Brutus Beefcake

Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under a wide variety of names.

Brutus Beefcake
Beefcake in 2023
Birth nameEdward Harrison Leslie
Born (1957-04-21) April 21, 1957
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)
  • Kirsten Georgi
    (m. 1987; div. 1991)
  • Barbara McGondel
    (m. 1993; div. 2009)
  • Melissa Caruso
    (m. 2013)
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Baron Beefcake
Big Brother Booty
The Booty Man
Brother Bruti
Brute Force
Brutus Beefcake
The Butcher
The Clipmaster
The Disciple
Dizzy Golden
Dizzy Hogan
Ed Boulder
Eddie Golden
Eddie Hogan
The Mariner
The Man With No Face
The Man With No Name
The Zodiac
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Billed weight272 lb (123 kg)
Billed fromSan Francisco, California
"The Land of Yin and Yang"
"Parts unknown"
Trained byHulk Hogan
Ivan Koloff
Debut1977
RetiredNovember 2015

Leslie held nine titles throughout his career, and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion with Greg Valentine. He also competed for major singles titles on pay-per-view and television, headlining the Starrcade 1994, in a match against then-WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan. Leslie was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019 by Hogan.

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