Road Warrior Animal

Joseph Michael Laurinaitis (September 12, 1960 – September 22, 2020) 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.

Road Warrior Animal
Animal in 2017
Birth name	Joseph Michael Laurinaitis
Born	(1960-09-12)September 12, 1960[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 22, 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 60) Osage Beach, Missouri, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Julie Laurinaitis (divorced) Kim Laurinaitis
Children	3; Joseph, James, Jessica
Family	John Laurinaitis (brother) Marcus Laurinaitis (brother) Brie Bella (step-niece) Nikki Bella (step-niece)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Animal Animal Warrior Road Warrior Animal The Road Warrior
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Billed weight	285 lb (129 kg)[1]
Billed from	Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Eddie Sharkey
Debut	November 1982

He performed with many 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.

Laurinaitis died of natural causes on September 22, 2020, ten days after his 60th birthday in Osage Beach, Missouri.^[2][3]