- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Animal Warrior
- Road Warrior Animal
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Joseph Michael Laurinaitis, better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal (or simply Animal), was an American professional wrestler. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was one half of the tag team The Road Warriors/The Legion of Doom. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW, competing for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at 2001's Sin. Animal was inducted with Hawk and their manager Paul Ellering into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpousesKim Turman(September 22, 2017 - September 22, 2020) (his death)Julia Laurinaitis (divorced, 2 children)
- RelativesJohn Laurinaitis(Sibling)
- Spider design face paint, spiked shoulder pads
- Finishing move: The Doomsday Device (Animal lifts an opponent onto his shoulders while Hawk clotheslines the opponent from the top rope)
- Brother of John Laurinaitis aka Johnny Ace.
- With Road Warrior Hawk, became the first tag team to win the tag team "Triple Crown" (the WWF, NWA, AWA tag team championships)
- He and the late Mike Hegstrand got the name "The Road Warriors" and the idea for their spiked shoulder pads from the Mel Gibson movie, The Road Warrior (1981).
- His son, James, is currently a standout Captain in The NFL for The New Orleans Saints. He at one time was a standout linebacker for The Ohio State University.
- Professional wrestler.
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