Afa Anoa'i
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Afa Anoa'i

Nov 21, 1942 - Western Samoa Trust Territory

Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.

Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.

Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.

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Movie1986Body SlamThe Samoans
Movie1994WWE Bloopers Bleeps and BodyslamsAfa
Movie1993WWE Global WarfareAfa (Manager)
Movie1994WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the CryptAfa (Manager)
Movie1994German Fan Favorites 2Afa
Movie1993Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest MatchesSamoa
Movie1993WWE Survivor Series 1993Afa (Manager)
Movie1985PWUSA Mayhem at The MeadowlandsWild Samoan Afa
Movie1980WWE Showdown at Shea '80Wild Samoan Afa
Movie1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!Afa
Movie2013Legends of Mid-South WrestlingAfa
Movie1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5Afa
Movie1988The Best of the WWF: volume 15Wild Samoan Afa
Movie1985The WWF's Most Unusual MatchesAfa
Movie2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1Wild Samoan Afa
Movie1985Andre the GiantAfa (archive footage)
Movie1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84Wild Samoan Afa
Movie1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84Wild Samoan Afa
Movie2007WWE Hall of Fame 2007Afa
Movie1986Tag Team ChampionsAfa
Movie1988WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in BayamónWild Samoan Afa
Movie1984WWE The Brawl to End it AllWild Samoan Afa
Movie1992WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992Manager
Movie1992WWE Survivor Series 1992Afa (Manager)
Movie1993WWE WrestleMania IXAfa (Manager)
Movie1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993Afa (Manager)
Movie1993WWE King of the Ring 1993Afa (Manager)
Movie1993WWE SummerSlam 1993Himself (Manager)
Movie1994WWF Countdown to The CrowningHimself (Manager)
Movie1994WWE King of the Ring 1994Afa (Manager)
Movie1994WWE SummerSlam 1994Himself (Manager)
Movie1994WWE Survivor Series 1994Himself (Manager)
Movie2020WWE Hell in a Cell 2020Afa (Appearance)
Movie1993Mr. NannyAfa 'Alfa' Anoai
Movie1983WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983Wild Samoan Afa
TV Show2015WWE 24Himself1
TV Show1993RawAfa17
TV Show1993RawAfa Anoai1

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