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
Andre the Giant (1985) subtitle poster
Andre the Giant
1985 Movie
as Afa (Archive footage)
Subtitles
WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993) subtitle poster
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
Subtitles
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007) subtitle poster
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 Movie
as Afa
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WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994) subtitle poster
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
Subtitles
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986) subtitle poster
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986 Movie
as Afa
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The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (1986) subtitle poster
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986 Movie
as Afa
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WWE SummerSlam 1993 (1993) subtitle poster
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993 Movie
as Himself (Manager)
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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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German Fan Favorites (1994) subtitle poster
German Fan Favorites
1994 Movie
as Afa
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WWE Global Warfare (1993) subtitle poster
WWE Global Warfare
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams (1994) subtitle poster
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 Movie
as Afa
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Tag Team Champions (1986) subtitle poster
Tag Team Champions
1986 Movie
as Afa
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WWF Countdown to The Crowning (1994) subtitle poster
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994 Movie
as Himself (Manager)
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Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007) subtitle poster
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 Movie
as Wild Samoan Afa
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The Best of the WWF: volume 15 (1988) subtitle poster
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988 Movie
as Wild Samoan Afa
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 (1993) subtitle poster
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 Movie
as Afa (Manager)
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WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 (1992) subtitle poster
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992 Movie
as Manager
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The WWF's Amazing Managers (1985) subtitle poster
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 Movie
as Afa
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