Afa Anoa'i photo

Afa Anoa'i

Acting
1942-11-21
Western Samoa Trust Territory
Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.

Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.
Known For 42 titles
Raw (1993) subtitle poster
Raw
1993 TV
as Afa
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Raw (1993) subtitle poster
Raw
1993 TV
as Afa Anoai
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Miami Vice (1984) subtitle poster
Miami Vice
1984 TV
as Henchman #2
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WWE 24 (2015) subtitle poster
WWE 24
2015 TV
as Himself
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WWF All-Star Wrestling (1975) subtitle poster
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975 TV
as Afa
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Mid-South Wrestling (1981) subtitle poster
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 TV
as Afa
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WWE Old School (1973) subtitle poster
WWE Old School
1973 TV
as Afa
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WWE Old School (1973) subtitle poster
WWE Old School
1973 TV
as Samoan #1
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Tuesday Night Titans (1984) subtitle poster
Tuesday Night Titans
1984 TV
as Afa
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WWF Championship Wrestling (1980) subtitle poster
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980 TV
as Afa
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Mr. Nanny (1993) subtitle poster
Mr. Nanny
1993 Movie
as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
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AWA Championship Wrestling (1986) subtitle poster
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986 TV
as Destroyer Samoan
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Body Slam (1986) subtitle poster
Body Slam
1986 Movie
as The Samoans
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WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992) subtitle poster
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE WrestleMania IX (1993) subtitle poster
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE King of the Ring 1993 (1993) subtitle poster
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994) subtitle poster
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994 Movie
as Himself (Manager)
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 (2020) subtitle poster
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020 Movie
as Afa (Appearance)
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WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994) subtitle poster
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994) subtitle poster
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994 Movie
as Himself (Manager)
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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams (1985) subtitle poster
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985 Movie
as Afa
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WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt (1994) subtitle poster
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993) subtitle poster
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE The Brawl to End it All (1984) subtitle poster
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984 Movie
as Wild Samoan Afa
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