 1980s, famously facing Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania in 1987. Later that year, he appeared as Fezzik in “The Princess Bride.” He died in 1993 at age 46.
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