Lanny Poffo

Acting
Born 1954-12-28 - Died 2023-02-02Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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.

Movies (40)

WWE Survivor Series 1991
7.4

WWE Survivor Series 1991

1991Movie7.4
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

1986Movie
WWE WrestleFest
5.0

WWE WrestleFest

1988Movie5.0
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
7.5

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009Movie7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
6.1

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

1990Movie6.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
8.1

WWE WrestleMania VIII

1992Movie8.1
All In
8.3

All In

2018Movie8.3
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
6.9

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

1992Movie6.9
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
10.0

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1992Movie10.0
WWE SummerSlam 1992
8.1

WWE SummerSlam 1992

1992Movie8.1
WWE Bashed in the USA

WWE Bashed in the USA

1993Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 14

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

1987Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 6

The Best of the WWF: volume 6

1986Movie
WWE World Tour 1992

WWE World Tour 1992

1992Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.8

WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989Movie7.8
Battle of the WWE Superstars

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990Movie
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

1988Movie
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

1993Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991Movie
WWE Invasion '92

WWE Invasion '92

1992Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

1988Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1992
8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992Movie8.4
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990Movie
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
10.0

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

1987Movie10.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 8

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

1986Movie
WWE Rampage '92

WWE Rampage '92

1992Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

1986Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 9

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986Movie
ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club

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

2018Movie
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987Movie
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender

Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender

2021Movie
Wrestling with Disaster

Wrestling with Disaster

2016Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
5.9

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

1989Movie5.9
Curse of the Wolf
4.2

Curse of the Wolf

2006Movie4.2
Breaking Kayfabe with Lanny Poffo

Breaking Kayfabe with Lanny Poffo

2012Movie
The Best of Eddie Gilbert

The Best of Eddie Gilbert

Movie
YouShoot: Lanny Poffo

YouShoot: Lanny Poffo

Movie
Ninja: Prophecy of Death
1.7

Ninja: Prophecy of Death

2011Movie1.7

TV Shows (10)

WWF Superstars
7.2

WWF Superstars

1986Series7.2
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985Series8.3
WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986Series6.8
Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-South Wrestling

1981Series
Dark Side of the Ring
8.3

Dark Side of the Ring

2019Series8.3
WWE Old School

WWE Old School

1973Series
Wrestlemania Rewind

Wrestlemania Rewind

2014Series
Tuesday Night Titans
9.0

Tuesday Night Titans

1984Series9.0
Biography: WWE Legends
7.4

Biography: WWE Legends

2021Series7.4
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
8.8

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

1985Series8.8