Jerry Lawler, American children’s commentator and former wrestler, Jerry Lawler was born on November 29, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Lawler was born to Jerome Lawler and Hazel Lawler. He has the same parents as his brother Larry Lawler.
He is 1.83 m tall and weighs 110 kg. Lawler graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Lawler is a professional wrestler and color commentator from the United States. Although he has not worked as a full-time commentator since April 2020, he is currently signed to WWE.
He wrestled in many areas before joining WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) in 1992. He won numerous championships during his career, including several world heavyweight championships.
In the 1980s, Lawler had a talk show on WMC-TV in Memphis called “The Jerry Lawler Show.” Lawler appeared in Jim Carrey’s 1998 film Man on the Moon.
Lawler ran for mayor of Memphis, Tennessee in 1999. His platform aimed to improve the city’s aesthetics, increase street safety for residents, and raise education levels.
Additionally, he promised to lower property taxes, expand parks, improve traffic flow and attract businesses to Memphis. With 11.7% of the vote, Lawler ultimately beat twelve of the fifteen candidates.
Lawler has won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship once, the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the USWA United World Heavyweight Championship 28 times. He unified the championships by defeating Kerry Von Erich at Superclash III.
He is also known for his conflict with comedian Andy Kaufman and played himself in the 1999 film Man on the Moon.
Lawler has won more prestigious titles than any other professional wrestler in history, but since joining WWE, he has only occasionally engaged in competitive wrestling while serving primarily as a color commentator. Lawler was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
Lawler made a very fleeting appearance in the music video for Clay Davidson’s 2000 song “I Can’t Lie To Me”. On December 17, 2002, he published his autobiography, It’s Good To Be The King…Sometimes.
In a special mayoral election on July 8, 2009, Lawler ran for the position again. The election took place on October 15, 2009. He came in fifth position with 4% of the votes.
Lawler is a commercial artist who has created graphics for several companies, including WWE. He painted the cover of the wrestling comic Headlocked in 2007.
He played Sheriff Jackson Cole in the horror comedy Girls Gone Dead in 2012. Lawler has lent his voice to a number of WWE video games. He also worked as a commentator on several matches.
He can also be played as a wrestler in WWE All Stars, a commentator in WWE ’12, a wrestler in WWE ’13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds, and a wrestler in WWE 2K20.
In downtown Memphis on Tennessee’s Beale Street, Lawler and business partner Barry Aycock opened King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille, a wrestling-themed venue. The following year, Lawler founded King Jerry Lawler’s Memphis BBQ Co. in Cordova, Tennessee.
The wrestling and pop culture podcast “Dinner with the King” was hosted by Lawler in March 2017. Glenn Moore is his co-host, while Pod Avenue is the podcast’s producer.
After Moore was accused of defrauding Lawler fans who attempted to purchase Lawler merchandise and artwork, production of the podcast was suspended. The Jerry Lawler Show is a new podcast that Lawler and his new co-host Scott Reedy launched in 2019.
Who are Jerry Lawler’s children?
Lawler has three children; Brian Christopher, Kevin Lawler and Heather Lyn Lawler.
Who is Brian Christophe?
On July 29, 2018, his son Brian committed suicide after being found hanging in the Hardeman County Jail on July 29, 2018 and was pronounced dead the same day. Brian wrestled in the WWF/E under the names “Brian Christopher” and “Grandmaster”. Sexay.
Who is Kevin Lawler?
Kevin, his second son, has experience in professional wrestling as a wrestler and referee. He goes by the ring names “Kevin Christian” and “Freddie Gilbert”, the latter of which was used when he briefly served as Eddie Gilbert’s “brother”.
Who is Heather Lyn Lawler?
At the time of filing this report, few details are known about Heather.