Andre the Giant, a towering menace in the wrestling ring but a gentle giant on the movie screen, is being honored with a roadside marker in his beloved adopted small town in North Carolina. Officials ...

Nobody fit the role better than André the Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride. Known for being one of the premiere superstars in professional wrestling, André was recruited to play the oversized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Liam Neeson may be 6'4" but that wasn't tall enough when he auditioned for the role of Fezzik in "The Princess Bride," which ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 2025 closed out on a bitter note for film fans everywhere as filmmaker Rob Reiner died under tragic circumstances. In life, Reiner directed ...