Rocky Johnson
Even if his son, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, leapfrogged him in the Fame Department, Rocky Johnson was the original professional wrestler of the family. Rocky, born in Canada, started his wrestling career in 1964, having won several National Wrestling Alliance titles. The duo won the 1983 World Tag Team Championship in 1983, alongside tag team partner Tony Atlas, and became World Wrestling Entertainment’s first black champions. Johnson died of pulmonary embolism, believing that in early January 2020 he had the flu, ignoring the visit of a prospective doctor.
Rocky Johnson
Rip Torn
Rip Torn, with a career spanning over 60 years, was a noted actor and voice actor. As Patches O’houlihan, Zed in the Men in Black Franchise, and as Arties on The Larry Sanders Show, he’s immortalized in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Torn passed away at the age of 88 from Alzheimer’s and its complications.
Rip Torn
