Ray Heenan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-11-01
Day of death
2017-09-17 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ray Heenan
Biography
Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career. Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."
Known For
Raw
Raw
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
Macho Madness
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
Demolition: Witness the Power
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
WWE World Tour 1992
Timemaster
WWE UK Rampage '92
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Biography: WWE Legends
Andre the Giant
WWE SummerSlam 1989
WWE: Triple H - The Game
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Tuesday Night Titans
Tuesday Night Titans
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE WrestleMania VI
The Ken Patera Story
WWE The Big Event
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE Funniest Moments
WWE WrestleMania V
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
WWE WrestleMania IV
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
AWA Christmas Night 1983
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
AWA Super Sunday
TNA Turning Point 2005
WWF Hulkamania 2
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
AWA Arena Shows
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
The Ultimate Warrior
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Brains Behind the Brawn
WWE Hall of Fame
Hulk Hogan: Real American
WCW Thunder
WWE Hottest Matches
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Warrior's Greatest Matches
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
WWE Global Warfare
WCW All Nighter 1995
WrestleMania
All Aboard the Lex Express
WrestleMania III
Hulkamania 6
Women of Wrestling
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Sting: The Lost Tape
WWE The Main Event IV
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
WWE The Main Event
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1987
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE WrestleFest '93
WWE WrestleMania III
WrestleMania II
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WrestleMania 2
The Bobby Heenan Show
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE WrestleFest
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Hulkamania 4
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WWE Bashed in the USA
Hulkamania 3
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Andre the Giant
WWE SummerSlam Fever
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WrestleMania IV
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WWE Rampage '91
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Villains of the Squared Circle
Wrestling Tough Guys
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
WBF Championship 1992
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Wrestling Superheroes
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
WWE Mega Matches
