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Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 28, 1954 (Died at 69)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Career Span1973 – 2023
Known Credits42 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Lanny Poffo

Also known as:Lanny Mark PoffoThe Genius"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
Total Works

42

32 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

7.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Lanny Mark Poffo, better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish-American. He is also the real-life younger brother of "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Poffo grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and currently resides in Clearwater, Florida.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Dark Side of the Ring
8.3
as Self
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 42 titles featuring Lanny Poffo

Dark Side of the Ring
8.3
1 eps

as Self

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
1 eps
WWE WrestleMania VIII
8.1

as The Genius (Manager)

Biography: WWE Legends
7.4
1 eps

as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

WWE Royal Rumble 1992
6.9

as The Genius

All In
8.2
All In
2018•movie

as Lanny Poffo (Ringside)

Curse of the Wolf
4.2
Curse of the Wolf
2006•movie

as Logan

WWE SummerSlam 1992
8.1

as The Genius (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series 1992
8.4

as The Genius (Manager)

WWE Royal Rumble 1990
6.1

as The Genius

WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.8

as The Genius (Manager)

WWF Superstars
7.2
28 eps
WWF Superstars
1986•series

as "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

WWE Survivor Series 1991
7.4

as The Genius (Manager)

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
8.8
1 eps

as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
27 eps

as Lanny Poffo

Ninja: Prophecy of Death
1.7

as Angelo

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
7.5

as The Genius

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
10.0

as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

Tuesday Night Titans
9.0
6 eps

as Lanny Poffo

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
10.0

as The Genius (Manager)

Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender
2.0

as Mr. Eddie Cheddar

WWE WrestleFest
5.0
WWE WrestleFest
1988•movie

as The Genius

Battle of the WWE Superstars

as The Genius

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

as The Genius (Manager)

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

as The Genius (Manager)

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

as The Genius

WWE Bashed in the USA

as The Genius

WWE Invasion '92
WWE Invasion '92
1992•movie

as The Genius (Manager)

WWE Rampage '92
WWE Rampage '92
1992•movie

as The Genius

The Best of the WWF: volume 6

as "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

as "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

as "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club

as Lanny Poffo

YouShoot: Lanny Poffo

as Himself

Breaking Kayfabe with Lanny Poffo

as Self

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

as "Leapin" Lanny Poffo

WWE World Tour 1992

as The Genius

Hulkamania Forever
Hulkamania Forever
1990•movie

as The Genius

Wrestlemania Rewind
1 eps
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014•series

as Lanny Poffo

WWE Old School
3 eps
WWE Old School
1973•series

as "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

Mid-South Wrestling
20 eps
Mid-South Wrestling
1981•series

as 'Leaping' Lanny Poffo