Maurice Tillet | |
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![]() Tillet in 1953 | |
Birth name | Maurice Tillet |
Born | Orenburg Governorate, Ural, Russian Empire | 23 October 1903
Died | 4 September 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1] | (aged 50)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The French Angel The Angel World's Ugliest Man[1] Maurice Tillet "The Angel" Maurice Tillet |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 122 kg (270 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Karl Pojello |
Debut | 1937 |
Retired | 14 February 1953 |
Maurice Tillet (French: [mɔʁis tije]; 23 October 1903 – 4 September 1954) was a Russian-French professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The French Angel/The Angel.[2] Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice World Heavyweight Champion in the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston.
It has been rumored that Tillet was the inspiration for the animated movie character Shrek based on their resemblance.[3]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Despite the uncanny physical similarities between Tillet and Shrek, DreamWorks -- the studio which released the film -- has never officially addressed the long-standing rumor that Tillet's appearance served as the basis for the animated character. A spokesman at the company did not immediately return a request for comment from The Huffington Post.