Ray Heenan
Biography
Raymond Louis Heenan was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWE main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. The wrestlers under his tutelage were collectively known as "The Heenan Family" at various times throughout his career. Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous television shows, and briefly hosted a parody talk show titled The Bobby Heenan Show on WWE Prime Time Wrestling. Heenan retired in 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven after a seventeen-year stint as a commentator in professional wrestling but he continued to make sporadic appearances in several promotions. In 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which limited his appearances in later years, and died from complications of the disease in 2017. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. After his death, multiple wrestling commentators described his manager persona as the "greatest professional wrestling manager of all time."
Known For
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WrestleMania
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!
Himself
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WrestleMania II
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania III
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Hottest Matches
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Demolition: Witness the Power
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWF Hulkamania 2
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Mega Matches
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Rampage '91
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Ultimate Warrior
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Villains of the Squared Circle
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania VII
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Himself
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Howard
Timemaster
Himself
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Bobby Heenan (Commentary)
TNA Turning Point 2005
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Bobby Heenan
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Bobby Heenan (Manager)
AWA Super Sunday
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Host)
WWE WrestleFest '93
Himself
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
Hulkamania 3
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
Hulkamania 4
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Bobby Heenan
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
AWA Christmas Night 1983
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Himself
WBF Championship 1992
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
Bobby Heenan
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Himself
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (archive footage)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Bobby Heenan
The True Story of WrestleMania
Sting: The Lost Tape
Bobby "The Brian" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IV
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE WrestleFest
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania V
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania VI
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE The Big Event
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Bobby Heenan
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE The Main Event IV
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Himself
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Coach)
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WCW All Nighter 1995
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Bobby Heenan
WrestleMania
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
WrestleMania 2
Bobby Heenan
WrestleMania III
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
WrestleMania IV
Himself
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
WWE Bashed in the USA
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Hulkamania 6
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Macho Madness
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
The Ken Patera Story
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Wrestling Superheroes
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Wrestling Tough Guys
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE World Tour 1992
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator)
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE UK Rampage '92
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Commentator) / Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Interviewer)
WWE UK Rampage '93
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Global Warfare
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Funniest Moments
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Archive Footage)
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Self
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
Bobby Heenan
All Aboard the Lex Express
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
120
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-11-01
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Bobby Heenan