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Andre The Giant

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19 May, 1946

Andre the Giant born in Grenoble, France

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Andre (Andre Rene Roussimoff) is born in Grenoble, France. He begins to deal with gigantism as a boy, reaching six feet and three inches by age twelve. At age seventeen he moves to Paris to begin training for professional wrestling.