All the travel that pro wrestlers do, all the injuries... Andre's done that. While dealing with acromegaly to boot. There's a reason he's so venerated. He is a legend.
I saw him everytime he was within 100 miles,was the nicest man alive,I pass his home when I go to the beach,I wish I would have stopped when I was a teen and asked for a job,I also have a farm,cows,etc.if anyone made it to heaven he did! RIP my hero as a kid
I watched Andre wrestle in Cincinnati Ohio in 1981. He was still healthy and in good shape. What fans saw in his later years after his disease ravaged his body was a man who could barely walk. What I saw in '81 was frightening. Seeing a man that large move around the ring with the speed of a 200 lbs. man sticks with me to this day. Thankfully, for his fellow wrestlers for sure, Andre truly was, a gentle giant.
Yeah, He should not have been stubborn back then, and took that surgery he would have been here today and lived, taught other wrestlers and maybe even work with the Undertaker
His documentary on HBO made me shed a couple tears, when he speaks and the stuff you hear, they say it many time in the doc but he literally was a gentle giant. Like it’s crazy how articulate he was considering his growth
Black Jack Mulligan was gutcy enough to punch Andre. But paid for it when Andre pumbled the crap out of him and showed little to No effect from the sucker punch.
I KNOW I CAN Be what I wanna be lol I was born in 2005 and everyone my age has seen it 😂 tbh u still have time to watch it and I’m sure you would love it!
The fact that he didn't bite back when being bullied showed he was big AND STRONG. It's not weak to refrain from violence and it wasn't strength that the people picking on him showed. If they had any inkling that Andre would've even flicked their foreheads, they would've ran tails tucked. They knew Andre wouldn't risk getting in trouble for standing up for himself. I'm not a giant, but I'm thick and very strong for a woman. Anybody that knows me, knows about my weird strength. My people just tend to have sort of super human strength. My dad stopped a station wagon from driving away from him by picking up the rear end and keepig the wheels off the ground. Anyway, I have had that experience of being bullied by idiots and having to refrain from retaliating. Because I know if I let myself snap, it'll do terrible damage and bullies aren't worth catching charges or jail time for. It is difficult to exhibit self control in those circumstances but it's not weakness. The times that I have come the closest to snapping, was when somebody was bullying my kids.
I wouldn't call his story tragic. I would call it beautiful. He lived a magnificent life, and had one of the coolest roles in one of the greatest movies of all time.
He was living in extreme pain he died very young at the age of 46 I would not call that a good life especially when he was bullied. I'm not a wrestling fan but maybe was in one of my favorite all-time movies The Princess Bride
Andre was a friend of my father in law, and would visit his family when in the area. My husband has fond memories of sitting on his huge knee as a child while the grownups played cards. He describes Andre the Giant as the nicest, gentlest, most social person ever, and looked up to him in much more than just a physical way. :-) Rest in peace.
Andre also developed diabetes, due to a tumor. He was hired to play a Bigfoot Creature in a Grade B movie, "The Capture of Bigfoot," made by a small Wisconsin studio. They'd had a shaggy costume made to fit him, not an easy job, and everybody on the shoot enjoyed his company, but he wasn't careful about his diet and overdid it with food and drink dangerous to diabetics and was hospitalized. Everyone involved was greatly worried about him and when he couldn't continue, they had to go on without him. The writer/director spoke of him often and was a great fan of TPB, along with the rest of us. That movie wouldn't have been nearly as good without Fezzik. Repose en paix, notre ami.
Was that the one where the Bigfoot's arm was torn off, so he tucked it under his other arm and hot-footed it out of there? I wonder if that's on UA-cam, 'cuz I'd like to see it again, knowing it was Andre. I've always wondered if "The Capture of Bigfoot" would've been a better movie if Andre had played the creature. His size probably would've looked looked much more impressive than the substitute. I've always thought Andre and Mandy Patinkin stole "The Princess Bride"---though Cary Elwes was no slouch in the sword-fighting scene.
*P.S.* Yes, Andre's fans can find clips, and even the full episode, of that on UA-cam---and I just realized one of the reasons why the "The *Six-Dollar Man,"* as one of the kids called it, was so hokey: everything that moved through the air, from a ball of wadded up paper to a Sasquatch, whistled like falling ordnance. (But we watched it anyway, didn't we?) And I think I'm right, Andre's size would've made Bigfoot a lot more impressive.
Good one, Mr. Stoic! You just prompted me to watch it again this weekend. I think other studios, directors, producers, etc., should watch this movie once in a while to see how it should be done!
3:15 the way he said "yes" was so gentle it makes me sad Andre is no longer with us. He was just a mountain of kindness with a giant heart. RIP Andre. You are so missed.
@@hvafaenskaljeghete1800 his body was becomin larger and more pain was comin to his body plus if he still lived he would be crying out of the pain in his wheelchair RIP andre the giant
I think Jake the snake told this story on joe rogan. They were at a restaurant and this group of assholes were throwing empty beer cans at the back of his head and making jokes. After the third can, Andre got up and the guys also got up and ran. Andre chased them outside where he flipped their car with them inside before they could escape. Best part was the cops showed up and arrested the other guys for messing with andre
Michael Para literally just watched the podcast now shame really no one likes bully’s funny story about the 48 beers I 85 minutes not taking one piss haha
Andre was suffering so much. Yet he didn’t stop wrestling. When it came time for the hogan fight at wrestlmania 3, he could hardly move. But he went out to compete anyway. This man was trapped in his own body. But he STILL fought. This truly does show you, just how strong Andre was.
So many gentle giants. I must have been tough living his life. If only.... A buddy of mine is 6'9" tall. He's also one of those guys who is a gentle giant. I guess at that size, it's either be gentle or scare everyone off. But in André's case, my heart goes out to him.
What they didn't mention during the princess bride segment was that he was in so much pain he couldn't actually do any of the acts like lifting the other actors in his scenes- It's really sad, R.I.P Andre
Yes it is fake but does everyone know that Hogan was going around pre fight asking McMane and anyone who matters, "Andre knows he is post to let me win right?" Still love Andre, stopped watching wrestling after the Hogan match.
Luke Zuzga but they can't pack 93 thousand in to the Silverdome, to have Andre beat the shit out of Hogan, and Hogan was the underdog in the main event as champion
Andre's life was far from a tragedy. Its not how long you live that matters, its what you do while you're here. Andre was a legendary worldwide superstar.
Anything over 6 foot 8 inches is considered a giant so even if Andre is at 6 ft 11 in he is still a giant. One of the most kind friendly people there ever was I haven't heard one person say anything bad about Andre Vince make a man hurt him. He made him wrestle Hulk Hogan with back problems which probably led to his death sooner than later tragedy
Greg G umm..how about anyone taller than 6’3 is a titan..watered down from the original giants..cuz the AVERAGE human height is like 5’9 I think nonetheless man wasn’t born to be tall..MAN..
This man is a legend. He is my childhood memory, and for some reason i used to quote him in princess bride a lot! He died before i was born but i loved him anyway.
The tallest that Andre was officially measured at was 7' and one half inch .... I saw him wrestle in NYC on several occasions , and met him after a card at a local high school when I was around 11 or 12. His incredible height was one thing, his sheer mass was another ! He was very friendly and gracious at that time. RIP Andre
i was lucky to see Andre at a WWF/E house show in Vancouver BC (Canada), he was huge. And it was when he was a heel, so he didn't smile or engage with the crowd.
My dad and Andre grew up together. He came to my parents wedding and my dad and him would hang out some times. My dad told me one of the stories he had with Andre was that he drank 10 12 packs of bud light and 3 full glasses of wine and nothing would happen. Not even tipsy. I have more stories. Like some from my parents wedding. Funny enough, my dad is good friends with Shane McMahon. I’ll tell more stories is people ask.
straight up THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME period !! HE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED I USE TO WATCH WRESTLING IN HOPKES OF SEEING ANDREON!WHEN HE WASN'T I WAS MAD!NOONE WILL EVER REPLACE HIM HE MADE WRESTLING !!! R I P ANDRE!!
I'm learning about acromegaly for my final exam tomorrow, and I see this, now I'm crying my eyes out bc he seems like such a kind man and the world was cruel to him. May your kind soul Rest in peace
My gransdon is 6ft 7 and he finds everything difficult, he mainly has bad back problems but still does everything he can for everyone. Never judge a book by its cover!
Yonkzy it’s his family do you think it’s easy for his son to disagree with his father? Anyway it’s none of the sons fault that he got involved in politics same with Melania Trump
no there are thousands of deaths each day and one famous man with a hard and sad life story just died a man we followed on tv who brought us memories back when we saw this video. a special man.
People are talking about remaking the Princess Bride. People, there’s never gonna be a giant to fit Andre’s roll, even if he had the same body structure as him.
He could have lived much longer if he took care of his health. He had horrible eating and drinking habits. I’m sure he was in pain being that big but he did nothing to help his life.
Hl A means nothing! He became a superstar wrestler and an actor, he could have changed his habits at anytime but he didn’t. He was an idol to millions don’t wanna hear how he was bullied. He was an amazing human being but didn’t care about his own health plan and simple.
@@SlapshotStudios It was more than likely verbal, and from a good distance from Andre lol. There's no way someone would try and get close to physically pick on him.
I have often wondered what kind of records he could have set, had he gotten in to Olympic lifting, power lifting, or competed in the 'strong man' competitions.
sparkimoto I definitely agree with you bro his lifts could have been insane. But if he did end up lifting weights his bones would have thickened and strengthen much faster and accelerated his condition.
No way he’d win worlds strongest man. His body wouldn’t be able to handle it, and keep in mind that those athletes also take growth hormone and a magnitude of other enhancing drugs, but in less damaging ways than Andre produces it. There is a lot more to strength than size
What was your favorite thing that Andre did?
Grunge He always seemed to be in a good mood.
he was not 6 foot 11 idiot he was well over 7 feet,idiot!
Break toilet seats
Grunge TPB
Grunge beating hulk hogan for the WWF title
That broke my heart when they said people would make him cry because of all the bullying :( R.I.P
Andre was an amazing person i could tell
We have the same name...
I was about to comment that!! Ikr what bad people they were 😭
Yeah it got me
Rip
Watching such a big man cry must have been heart breaking
What’s poppin, breaking*
Kwitz King r/wooosh
SOmeOneThatYouKnoW thats not a woosh u illiterate spaniard
I made it sixty nine likes 😏
Mr. McBean is that all you have to say
“I’m not supernatural, I’m myself” -Andre The Giant
Words to live by
I’m not gonna ruin the 666 likes
its at 832 but i dont feel like liking sorry
Yeah man this worlds are one of the greatest words ever spoken
When you die in 93, and your in video games almost 30 years later after your death.. you know your a legend
A man who caught everyone eye, but only a few who really saw. Damn
Read this comment when he said it
GIZMOKING6 TT same when he said it I was barely reading it
Whoa
That shit mad me tear up 🥺
Poor guy. He was just a gentle giant. He also reminds me of hugo from steet fighter..
Hugo was based off of him and Alex was based off Hulk Hogan
GROW LIKE A POTATO
I loved to play *STEET* Fighter
All the travel that pro wrestlers do, all the injuries... Andre's done that. While dealing with acromegaly to boot.
There's a reason he's so venerated. He is a legend.
I like how your comment starts of sad then starts talking about Street Fighter.
Why would people bully him, they do realize if he had enough, he could just end them
True...
Because you can never fix stupidity.
Because they know he won't do anything to them.
If they had any reason to think he would retaliate, they would leave him alone.
@@sjn_ bullies are not stupid people. They are malicious people.
Also look at my other comment.
because they feel threatened
different scares people...
who would bully him
a he is a beast
b he is so heartwarming
c I hate the people who bullied him
and hes over 7 feet tall
greek freak I have litterally no idea who would bully him
Please no one like this comment it’s on 69 likes
@@exoticzey8062 nope now look it's 96
AISHATH YUMNU noooo
😭 I’ll never forget his great performance in Princess Bride
Same
Yes
Same ☺️☺️😭😭😭😭😭😭
“How did you know which cup didn’t have the poison?”
“I didn’t, I spent the last five years building an immunity to the poison”
Same
Rest in peace legend,never will be forgotten❤️⭐️
Oh yea yea
Yeah yeah my brother
Yeah yeah
O H Y E A H Y E A H
Oh yeah yeah but yeah R. I. P.
Die by doing what you love-
By living your life.
Will I die playing fortnite jk btw
What life
@@horssan6753 If you love that, I wont tell you not to lmao
I am going to die eating a donut
Birtycle 204 exactly
He drank because of the pain he had physically and mentally wanting to be a normal because of all the looks. I don't think he's odd. He's beautiful.
and he had to drink a lot to even gain the effects of alcohol because of his size.
The fact that this guy got bullied knowing he could flatten anybody just shows he needed to be treated like any other human. RIP Andre the Giant
That also proves that he was very kind
And it shows how Fukin stupid people are
If this guy wad 4ft11 he would be bullied the fuck out of. He would get punked out at bars. Still better than being a midget.
I saw him everytime he was within 100 miles,was the nicest man alive,I pass his home when I go to the beach,I wish I would have stopped when I was a teen and asked for a job,I also have a farm,cows,etc.if anyone made it to heaven he did! RIP my hero as a kid
apparently he had a daughter, whom he put in his will...
but imagine andre's wife.
*how did you survive that*
Barely
she might be the only person to be able to answer the one important question: does size matter?
@@spaceglide yes, if you can't put it in, she can't enjoy it
The guys dead man have some class.
tbh the man could have had a pretty normal sized dick, considering he was growing from a genetic disorder
Big Man with a Big Kind Heart. Died too early and missed by millions around the world.
Really i never knew his name or face until now. Andre the giant will be missed by hundreds of old and dying breed of people 😢😢
I watched Andre wrestle in Cincinnati Ohio in 1981. He was still healthy and in good shape. What fans saw in his later years after his disease ravaged his body was a man who could barely walk. What I saw in '81 was frightening. Seeing a man that large move around the ring with the speed of a 200 lbs. man sticks with me to this day. Thankfully, for his fellow wrestlers for sure, Andre truly was, a gentle giant.
R.I.P. What a legend he was
Is I mean to say, he still is a legend!
He always will
When he died?
That's why they made Andre the giant battle royal
R.I.P Andre the giant
Although I don’t like wrestling it’s a really heart breaking story, the fact people bullied this man is disgusting...
World's full of bastards
He can beat their ass
@Sniper .308 that's the thing though. He probably never even thought of inflicting violence on the bullies, he probably only thought -why?
@Sniper .308 just because hes big doesnt mean hes not nice andre was a very nice man i could almost guarantee
II Chiara II Hopefully they realize he could probably squish them
R.I.P. Andre!!!!
We’ll miss you!!!
D Hoffman This is the only mature and respectful comment, so thank you and R.I.P. Andre
Yeah, He should not have been stubborn back then, and took that surgery he would have been here today and lived, taught other wrestlers and maybe even work with the Undertaker
@Damjan Aleksovski That would have been great to see them work together, but never happened
His documentary on HBO made me shed a couple tears, when he speaks and the stuff you hear, they say it many time in the doc but he literally was a gentle giant. Like it’s crazy how articulate he was considering his growth
I would hate to meet the dude brave enough to bully Andre the Giant...
Black Jack Mulligan was gutcy enough to punch Andre. But paid for it when Andre pumbled the crap out of him and showed little to No effect from the sucker punch.
yes nimus i am aware
Those who bully others are actually the ones who's really a coward
sorry nimus i misunderstood
SStrickland16 you cant meet one he would be in the hospital For 2 months
I never heard of him... but it was great knowing about him 😭😊🙂
Oh come on you’ve never seen Princess Bride??
Mr. Manman nope I mean like I was born 2002
But still it’s a classic! You should watch it
Same
I KNOW I CAN Be what I wanna be lol I was born in 2005 and everyone my age has seen it 😂 tbh u still have time to watch it and I’m sure you would love it!
I don't know who the HELL would bully him without fearing for their lives.
Hi hee
That old ticker the heart can't take to much weight
@Fated Circles he look seven feet to me 500to much weight for the ticker
Probably didn't want to go to jail. You can't beat people up and get away with it. Especially if you're famous.
The people on the other side on the computer.
Doc says he'll die by age 40, then the man lives 6 more years. What a legend.
so the doctor was slightly off
I'm 6'9 ,350lb and stay on my farm in canada. A normal beer can disappear in my hand too. Ppl are terrified of me so I dont go to cities no more
Said he “could die” by 40. Not “would” die by 40.
You were just looking to make some catchy comment, self righteously. Way to go
dude was a kind dude. I felt sad when I heard he cried when he was bullied. Only because you are big, doesn't mean you are strong.
@Theo1 gee pretty late to reply breh
The fact that he didn't bite back when being bullied showed he was big AND STRONG. It's not weak to refrain from violence and it wasn't strength that the people picking on him showed. If they had any inkling that Andre would've even flicked their foreheads, they would've ran tails tucked. They knew Andre wouldn't risk getting in trouble for standing up for himself. I'm not a giant, but I'm thick and very strong for a woman. Anybody that knows me, knows about my weird strength. My people just tend to have sort of super human strength. My dad stopped a station wagon from driving away from him by picking up the rear end and keepig the wheels off the ground. Anyway, I have had that experience of being bullied by idiots and having to refrain from retaliating. Because I know if I let myself snap, it'll do terrible damage and bullies aren't worth catching charges or jail time for. It is difficult to exhibit self control in those circumstances but it's not weakness. The times that I have come the closest to snapping, was when somebody was bullying my kids.
My favourite thing he did was princess bride
I see your pfp in my dreams
you too? I heard lots of people see it from one UA-cam channel
CHANGE UR PFP
lll lll what is wrong with it I don't understand why everyone is scared of it
lol i love it
I wouldn't call his story tragic. I would call it beautiful. He lived a magnificent life, and had one of the coolest roles in one of the greatest movies of all time.
He was living in extreme pain he died very young at the age of 46 I would not call that a good life especially when he was bullied. I'm not a wrestling fan but maybe was in one of my favorite all-time movies The Princess Bride
@Osrs Osrs that's all well and good he didn't have a good life but you know he did live through a lot of pain he was just good in Princess Bride
@Osrs Osrs he reminds me a lot Albert Einstein
Andre was a friend of my father in law, and would visit his family when in the area. My husband has fond memories of sitting on his huge knee as a child while the grownups played cards. He describes Andre the Giant as the nicest, gentlest, most social person ever, and looked up to him in much more than just a physical way. :-)
Rest in peace.
Underrated comment
Thank you
Andre also developed diabetes, due to a tumor. He was hired to play a Bigfoot Creature in a Grade B movie, "The Capture of Bigfoot," made by a small Wisconsin studio. They'd had a shaggy costume made to fit him, not an easy job, and everybody on the shoot enjoyed his company, but he wasn't careful about his diet and overdid it with food and drink dangerous to diabetics and was hospitalized. Everyone involved was greatly worried about him and when he couldn't continue, they had to go on without him. The writer/director spoke of him often and was a great fan of TPB, along with the rest of us. That movie wouldn't have been nearly as good without Fezzik. Repose en paix, notre ami.
he also played BigFoot of the show Six million dollar man.
Was that the one where the Bigfoot's arm was torn off, so he tucked it under his other arm and hot-footed it out of there? I wonder if that's on UA-cam, 'cuz I'd like to see it again, knowing it was Andre. I've always wondered if "The Capture of Bigfoot" would've been a better movie if Andre had played the creature. His size probably would've looked looked much more impressive than the substitute. I've always thought Andre and Mandy Patinkin stole "The Princess Bride"---though Cary Elwes was no slouch in the sword-fighting scene.
*P.S.* Yes, Andre's fans can find clips, and even the full episode, of that on UA-cam---and I just realized one of the reasons why the "The *Six-Dollar Man,"* as one of the kids called it, was so hokey: everything that moved through the air, from a ball of wadded up paper to a Sasquatch, whistled like falling ordnance. (But we watched it anyway, didn't we?) And I think I'm right, Andre's size would've made Bigfoot a lot more impressive.
TPB without Fezzik!? That would be Inconceivable!! 😃
Good one, Mr. Stoic! You just prompted me to watch it again this weekend. I think other studios, directors, producers, etc., should watch this movie once in a while to see how it should be done!
already know all this. heard it thousands of times but i still felt i owed it to Andre to sit and honour his memory once more.
foleyosha the first nice bro!
Though it was hard to see over the giant or see how tall he was. It was always easy to see through him into his big red heart.
"I'm not supernatural, I'm just myself"
U gotta love that
He’s one of the coolest guys I know.
I remember him most from The Princess Bride.
2:24 How is he the perfect Target for bullying, I would not want to bully that guy
king plays it was probably due to his gentle nature that people thought he wouldn't attack them
Exactly, I got a pal that's 6,7 and people pick on him. Hes got physique as well
Damn
x shine oh yeahyeah
IKR? You’d think if u bullied a giant, he’d throw u across the world.
M'y wife met him when she was 8 years old. Her dad was à cameraman un the taping of wrestling shows in Montréal. He was REALY a nice guy.
Simon Rancourt he wasnt always a nice guy ask around
dont be that guy michael
1 UP lol Michael
Michael Rubin Proof?
NO THAT’S WONG! But of course, there always has to be the "proof" bullshit to prove something.
3:15 the way he said "yes" was so gentle it makes me sad Andre is no longer with us. He was just a mountain of kindness with a giant heart. RIP Andre. You are so missed.
He lived as a legend and die as a legend a hero a friend.
Glad he never joined gym. I can't imagine him as a muscle monster.
Ik
Matteo ok boomer
That's death if he hits u
@Matteo better off doing strongman than pl
@Matteo relative strength is easier when youre short and absolute strength is easier if youre taller
It's crazy that he didn't want any help to live longer. That shows you how much pain he wss enduring
Alcohol and refusing help to make him live longer is what killed him
@@hvafaenskaljeghete1800 his body was becomin larger and more pain was comin to his body plus if he still lived he would be crying out of the pain in his wheelchair RIP andre the giant
"Made him a perfect target for bullying."
Yeah cause bullying a large man with the power to lift trees is a good idea.
If he hurts them people will hate him
@@SteveOnlin it’s a joke lol
He could’ve played thanos
He was too gentle a character to play the Mad Titan.
Thanos wasn't that mad in accordance to his goal.
Monggo Lord His goal was to rule the universe and have everyone obey him. How is that not insane?
Weast 11 his goal was to “bring balance”
Weast 11 In the end of Infinity War he didn't even rule, he just disappeared and fuckin retired in a small hut.
I remember hearing that a car full of teens called him a giant mistake or something, he proceeded to flip the car with them in it.
Doesn't seem like the type of thing he would do according to how his personality is described here.
I think Jake the snake told this story on joe rogan. They were at a restaurant and this group of assholes were throwing empty beer cans at the back of his head and making jokes. After the third can, Andre got up and the guys also got up and ran. Andre chased them outside where he flipped their car with them inside before they could escape. Best part was the cops showed up and arrested the other guys for messing with andre
Michael Para literally just watched the podcast now shame really no one likes bully’s funny story about the 48 beers I 85 minutes not taking one piss haha
@@guicaldo7164 yea it doesn't but thats what i wish happened
r/thathappened
R.I.P Andre The Giant
He looks like such a nice guy, I would have offered him a hand shake and if he was okay with it a hug. Rest in peace gentle soul.
He has too be very careful too hug normal size guys like us. He could crush us with ease unless your a big guy 6'4 plus.
He was more Human than most Normal Looking people, but then again.. What is Normal?
Universall Normal is whatever is most common. What qualifies as normal depends on time and place.
he was also a racist
Tamerlane how so?
Universall normal is a sense of what we call normality so we decide what is normal.
Tamerlane: proof or it dd not happen. Pathetic troll.
A man who caught everyone’s eye but few people really saw, wow that’s powerful!!
My dad knew him, he said that Andre was the nicest guy you could ever know but a big pushover
Why would you bully this guy
His finger is probably bigger than the bullys biceps
His toe is bigger than their entire body
True
@@youser1 they dont have any cuz they are pussy's
How can you bully someone who 3x stronger than you?
@@pjmichael6194 hes still a human I guess they can gang on him
RIP Andre The Giant You Will Be Missed ;(
Fezek from The Princess Bride!
Fezzik* but yes, everyone knows he was Fezzik, and it's mentioned in the video for those who don't
Candice ecidnaC YEE
MsRainbow Brite No more rhymes now, I mean it!
MsRainbow Brite I don't even exercise
Death THunder Studios That was the way Andre wanted it
Rip Andre,I grew up watching you as a wrestler,I still remembered the fight you had with hulk Hogan.You left a mark & made history
Andre was suffering so much. Yet he didn’t stop wrestling. When it came time for the hogan fight at wrestlmania 3, he could hardly move. But he went out to compete anyway. This man was trapped in his own body. But he STILL fought. This truly does show you, just how strong Andre was.
@@paws_offury ikr? Not only that, but his schedule consisted of traveling almost constantly. Probably in uncomfortableness considering his size
So many gentle giants. I must have been tough living his life. If only....
A buddy of mine is 6'9" tall. He's also one of those guys who is a gentle giant. I guess at that size, it's either be gentle or scare everyone off. But in André's case, my heart goes out to him.
“...it seemed *inconceivable* that he wasn’t already...”
Me: I see what ya did there
It's sad that Andre is most famous in the rest of the world and not in my country (France)
wwe have no fans in europe, that's why.
If it makes you feel any better, depending on your music tastes France has tons of great producers.
ValRod 57 Do you know Andre the giant?
asr 01 wwe has fans in the uk
Here in belgium no one knows him 2 m8
This was truly an amazing tribute. Kudos to all involved in this.
Hearing that “the giant gentle heart stop beating” really got me RIP to this man what a legend🙏🏼
he must’ve been the kindest man. he was also a taurus.
Mez wasn’t he born in january
Why does the zodiac matter to people 😭
@@riskbabyk what's wrong with that
@@couldbesierra bc people that care about zodiac signs are petty and really fuckin annoying
Fuck outta here with that zodiac bullshit
What they didn't mention during the princess bride segment was that he was in so much pain he couldn't actually do any of the acts like lifting the other actors in his scenes-
It's really sad, R.I.P Andre
Andre's final years, with all the pain he endured due to his medical condition, are truly heartbreaking. His own body destroyed him.
Big man, big plans
big meat
Big show
Big show no mo
Loved Andre, part of my childhood. Hulk Hogan beat him however, much to my dismay.
You know wrestling is all fake......right ?
André let him Win.
Yes it is fake but does everyone know that Hogan was going around pre fight asking McMane and anyone who matters, "Andre knows he is post to let me win right?" Still love Andre, stopped watching wrestling after the Hogan match.
Luke Zuzga but they can't pack 93 thousand in to the Silverdome, to have Andre beat the shit out of Hogan, and Hogan was the underdog in the main event as champion
alex kanyima rt on, not no more. Wrestling is not even close to what it use to be.
A true kind heart amongst the evils that surrounded him. I wish I could’ve of met him. You will always be remembered Andre.
Honestly deserves more respect and more recognition. He should be pretty close up there with Steve Irwin and bob Ross
He’s kinda is.... but he’s really big in the wrestling community
This man is a legend. He may seem like a scary dude but he’s a nice dude.
Today (may 19th) is what would have been his 73rd birthday if he was still alive
RIP Andre 😭
Andre's life was far from a tragedy. Its not how long you live that matters, its what you do while you're here. Andre was a legendary worldwide superstar.
I guess you didn't watch the video.
Anything over 6 foot 8 inches is considered a giant so even if Andre is at 6 ft 11 in he is still a giant. One of the most kind friendly people there ever was I haven't heard one person say anything bad about Andre Vince make a man hurt him. He made him wrestle Hulk Hogan with back problems which probably led to his death sooner than later tragedy
Greg G umm..how about anyone taller than 6’3 is a titan..watered down from the original giants..cuz the AVERAGE human height is like 5’9 I think nonetheless man wasn’t born to be tall..MAN..
Omg imagine him next to Simone Biles.
6'8 isnt a giant dude, 7 foot is the cutoff.
This guy could end thanos in two seconds
Braulio Ortiz Moto moto could beat him
@@brandondman7128 you think some fat ass hippo could beat Andre? smh
Bro thanos is 8 feet tall. He would make this giant look like a midget.
Braulio Ortiz
Will you shut the fuck up with the Thanos jokes? They are not that funny.
@@justbeconfidentbro5816 don't compare a kids movie with real life
we love Andre the Giant!😊 💞💓❤❤👈
I meet him in france. Thats a real Honor for me
I love how he is a gentle giant and loved all of his fans. Rip andre, Doing wrestling matches and making angels laugh and happy in heaven
This man is a legend. He is my childhood memory, and for some reason i used to quote him in princess bride a lot! He died before i was born but i loved him anyway.
" a man who caught everyone's eye, but who few people really saw" 😭😭
5:00 that picture is beautiful. Andre got what he deserved. The championship. He did it.
The tallest that Andre was officially measured at was 7' and one half inch .... I saw him wrestle in NYC on several occasions , and met him after a card at a local high school when I was around 11 or 12. His incredible height was one thing, his sheer mass was another ! He was very friendly and gracious at that time. RIP Andre
This is sad i only knew him through wwe games growing up
i was lucky to see Andre at a WWF/E house show in Vancouver BC (Canada), he was huge. And it was when he was a heel, so he didn't smile or engage with the crowd.
My dad and Andre grew up together. He came to my parents wedding and my dad and him would hang out some times. My dad told me one of the stories he had with Andre was that he drank 10 12 packs of bud light and 3 full glasses of wine and nothing would happen. Not even tipsy. I have more stories. Like some from my parents wedding. Funny enough, my dad is good friends with Shane McMahon. I’ll tell more stories is people ask.
Please tell us more stories thanks!
That's so very cool !! :)
Cap
Grunge: What was your favorite thing he did?
Me: Exist
straight up THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME period !! HE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED
I USE TO WATCH WRESTLING IN HOPKES OF SEEING ANDREON!WHEN HE WASN'T I WAS MAD!NOONE WILL EVER REPLACE HIM HE MADE WRESTLING !!! R I P ANDRE!!
Andre was soooooo cute in the princess bride!
I'm learning about acromegaly for my final exam tomorrow, and I see this, now I'm crying my eyes out bc he seems like such a kind man and the world was cruel to him. May your kind soul Rest in peace
My gransdon is 6ft 7 and he finds everything difficult, he mainly has bad back problems but still does everything he can for everyone. Never judge a book by its cover!
maybe he should try yoga for his back
4:19 wait.. is that trump in the middle?
yup
Yeah, when he wasn’t as much of a dickhead.
Kori Lee he’s still not one
Yonkzy what did the family do
Yonkzy it’s his family do you think it’s easy for his son to disagree with his father? Anyway it’s none of the sons fault that he got involved in politics same with Melania Trump
Thanos in Real Life
Shaggy could still use 2% of his power and destroy him
Shaggy only needs 0.1% of his power
D3cRYPTEd Animations i was about to arest that guy but you saved him because every one knows that he didn't even use 0.5% of his power
Aditya Waghmare PAINT HIM PURPLE JKKSKSKJSKSK
D3cRYPTEd Animations holy shit there’s still retards thinking that the shaggy meme is funny
I just wanna hug him ❤️❤️❤️
I’m not crying...
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Me neither
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Just chopping up some onions.
Boom Boom so this is sad how? There's thousands dying each day and one death is sad?
no there are thousands of deaths each day and one famous man with a hard and sad life story just died a man we followed on tv who brought us memories back when we saw this video. a special man.
+Black M&M yea but they PROBALY had a good life and it's a natural thing this man has a horrible lifw
This is what I call a strong man, not those kids today at the gym that take roids.
I had no idea who he was when he came into a bar where I worked. I couldn't believe the size of the guy.
Michael McConnell
Damn lucky
(8/3/19)
Micheal McConnell r/thathapened
He was a true living angel amongst us. Being 6'4, I know how he felt with all the unwanted attention and remarks.
People are talking about remaking the Princess Bride. People, there’s never gonna be a giant to fit Andre’s roll, even if he had the same body structure as him.
That last line killed me. "A man who caught everyone's eye, but few people really saw."
He could have lived much longer if he took care of his health. He had horrible eating and drinking habits. I’m sure he was in pain being that big but he did nothing to help his life.
Hl A means nothing! He became a superstar wrestler and an actor, he could have changed his habits at anytime but he didn’t. He was an idol to millions don’t wanna hear how he was bullied. He was an amazing human being but didn’t care about his own health plan and simple.
Hl A Nor do you Pumpkin so zip it. Actually drinking a beer or two or 106
CB W it depends on the body type
Jeez, if I had his medical issues, I don't think I'd want to live all that long, either.
Hl A thats the same lame ass excuses the fat acceptance movement makes.
Wow for some reason I literally thought he was alive... he’s been one of my fav actors since I seen the princes bride when I was a toddler...
Before passing his health was slowly getting physically sick. But he wouldn't stop wrestling his heart was starting to give away
Who tf bullied him ? 😂😂
Noémie D FACTS
I wouldn’t take the risk of getting bent like craby paddy
me
John Dough I’m wondering who has the balls to go up to a giant and pick on him
@@SlapshotStudios It was more than likely verbal, and from a good distance from Andre lol. There's no way someone would try and get close to physically pick on him.
I have often wondered what kind of records he could have set, had he gotten in to Olympic lifting, power lifting, or competed in the 'strong man' competitions.
sparkimoto I definitely agree with you bro his lifts could have been insane. But if he did end up lifting weights his bones would have thickened and strengthen much faster and accelerated his condition.
No way he’d win worlds strongest man. His body wouldn’t be able to handle it, and keep in mind that those athletes also take growth hormone and a magnitude of other enhancing drugs, but in less damaging ways than Andre produces it. There is a lot more to strength than size
I was thinking that same... He could have given us so much more... He came too soon and left too early
Andre was a good dude and wrestler. And a big man. Had to be tough and fun at the same time. Great story and video