birthname	Harvey Lee Yeary
birth date	April 23, 1939
birth place	Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1964–present
spouse	Kathy Robinson (1961-1964)Farrah Fawcett (1973-1982)Karen Velez (1988-1994)Faith Noelle Cross (2002-present)
children	3 sons, 1 daughter }}

Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary on April 23, 1939) is an American television, film and voice actor, best known for his roles as Heath Barkley in the TV series ''The Big Valley'' (1965 - 1969), as Colonel Steve Austin in ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (1973–1978) and as Colt Seavers in ''The Fall Guy'' (1981–1986).

He is also known as Owen Marshall's law partner/friend, Jess Brandon, in the 1971–1974 series ''Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law''. In the late 1980s and 1990s he reprised the role of Steve Austin in a number of TV movies, and appeared in a number of supporting, recurring and cameo roles in feature films and TV series, and lent his voice to a number of animated TV series and video games.

Early life

Majors was born in the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte, Michigan. Parents Carl & Alice Yeary were both killed in separate car accidents (prior to his birth and when he was one year old respectively) and at age two, Majors was adopted by an uncle and aunt, Harvey and Mildred Yeary, and moved with them, and their biological son, Bill, to Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Since his adoptive older brother had been a football star in school, Majors tirelessly committed himself to the sport. While a student at Middlesboro High School, he participated in many sports from track to football. He graduated in 1957, and earned a scholarship to Indiana University, where he again competed in sports. Majors transferred to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1959. He played in his first game the following year, but suffered a severe back injury which left him paralyzed for two weeks, and ended his college football career. Following his injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in plays at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. Majors graduated from Eastern in 1962 with a degree in History and Physical Education.

After college, he received an offer to try out for the St. Louis Cardinals football team. Instead, he moved to Los Angeles and found work at the Los Angeles Park and Recreation Department as the Recreation Director for North Hollywood Park. This was after a brief stint playing for the new football franchise Boston Patriots as a safety. In LA, Majors met many actors and industry professionals, including Dick Clayton, who had been James Dean's agent, and Clayton suggested he attend his acting school. After one year of acting school, Clayton felt that Majors was ready to start his career. At this time, he picked up the stage name ''Lee Majors'' as a tribute to childhood hero Johnny Majors who was a player and future coach for the University of Tennessee. Majors also studied at Estelle Harmon's acting school at MGM.

Career

Early roles

At age 25, Majors landed his first, although uncredited, role in ''Strait-Jacket'' (1964), which starred Joan Crawford. After appearing in a 1965 episode of ''Gunsmoke'', he starred as Howard White in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The Monkey’s Paw - A Retelling,” based on the short story by W. W. Jacobs later the same year.

Majors got his big break when he beat out over 400 young actors, including Burt Reynolds, for the co-starring role of Heath Barkley in a new ABC western series, ''The Big Valley'', which starred Barbara Stanwyck. Also starring on the show was another newcomer, Linda Evans, who played Heath's younger sister, Audra. Richard Long and Peter Breck played his brothers Jarrod and Nick, respectively. One of Heath's frequently used expressions during the series was "Boy howdy!" ''Big Valley'' was an immediate hit. During the series, Majors co-starred in the 1968 Charlton Heston film ''Will Penny'', for which he received an "Introducing" credit, and landed the lead role in ''The Ballad of Andy Crocker'' (1969), a made-for-television film which was first broadcast by ABC. The film is notable as being one of the very first films to deal with the subject matter of Vietnam veterans "coming home". That same year, he was offered the chance to star in ''Midnight Cowboy'' (1969), but ''The Big Valley'' was renewed for another season and he was forced to decline the role (which later went to Jon Voight). When ''The Big Valley'' was cancelled in 1969, he signed a long-term contract with Universal Studios. In 1970, Majors joined the cast of ''The Virginian'' for its last season.

In 1971, he landed the role of Arthur Hill's partner, Jess Brandon, on ''Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law'', which garnered critical acclaim during its three seasons on ABC. In one episode, his then girlfriend, Farrah Fawcett, guest-starred.

''The Six Million Dollar Man''

Majors' co-starring role on Owen Marshall led him to a starring role as Colonel Steve Austin, an ex-astronaut with bionic implants in ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', a 1973 television movie broadcast on ABC.

In 1974, the network decided to turn it into a weekly series. The series became a huge international success, being screened in over 70 countries, turning Majors into one of the leading pop icons of the 70's, and, along with his now wife Farrah Fawcett, who herself, was soon to become a leading pop icon of the 70's, into one of Hollywood's high-profile power couples with both appearing on the cover of magazines everywhere.

Majors also made his directorial debut in 1975, on an episode called "One of Our Running Backs Is Missing" which co-starred professional football players such as Larry Csonka and Dick Butkus.

In 1977, with ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' still a hit series, Majors tried to renegotiate his contract with Universal Television. The studio in turn filed a lawsuit to force him to report to work due to stipulations within his existing contract that had not yet expired. When he did not report to work that June, studio executives relented and offered Majors a raise. However, ratings began to decline and ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' was cancelled in March 1978 (as was ''The Bionic Woman''). In November 2010, Time Life released a 40 DVD set featuring every episode and bonus features from the show.

''The Fall Guy''

In 1981, Majors returned in another long-running television series. Producer Glen A. Larson (who had first worked with Majors on ''Alias Smith and Jones'', where Majors had a one-episode part, and later on ''The Six Million Dollar Man'') asked him to star in the pilot of ''The Fall Guy''. Majors played Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter. Majors was also a producer and a director on the show, and even sang its theme song, the self-effacing "Unknown Stuntman." Majors also invited several longtime friends, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, to guest-star in various episodes. The series ran for five seasons until it was cancelled in 1986.

1987 - present

Between 1987 and 1994, Majors and Lindsay Wagner reunited in three ''The Six Million Dollar Man''/''The Bionic Woman'' TV movies. Majors also made a cameo appearance in the 1988 holiday comedy ''Scrooged''.

In 1990, he had a recurring role in ''Tour of Duty'', and a recurring role in the short-lived 1992 series, ''Raven''. He also made cameo appearances in ''Out Cold'' (2001) ''Big Fat Liar'' (2002) and ''The Brothers Solomon'' (2007) ''The Story of Bonnie and Clyde'' (2010)

Majors voiced the character of "Big" Mitch Baker in the 2002 video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''.

Majors played Jaret Reddick's disconnected father in Bowling For Soup's 2007 video, "When We Die." That same year, he played Grandpa Max in ''Ben 10: Race Against Time'', and voiced a character on the APTN animated children's program ''Wapos Bay: The Series'' that was named "Steve from Austin". He also played a minor role in Stephen King's ''The Mist''.

Majors played Coach Ross on the CW Network's television series ''The Game'', which ran from October 1, 2006 to May 20, 2009.

Majors appeared in the role of God in "Jim Almighty" a 2007 episode of ''According to Jim''. He would later return to the role in that show's 2009 series finale, "Heaven Opposed to Hell". Also in 2008, Majors played a member of the Minutemen (dedicated to preventing illegal border crossings) in Season Four of the Showtime series ''Weeds'', where he recruits Kevin Nealon’s character.

Lee Majors appeared on ITVs The British Comedy Awards 2009 on December 12, 2009 alongside Claudia Winkleman.

In March 2010 Majors played the crusty sailing instructor in the ''Community'' episode "Beginner Pottery". The following month, he appeared as the mentor of the series lead in "Christopher Chance", the 12th episode of ''Human Target''. Later that year, he provided the voice of General Abernathy in ''G.I. Joe: Renegades''. He would later reprise the role in a 2011 episode. In 2011 he also made a brief appearance as Don Reger in the 2011 episode "Well Suitored" of the CBS series ''$#*! My Dad Says''.

In March to April 2012, Majors will be in a film in Seattle called ''Matt's Chance'' alongside Edward Furlong, Margot Kiddler and Gary Busey.

Personal life

Majors has been married four times:

Kathy Robinson (married 1961, divorced 1964). The couple had one child, Lee Majors II (born April 8, 1962) who would later appear in an episode of ''The Fall Guy'' and the three ''Six Million Dollar Man''/''Bionic Woman'' reunion movies with his father.

Farrah Fawcett, actress, (married July 28, 1973, separated 1979, divorced February 16, 1982). During the first six years of their marriage, she was billed as ''Farrah Fawcett-Majors''. In 1976, the couple simultaneously starred in separate top-rated shows (''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and ''Charlie's Angels''). After they split, Fawcett famously said, "If he's the six-million-dollar man, I'm the ten-billion-dollar woman." When Fawcett died on June 25, 2009, after her three-year-long battle with anal cancer, Majors issued a statement which read, "She fought a tremendous battle against a terrible disease. She was an angel on earth and now an angel forever." Besides attending her funeral, several reports indicated that Majors reconnected with Fawcett before her death. Karen Velez, ''Playboy'' Playmate, (married 1988, divorced 1994); one daughter, Nikki Loren, and twin sons, Dane Luke and Trey Kulley.

Faith Majors, actress and model, (married on November 1, 2002).

In the middle of 2003, Majors had heart bypass surgery.

References

External links

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Name	The Jacka
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Dominic Newton
birth date	August 12, 1977
Origin	Oakland, California, Richmond, California, Pittsburg, California
Years active	1998–present
Genre	Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
Associated acts	Cormega, Paul Wall, Freeway (rapper), Andre Nickatina, Strong Arm Steady, Planet Asia, E-40
Label	The Artist Records, Mob Figaz LLC, SMC Recordings
Website	}}

Dominic Newton (born August 12, 1977), better known by his stage name The Jacka, is an American rapper from Richmond, California. The Jacka got his start in Pittsburg, California with his group, Mob Figaz, whose first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999. Newton converted to Islam at a young age and changed his name to Shaheed Akbar. He currently runs his own label entitled The Artist Records.

Early career

He began his career with the Pittsburg group Mob Figaz, their first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999 and was a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' Hip Hop chart entering in at #63 but it sold fairly well making 160,000 units sold. His first solo release ''Jacka of the Mob Figaz'' in 2001 sold over 30,000 units. Jacka sold these units himself, in the Bay Area and shipping to one-stops across the country. Though great support came from the Bay Area, sixty percent of Jacka's sales came from outside of California. In 2005 The Jacka released his second solo album ''The Jack Artist'' but failed to chart.In 2009 the Jacka came out with his third solo album "Tear Gas" making it #93 on the billboard chart

Discography

Solo albums

2001: ''Jacka of the Mob Figaz''

2005: ''The Jack Artist''

2009: ''Tear Gas'' U.S. #93 2011: ''Murder Weapon'' (TBA)

Singles/videos

! Single information
	*Released: 2001	*B-side: ""	*Album: Jacka of the Mob Figaz
	*Released: 2005	*Album: The Jack Artist
	*Released: 2005	*Album: The Jack Artist
	*Released: April 8, 2008	*B-side(bonus track): "Shooterz"(Feat. Fed-X, Joe Blow)	*Album: Tear Gas
	*Released: May 5, 2009	*Album: Tear Gas

Mixtapes/Street Albums

2005: ''The Jacka: The Mixtape''

2006: ''Jack of All Trades''

2008: ''The Jacka Is the Dopest''

2008: ''The Street Album'' U.S. R&B; #80

2009: ''Broad Daylight''

2011: ''Flight Risk''

2011: ''We Mafia''

2011: ''The Indictment''

2012: ''The Verdict''

2012: ''The Sentence''

With Mob Figaz

1999: ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz''

2001: ''The Comp''

2002: ''Camp Mob Figaz - Street Soundtrack''

2003: ''Mob Figaz''

2011: ''Mob Figaz Reunion'' (TBA)

Collaborations

2005: ''3 da Hard Way'' (with Husalah & Marvaless)

2006: ''Mob Trial'' (with AP.9 & Husalah)

2006: ''Shower Posse'' (with Husalah)

2006: ''Explosive Mode 3: The Mob Gets Explosive'' (with Messy Marv, San Quinn & Husalah)

2006: ''Animal Planet Mixtape'' (with Husalah)

2007: ''Mob Trial 2'' (with Fed-X & Rydah J. Klyde)

2007: ''36 Zips'' (With Ampichino)

2008: ''Outbreak: The Epidemic'' (With Kel of the Western Conference)

2008: ''Drought Season'' (with Berner) U.S. R&B; #55

2008: ''Mob Trial 3'' (with AP.9 & Fed-X)

2008: ''The GoBots'' (with Lee Majors)

2009: ''The Price of Money'' (with 12 Gauge Shotie) U.S. R&B; #88

2009: ''Drought Season 2'' (with Berner)

2010: ''Neva Be The Same - 20 Bricks: Season One'' (with Laroo)

2010: ''The Gobots 2: D-Boy Era'' (with Lee Majors)

2010: ''Devilz Rejects 2: House of the Dead'' (with Ampichino)

2010: ''Jonestown'' (with Messy Marv & Blanco)

2010: ''My Middle Name Is Crime EP'' (with Andre Nickatina)

2011: ''We Mafia'' (With Big Hollis)

2011: ''Leaktime'' (With Freeway (rapper)) (TBA)

2012: ''The Chicken Hill Project''(prod by - Hallway Productionz

Guest Appearances

2004: "On the Block" (Yukmouth also featuring Benjilino & Lil' Cyco) (Soundtrack: ''United Ghettos of America Vol. 2'')

2004: "More Crime" (Cormega) (EP: ''Legal Hustle'')

2006: "From the Hood" (Traxamillion also featuring Husalah & San Quinn) (Album: ''The Slapp Addict'')

2006: "Party Jumpin" (J. Stalin) (Album: ''On Behalf of the Streets'')

2006: "Monday Like a Friday" (Andre Nickatina & Equipto) (Album: ''Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3'')

2007: "Millions On Our Mind" (Yukmouth also featuring B-Luv) (Soundtrack: ''United Ghettos of America: Eye Candy'')

2007: "Zestaways (Remix) (Andre Nickatina also featuring Husalah) (Album: Glock Tawk)

2008: "Quarterbacking" (Keak da Sneak) (Album: ''Defiled'')

2008: "PYOSY" (J. Stalin, Shady Nate & Jay Jonah) (Album: ''Pay Ya'Self or Spray Ya'Self]''

2009: "Nohoe" (Remix) (D-Lo featuring E-40, Beeda Weeda & The Jacka) (Album: ''The Tonight Show with D-Lo)

2009: "Up All Nite" (Yukmouth also featuring Matt Blaque & Glasses Malone) (Album: ''The West Coast Don'')

2010: "Woyyoy" (Baby Bash also featuring Jay Rock & Mickaël) (Album: ''Bashtown'')

2010: "Everyday Is a Weekend" (E-40) (Album: ''Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift'')

2010: "He's a Gangsta" (E-40 also featuring Messy Marv and Kaveo) (Album: ''Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift'')

2010: "Count My Blessings" (Outlawz) (Mixtape: ''Killuminati 2K10'')

2011: "I'm the King (Remix)" (Game also featuring Mistah F.A.B.) (Mixtape: ''Purp & Patron'')

2011: "I Don't Give A" (G.A.P. featuring The Jacka, Ampichino & Young Bossi) (Album: ''Ampichino & The Jacka of Mob Figaz Present: I Am the Way I Rap'')

2011: "All We Know" (G.A.P. featuring The Jacka, Joe Blow & Ren Fetti) (Album: ''Ampichino & The Jacka of Mob Figaz Present: I Am the Way I Rap'')

2011: "100 Out Da Clip" (G.A.P. featuring Magg, Tha Jacka & Young Bossi) (Album: ''Ampichino & The Jacka of Mob Figaz Present: I Am the Way I Rap'')

2012: "In the Ghetto" (E-40 also featuring Rankin Scroo) (Album: ''The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1'')

External links

References

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Name	Dru Down
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Darnel Robinson
Birth date	September 04, 1969
Origin	Oakland, California
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, Actor
Years active	1994–present
Label	C-Note RecordsRelativity RecordsPimp On Records
Associated acts	Luniz, The Regime
Website	}}

Darnel Robinson,(born September 4, 1971) better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an American rapper and actor from Oakland, California. He is a member of The Regime, a collective of rappers that includes Yukmouth, Tech N9ne, Messy Marv, BG Bulletwound, Dorasel, Grant Rice, Tha Realest and Gonzoe...

Music career

The title track of his 1996 album ''Can You Feel Me'' was a minor hit. He's performed with Spice 1, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, Yukmouth, The Luniz, and other Bay Area rappers, and introduces the 2Pac song "All About You". Dru Down also plays a part in the 1996 movie ''Original Gangstas'' He had a short tenure with Ruthless Records in 2001-2002, although the album was ultimately released via C-Note Records, this fact is alluded to in the beginning of his album, Gangsta Pimpin'. In 2001 he released a movie of his own named ''Hip Hop & Porn Stars''. Currently Dru is signed to rapper Yukmouth's Smoke-A-Lot Records and owns his own record label entitled Pimp On Records.Dru Down released his 2010 album Chronicles of a Pimp on November 16.

Discography

Albums

1993: ''Dru Down''

1994: ''Explicit Game''

1996: ''Can You Feel Me''

2001: ''Pimpin' Phernelia''

2002: ''Gangsta Pimpin'''

2006: ''Cash Me Out (with Lee Majors)''

2007: ''Crack Muzic Vol. 1 (with Rahmean & Lee Majors)''

2007: ''Crack Muzic Vol. 2 (with Rahmean & Lee Majors)''

2010: ''Chronicles of a Pimp''

Singles

1994: "Pimp of the Year"

1994: "Ice Cream Man" (feat. Luniz)

1995: "No One Loves You"

1996: "Can You Feel Me"

1997: "Baby Bubba" (feat. Bootsy Collins)

2010: "Hello" (feat. Jacka)

Guest appearances

! Year	! Title	! Artist(s)	! Album
	"Pimps, Playas & Hustlas"
"Put The Lead On Ya"	Luniz feat. Dru Down
"I Got 5 on It (Clean Bay Ballas Vocal Remix)"		Luniz - ''I Got 5 on It (Single)''
1996		2Pac feat. Dru Down, Yaki Kadafi, Hussein Fatal, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg	2Pac - ''All Eyez On Me''
	"Sliden"	Cobra feat. Dru Down, Knucklehead, Otis & Shug	Cobra - ''Playaz In Paradise''
"Live Yo Life"	Luniz feat. Dru Down
	"She's Paid"
"Pimpin', Playin', Hustlin'"		[[Luniz">Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
	"Closer Than Close"	[[Luniz feat. Dru Down
"Fugitive (Armed & Dangerous)"	Luniz feat. Dru Down & Benjilino
"I'm So Cool"
"Neva"	Yukmouth feat. Big Bear & Dru Down
2003	"Pimp Dat Bitch"	Yukmouth feat. B-Legit & Dru Down	Yukmouth - ''Godzilla''
	"Spin & Chop"	Yukmouth feat. Dru Down, Kieu & Nate Da Nut
"United Ghettos Of America pt. 2"	rowspan=""
	"Get Nasty"	Pretty Black feat. Dru Down, Husalah & Kazi
"Mobsta's"	Pretty Black feat. Bleu Davinci, Dru Down & J-Diggs
"We On"	Pretty Black feat. Dru Down & Mistah F.A.B.
"Yada Wha"	Pretty Black feat. Dru Down, Monsta Ganjah & Young Dru
	"It's Pimpin'"	The Yay Boyz feat. Dru Down & Clyde Carson
"My Bitches And Me"	The Yay Boyz feat. Dru Down
"So Paid"	The Yay Boyz feat. Yukmouth & Dru Down
"Wreckless"	The Yay Boyz feat. Dru Down
"Eye Candy"	Yukmouth feat. Dru Down, Lee Majors, Pretty Black & Tuffy	Yukmouth - ''United Ghettos of America: Eye Candy''
2008	"East Oakland"	Yukmouth feat. Bart, Beeda Weeda, The Delinquents, Dru Down, Kafani, Richie Rich, Tajai, The Team & Tuffy The Goon	Yukmouth - ''Million Dollar Mouthpiece''
2009	"Pimpin' 4 Real"	Yukmouth feat. Dru Down, Dyson & Mac Dre	Yukmouth - ''The West Coast Don''

References

External links

Official website

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name	Farrah Fawcett
birth name	Ferrah Leni Fawcett
birth date	February 02, 1947
birth place	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
death date	June 25, 2009
death place	Santa Monica, California, USA
death cause	Anal cancer
resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park
religion	Roman Catholic
other names	Farrah Fawcett-Majors
occupation	Actress
years active	1969–2009
spouse	Lee Majors (m. 1973–1982; divorced)
partner	Ryan O'Neal (1979–1997; 2001–2009; her death)
children	Redmond O'Neal (b. 1985)
website
nationality	American
residence	California
television	''Charlie's Angels''
alma mater	}}

Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series ''Charlie's Angels'', in 1976. Fawcett later appeared Off-Broadway to critical approval and in highly rated and critically acclaimed television movies, in roles often challenging (''The Burning Bed''; ''Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story''; ''Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story''; ''Margaret Bourke-White'') and sometimes unsympathetic (''Small Sacrifices''). Fawcett was a sex symbol whose iconic poster, released the same year ''Charlie's Angels'' premiered, broke sales records, making her an international pop culture icon. Her hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women in the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

Ferrah Leni Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the younger of two daughters. Her mother, Pauline Alice (née Evans; January 30, 1914 – March 4, 2005), was a homemaker, and her father, James William Fawcett (October 14, 1917 – August 23, 2010), was an oil field contractor. Her sister was Diane Fawcett Walls (October 27, 1938 – October 16, 2001), a graphic artist. She was of Irish, French, English, Choctaw Native American, and Lebanese Arab ancestry. Fawcett once said the name "Ferrah" was "made up" by her mother because it went well with their last name; she later changed the spelling.

A Roman Catholic, Fawcett's early education was at the parish school of the church her family attended, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Corpus Christi. She graduated from W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, where she was voted "Most Beautiful" by her classmates in 1965. For three years, 1965–68, Fawcett attended the University of Texas at Austin, living one semester in Jester Center, and she became a sister of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. During her sophomore year, she appeared in a photo of the "Ten Most Beautiful Coeds" from the university, which ran in ''Cashbox'' magazine. A Hollywood publicist saw the photo, called Fawcett and over the course of a year urged her to move to Los Angeles, which she did the summer following her junior year, with her parents' permission to "try her luck" in Hollywood over the course of the summer. She did not return.

Career

Early career

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fawcett appeared in television commercials for consumer products, starting with her selection as a Breck Girl for Breck Shampoo, and moving on to other products including Noxzema face cleanser, Ultra Brite toothpaste, Wella Balsam shampoo, and the 1975 Mercury Cougar. Beginning in 1978, after achieving television stardom, she developed her own brand of hair care products, marketed by Fabergé, for which she appeared in a series of commercials and print ads.

Fawcett's first television series appearance was a guest spot on ''I Dream of Jeannie'' in the 1969–1970 season, followed by guest appearances in ''Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law'' and ''The Partridge Family''. She later guest-appeared in four episodes of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' with husband Lee Majors, ''The Dating Game'', and a recurring role on ''Harry O'' alongside David Janssen.

She appeared in a bit part as a lesbian lover to Raquel Welch in the critically panned/box office flop, ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970), along with the legendary Mae West. Her next movie appearance was in the well-received and the box office success science-fiction movie, ''Logan's Run'' in 1976.

In 1976, Pro Arts Inc., pitched the idea of a poster of Fawcett to her agent, and a photo shoot was arranged with photographer Bruce McBroom, who was hired by the poster company. According to friend Nels Van Patten, Fawcett styled her own hair and did her make-up without the aid of a mirror. Her blonde highlights were further heightened by a squeeze of lemon juice. From 40 roles of film, Farrah herself selected her six favorite pictures, eventually narrowing her choice to the one that made her famous. The resulting poster, of Farrah in a one-piece red bathing suit, was a best-seller; sales estimates ranged from over 5 million to 8 million to as high as 12 million copies. Fawcett, generally acknowledged as a shrewd businesswoman, retained ownership of the image and made millions of dollars on sales of the poster alone.

''Charlie's Angels''

On March 21, 1976, the first appearance of Fawcett playing the character Jill Munroe in ''Charlie's Angels'' was aired as a movie of the week. Fawcett and her husband were frequent tennis partners of producer Aaron Spelling, and he and his producing partner thought of casting Fawcett as the "golden girl" Jill because of his friendship with the couple. The movie starred Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Fawcett (then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) as private investigators for Townsend Associates, a detective agency run by a reclusive multi-millionaire whom the women had never met. Voiced by John Forsythe, the Charles Townsend character presented cases and dispensed advice via a speakerphone to his core team of three female employees, whom he referred to as "Angels." They were aided in the office and occasionally in the field by two male associates, played by character actors David Doyle and David Ogden Stiers. The program earned a huge Nielsen rating, leading the network to air it a second time and approve production for a series, with the pilot's principal cast except David Ogden Stiers.

The Charlie's Angels series formally debuted on September 22, 1976. Fawcett emerged as a fan favorite in the show, and the actress won a People's Choice Award for ''Favorite Performer in a New TV Program''. In a 1977 interview with ''TV Guide'', Fawcett said: "When the show was number three, I thought it was our acting. When we got to be number one, I decided it could only be because none of us wears a bra".

Fawcett's appearance in the television show boosted sales of her poster, and she earned far more in royalties from poster sales than from her salary for appearing in ''Charlie's Angels''. Her hairstyle went on to become an international trend, with women sporting a "Farrah Do" or "Farrah Hair." Iterations of her hair style predominated American women's hair styles well into the 1980s.

Fawcett left ''Charlie's Angels'' after only one season and Cheryl Ladd replaced her on the show, portraying Jill's younger sister Kris Munroe. Numerous explanations for Fawcett's precipitous withdrawal from the show were offered over the years. The strain on her marriage due to her long absences most days due to filming, as her then-husband Lee Majors was star of an established television show himself, was frequently cited, but Fawcett's ambitions to broaden her acting abilities with opportunities in films have also been given. Fawcett never officially signed her series contract with Spelling due to protracted negotiations over royalties from her image's use in peripheral products, which led to an even more protracted lawsuit filed by Spelling and his company when she quit the show.

The show was a major success throughout the world, maintaining its appeal in syndication, spawning a cottage industry of peripheral products, particularly in the show's first three seasons, including several series of bubble gum cards, two sets of fashion dolls, numerous posters, puzzles, and school supplies, novelizations of episodes, toy vans, and a board game, all featuring Fawcett's likeness. The "Angels" also appeared on the covers of magazines around the world, from countless fan magazines to ''TV Guide'' (four times) to ''Time Magazine.''

The series ultimately ran for five seasons. As part of a settlement to a lawsuit over her early departure, Fawcett returned for six guest appearances over seasons three and four of the series.

In 2004, the television movie ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels'' dramatized the events from the show with supermodel and actress Tricia Helfer portraying Fawcett and Ben Browder portraying Lee Majors, Fawcett's then-husband.

Dramatic roles

In 1983, Fawcett won critical acclaim for her role in the Off-Broadway stage production of the controversial play ''Extremities'', written by William Mastrosimone. Replacing Susan Sarandon, she was a would-be rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. She described the role as "the most grueling, the most intense, the most physically demanding and emotionally exhausting" of her career. During one performance, a stalker in the audience disrupted the show by asking Fawcett if she had received the photos and letters he had mailed her. Police removed the man and were able only to issue a summons for disorderly conduct.

The following year, her role as a battered wife in the fact-based television movie ''The Burning Bed'' earned her the first of her four Emmy Award nominations. The project is noted as being the first television movie to provide a nationwide 800 number that offered help for others in the situation, in this case victims of domestic abuse. It was the highest-rated television movie of the season.

In 1986, Fawcett appeared in the movie version of ''Extremities'', which was also well-received by critics, and for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

She appeared in Jon Avnet's ''Between Two Women'' with Colleen Dewhurst, and took several more dramatic roles as infamous or renowned women. She was nominated for Golden Globe awards for roles as Beate Klarsfeld in ''Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story'' and troubled Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton in ''Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story'', and won a CableACE Award for her 1989 portrayal of groundbreaking ''Life'' magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. Her 1989 portrayal of convicted murderer Diane Downs in the miniseries ''Small Sacrifices'' earned her a second ''Emmy nomination'' and her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination. The miniseries won a Peabody Award for excellence in television, with Fawcett's performance singled out by the organization, which stated "Ms. Fawcett brings a sense of realism rarely seen in television miniseries (to) a drama of unusual power".

Art meets life

Fawcett, who had steadfastly resisted appearing nude in magazines throughout the 1970s and 1980s (although she appeared topless in the 1980 film ''Saturn 3''), caused a major stir by posing semi-nude in the December 1995 issue of ''Playboy''. At the age of 50, she returned to ''Playboy'' with a pictorial for the July 1997 issue, which also became a top seller. The issue and its accompanying video featured Fawcett painting on canvas using her body, which had been an ambition of hers for years.

That same year, Fawcett was chosen by Robert Duvall to play his wife in an independent feature film he was producing, ''The Apostle.'' Fawcett received an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Actress for the film, which was highly critically acclaimed.

In 2000, she worked with director Robert Altman and an all-star cast in the feature film ''Dr. T & the Women,'' playing the wife of Richard Gere (her character has a mental breakdown, leading to her first fully nude appearance). Also that year, Fawcett's collaboration with sculptor Keith Edmier was exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, later traveling to The Andy Warhol Museum. The sculpture was also presented in a series of photographs and a book by Rizzoli.

In November 2003, Fawcett prepared for her return to Broadway in a production of ''Bobbi Boland'', the tragicomic tale of a former Miss Florida. However, the show never officially opened, closing before preview performances. Fawcett was described as "vibrating with frustration" at the producer's extraordinary decision to cancel the production. Only days earlier the same producer closed an Off-Broadway show she had been backing.

Fawcett continued to work in television, with well-regarded appearances in made-for-television movies and on popular television series including ''Ally McBeal'' and four episodes each of ''Spin City'' and ''The Guardian,'' her work on the latter show earning her a third Emmy nomination in 2004.

Personal life

Fawcett was married to Lee Majors, star of television's ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', from 1973 to 1982, although the couple separated in 1979. During her marriage, she was known and credited in her roles as Farrah Fawcett-Majors.

From 1979 until 1997 Fawcett was involved romantically with actor Ryan O'Neal. The relationship produced a son, Redmond James Fawcett O'Neal, born January 30, 1985 in Los Angeles. In April 2009, on probation for driving under the influence, Redmond was arrested for possession of narcotics while Fawcett was in the hospital. On June 22, 2009, The ''Los Angeles Times'' and Reuters reported that Ryan O'Neal had said that Fawcett had agreed to marry him as soon as she felt strong enough.

From 1997 to 1998, Fawcett had a relationship with Canadian filmmaker James Orr, writer and producer of the Disney feature film in which she co-starred with Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, ''Man of the House''. The relationship ended when Orr was charged with and later convicted of beating Fawcett during a 1998 fight between the two.

On June 5, 1997, Fawcett received negative commentary after giving a rambling interview and appearing distracted on ''Late Show with David Letterman''. Months later, she told the host of ''The Howard Stern Show'' her behavior was just her way of joking around with the television host, partly in the guise of promoting her ''Playboy'' pictoral and video, explaining what appeared to be random looks across the theater was just her looking and reacting to fans in the audience. Though the Letterman appearance spawned speculation and several jokes at her expense, she returned to the show a week later, with success, and several years later, after Joaquin Phoenix's mumbling act on a February 2009 appearance on ''The Late Show,'' Letterman wrapped up the interview by saying, "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight" and recalled Fawcett's earlier appearance by noting "[w]e owe an apology to Farrah Fawcett."

Fawcett's elder sister, Diane Fawcett Walls, died from lung cancer just before her 63rd birthday, on October 16, 2001. The fifth episode of her 2005 ''Chasing Farrah'' series, which was generally panned by critics, followed the actress home to Texas to visit with her father, James, and mother, Pauline. Pauline Fawcett died soon after, on March 4, 2005, at the age of 91.

Cancer

Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and began treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery. Four months later, on her 60th birthday, the Associated Press wire service reported that Fawcett was, at that point, cancer free.

Less than four months later, in May 2007, Fawcett brought a small digital video camera to document a doctor's office visit. There, she was told a malignant polyp was found where she had been treated for the initial cancer. Doctors contemplated whether to implant a radiation seeder (which differs from conventional radiation and is used to treat other types of cancer). Fawcett's U.S. doctors told her that she would require a colostomy. Instead, Fawcett traveled to Germany for treatments described variously in the press as "holistic", "aggressive", and "alternative". There, Dr. Ursula Jacob prescribed a treatment including surgery to remove the anal tumor, and a course of perfusion and embolization for her liver cancer by Doctors Claus Kiehling and Thomas Vogl in Germany, and chemotherapy back in Fawcett's home town of Los Angeles. Although initially the tumors were regressing, their reappearance a few months later necessitated a new course, this time including laser ablation therapy and chemoembolization. Aided by friend Alana Stewart, Fawcett documented her battle with the disease. although subsequent reports indicated her condition was not so dire. On April 6, the Associated Press reported that her cancer had metastasized to her liver, a development Fawcett had learned of in May 2007 and which her subsequent treatments in Germany had targeted. The report denied that she was unconscious, and explained that the hospitalization was due not to her cancer but a painful abdominal hematoma that had been the result of a minor procedure. Her spokesperson emphasized she was not "at death's door", adding "She remains in good spirits with her usual sense of humor ... She's been in great shape her whole life and has an incredible resolve and an incredible resilience." Fawcett was released from the hospital on April 9, picked up by longtime companion O'Neal, and, according to her doctor, was "walking and in great spirits and looking forward to celebrating Easter at home."

A month later, on May 7, Fawcett was reported as critically ill, with Ryan O'Neal quoted as saying she now spends her days at home, on an IV, often asleep. The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported Fawcett was in the last stages of her cancer and had the chance to see her son Redmond in April 2009, although shackled and under supervision, as he was then incarcerated. Her 91-year-old father, James Fawcett, flew out to Los Angeles to visit.

The cancer specialist that was treating Fawcett in L.A., Dr. Lawrence Piro, and Fawcett's friend and ''Angels'' co-star Kate Jackson – a breast cancer survivor – appeared together on ''The Today Show'' dispelling tabloid-fueled rumors, including suggestions Fawcett had ever been in a coma, had ever reached 86 pounds, and had ever given up her fight against the disease or lost the will to live. Jackson decried such fabrications, saying they "really do hurt a human being and a person like Farrah." Piro recalled when it became necessary for Fawcett to undergo treatments that would cause her to lose her hair, acknowledging "Farrah probably has the most famous hair in the world", but also that it is not a trivial matter for any cancer patient, whose hair "affects [one's] whole sense of who [they] are". Of the documentary, Jackson averred Fawcett "didn't do this to show that 'she' is unique, she did it to show that we are all unique ... (T)his was ... meant to be a gift to others to help and inspire them."

The two-hour documentary ''Farrah's Story'', which was filmed by Fawcett and friend Alana Stewart, aired on NBC on May 15, 2009. The documentary was watched by nearly nine million people at its premiere airing, and it was re-aired on the broadcast network's cable stations MSNBC, Bravo and Oxygen. Fawcett earned her fourth Emmy nomination posthumously on July 16, 2009, as producer of ''Farrah's Story''.

Controversy surrounded the aired version of the documentary, with her initial producing partner, who had worked with her four years earlier on her reality series ''Chasing Farrah'', alleging O'Neal's and Stewart's editing of the program was not in keeping with Fawcett's wishes to more thoroughly explore rare types of cancers such as her own and alternative methods of treatment. He was especially critical of scenes showing Fawcett's son visiting her for the last time, in shackles, while she was nearly unconscious in bed. Fawcett had generally kept her son out of the media, and his appearances were minimal in ''Chasing Farrah''.

Death

Fawcett died at approximately 9:28 am, PDT on June 25, 2009, in the intensive care unit of Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with O'Neal and Stewart by her side. A private funeral was held in Los Angeles on June 30. Fawcett's son Redmond was permitted to leave his California detention center to attend his mother's funeral, where he gave the first reading.

The night of her death, ABC aired an hour-long special episode of ''20/20'' featuring clips from several of Barbara Walters' past interviews with Fawcett as well as new interviews with Ryan O'Neal, Jaclyn Smith, Alana Stewart, and Dr. Lawrence Piro. Walters followed up on the story on Friday's episode of ''20/20''. CNN's ''Larry King Live'' planned a show exclusively about Fawcett that evening until the death of Michael Jackson several hours later caused the program to shift to cover both stories. Cher, a longtime friend of Fawcett, and Suzanne de Passe, executive producer of Fawcett's ''Small Sacrifices'' mini-series, both paid tribute to Fawcett on the program. NBC aired a ''Dateline NBC'' special "Farrah Fawcett: The Life and Death of an Angel" the following evening, June 26, preceded by a rebroadcast of ''Farrah's Story'' in prime time. That weekend and the following week, television tributes continued. MSNBC aired back-to-back episodes of its ''Headliners and Legends'' episodes featuring Fawcett and Jackson. TV Land aired a mini-marathon of ''Charlie's Angels'' and ''Chasing Farrah'' episodes. E! aired ''Michael & Farrah: Lost Icons'' and the The Biography Channel aired ''Bio Remembers: Farrah Fawcett''. The documentary ''Farrah's Story'' re-aired on the Oxygen Network and MSNBC.

Larry King said of the Fawcett phenomenon,

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''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner said "Farrah was one of the iconic beauties of our time. Her girl-next-door charm combined with stunning looks made her a star on film, TV and the printed page."

Kate Jackson said,

In March 2010, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences caused controversy when Fawcett was excluded from the "In Memoriam" montage at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, along with fellow television stars Bea Arthur, Gene Barry and Ed McMahon. Michael Jackson, not primarily known for film roles, was among those memorialized in the montage, adding to the controversy. In addition to Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, friends and colleagues of Fawcett publicly expressed their outrage at the oversight, including actress Jane Fonda and film critic Roger Ebert. AMPAS executive director Bruce Davis cited Fawcett's recognition at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards for her "remarkable television work," and said of all the exclusions: "There's nothing you can say to people, particularly to family members, within a day or two of the show that helps at all. They tend to be surprised and hurt, and we understand that and we're sorry for it."

She is buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

Cultural icon

The red one-piece bathing suit worn by Farrah in her famous 1976 poster was donated to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH) on February 2, 2011. Said to have been purchased at a Saks Fifth Avenue store, the red Lycra suit made by the leading Australian swimsuit company Speedo, was donated to the Smithsonian by her executors and was formally presented to NMAH in Washington D.C. by her longtime companion Ryan O'Neal. The suit and the poster are expected to go on temporary display sometime in 2011–12. They will be made additions to the Smithsonian's "popular culture" department.

The famous poster of Farrah in a red swimsuit has been produced as a Barbie doll. The limited edition dolls, complete with a gold chain and the girl-next-door locks, have been snapped up by Barbie fans.

In 2011, ''Men's Health'' named her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time", ranking her at No. 31.

Filmography

Theatrical film appearances

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	''Love Is a Funny Thing''	Patricia
1970		Mary Ann Pringle
1976		Holly	As Farrah Fawcett-Majors
1978	''Somebody Killed Her Husband''	Jenny Moore	As Farrah Fawcett-Majors
	''An Almost Perfect Affair''	Herself	Uncredited
	Ellie	As Farrah Fawcett-Majors
1980	''Saturn 3''	Alex
1981	''The Cannonball Run''	Pamela Glover
1986		Marjorie	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1989		Jo Livingstone
1995		Sandy Archer
	''The Apostle''	Jessie Dewey	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
''The Lovemaster''	Craig's Dream Date
''Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me''	Herself	Direct to video
1998	''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars''	Faucet	Voice
	''The Flunky''	Herself
''Dr. T & the Women''	Kate
2004	''The Cookout''	Mrs. Crowley
2008	''A Wing & a Prayer: Farrah's Fight for Life''	Herself	Documentary

Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	''Mayberry R.F.D.''	Show Girl No. 1	1 episode
''I Dream of Jeannie''	CindyTina	"See You in C-U-B-A""My Sister the Home Wrecker"
	Hitchhiker	Television movie
1969–1970	''The Flying Nun''	Miss PreemLila	"Armando and the Pool Table""Marcello's Idol"
	''The Young Rebels''	Sarah	"Dangerous Ally"
''The Partridge Family''	Pretty Girl	"The Sound of Money"
	''Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law''	Tori Barbour	"Burden of Proof""Shadow of a Name"
''The Feminist and the Fuzz''	Kitty Murdock	Television movie
''Inside O.U.T.''	Pat Boulion	Unsold pilot
	''The Girl with Something Extra''	Carol	"How Green Was Las Vegas"
''The Great American Beauty Contest''	T.L. Dawson	Television movie
''Of Men and Women''	Young Actress	Segment: "The Interview"
	''Apple's Way''	Jane Huston	"The First Love"
''Marcus Welby, M.D.''	Laura Foley	"I've Promised You a Father: Part 1"
	Gloria Jean	"The Colorado Cattle Caper"
	''Harry O''	Sue Ingham	8 episodes
	"The Sonny and Cher Show"	Herself	1 episode
''The Six Million Dollar Man''	Major Kelly Wood (2 episodes), Trish Hollander, Victoria Webster	4 episodes. As Farrah Fawcett Majors (Rescue of Athena One) and as Farrah Fawcett-Majors (Nightmare in the Sky, The Golden Pharaoh, and The Peeping Blonde)
	''The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped''	Patti	Television movie
''Murder on Flight 502''	Karen White	As Farrah Fawcett-Majors
	Miss New Mexico	"The Steel-Plated Security Blanket"as Farrah Fawcett-Majors
1976–1980	''Charlie's Angels''	Jill Munroe	Cast member from 1976–1977; recurring from 1978–1980Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1976)
1981	''Murder in Texas''	Joan Robinson Hill	Television movie
	''The Red-Light Sting''	Kathy	Television movie
''The Burning Bed''	Francine Hughes
	''Between Two Women''	Val Petherton	Television movie
''Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story''		Television movieNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
1987	''Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story''	Barbara Hutton	Television movieNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
	''Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White''	Margaret Bourke-White	Television movie
''Small Sacrifices''	Diane Downs
''Good Sports''	Gayle Roberts	2 episodes
1992	''Criminal Behavior''	Jessica Lee Stubbs	Television movie
1994	''The Substitute Wife''	Pearl	Television movie
1995		Nora Maxwell	Miniseries
1996	''Dalva''	Dalva Northridge	Television movie
1997	''Johnny Bravo''	Farrah Fawcett / Old Lady	"Blarney Buddies/Over the Hump/Johnny Meets Farrah Fawcett" (voice)
		Frannie Vaughn	Television movie
''Ally McBeal''	Robin Jones	"Changes"
2000	''Baby''	Lily Malone	Television movie
		Jewel Hilburn	Television movie
''Spin City''	Judge Claire Simmons	4 episodes
2002–2003		Mary Gressler
2003	''Hollywood Wives: The New Generation''	Lissa Roman	Television movie
2005	''Chasing Farrah''	Herself	7 episodes
2009	''Farrah's Story''	Herself	Also Executive producer

References

External links

Farrah Fawcett – Daily Telegraph obituary

Farrah Fawcett at TV Guide

Farrah Fawcett at Emmys.com

Farrah Fawcett Online Memorial

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Name	Ted DiBiase
Names	Ted DiBiase
Height
Weight
Birth date	Theodore Marvin WillsJanuary 18, 1954
Birth place	Omaha, Nebraska
Resides	Clinton, Mississippi
Billed	Omaha, NebraskaPalm Beach, Florida (Spring residence)Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (Summer residence)Bel Air, California (Autumn residence)Netherlands Antilles (Winter residence)
Trainer	Dory Funk, Jr.Terry Funk
Debut	June 1975
Retired	January 18, 1994

Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. (born January 18, 1954) is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career. He is best recalled by mainstream audiences for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

Among other accolades in the WWF, DiBiase was the first WWF North American Heavyweight Champion, a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion (with Irwin R. Schyster) and the 1988 King of the Ring. DiBiase also created his own championship, the Million Dollar Championship. He was well known for his cutting-edge heel promos, which were often concluded with his trademark evil laugh; DiBiase has been described by WWE as the organization's "most despised villain" during the late 1980s. He held the WWF Championship belt in 1988 after purchasing it from André the Giant, but this period is not recognized by WWE as an official title reign. Nonetheless, DiBiase frequently performed in main event matches and has been cited as one of the finest in-ring technicians in history.

DiBiase was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010 by his sons, Ted and Brett.

Early life

DiBiase is the biological son of wrestler Helen Nevins and Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer. Ted is the adopted son of wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase who was Italian. Ted DiBiase is of mostly German and English ancestry. His adoptive father died of a heart attack in the ring when Ted was just 15. Seven-time NWA world champion Harley Race rushed to the ring and performed CPR but was unable to save Mike DiBiase's life. In response, his mother suffered from depression and alcoholism, so Ted was moved to Willcox, Arizona to live with his grandparents. He attended Creighton Preparatory high school and attended West Texas State University on a football scholarship. While there he became a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. However, he later dropped out of college to begin a career in professional wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Mid-South Wrestling (1975–1979)

Ted DiBiase was trained by Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk. He made his professional wrestling debut in June 1974 in the Amarillo territory owned by the Funks. He then went to the Mid-South territory in 1975 where he wrestled for four years.

World Wrestling Federation (1979)

DiBiase had a short stint with Vince McMahon, Sr.'s World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. He was awarded the short-lived North American Championship, becoming the title's first champion. On June 19, 1979, he lost the North American Championship to Pat Patterson, who unified the title with the fictional "South American Championship" to become the first ever Intercontinental Champion.

He was Hulk Hogan's first opponent in Hogan's first Madison Square Garden match.

NWA and Mid-South Wrestling (1980–1987)

DiBiase also spent time in the Georgia area where he had an early face run frequently tagging with Tommy "Wildfire" Rich. The two then feuded, leading to a loser leaves town match which DiBiase won, but instead of Rich leaving the area, he donned a mask calling himself "Mister R." The feud culminated in a match between Mister R and DiBiase, Tommy Rich appeared from backstage and distracted DiBiase. Mister R then rolled up DiBiase to get the win and unmasked as Brad Armstrong. Both DiBiase and Rich left the territory shortly thereafter.

In the early to mid-1980s, DiBiase participated in angles in various territories with the likes of Dick Murdoch, Ric Flair, the Fabulous Freebirds, Jim Duggan, One Man Gang, and Junkyard Dog. He also held various championships and made frequent trips to All Japan Pro Wrestling until his eventual departure from Mid-South Wrestling (which by this point was now the UWF). Typically, his matches ended with the use of a "loaded" black glove, which he pulled from his tights to "knock out" his opponent when the referee was not looking.

While locked in talks with the National Wrestling Alliance in 1987 after the UWF was acquired by Jim Crockett, DiBiase received an offer from the WWF. DiBiase was eventually convinced by WWF to sign up despite the fact that he would not be told his gimmick until after he agreed, under the promise that it was something that would receive a serious push. WWF official Pat Patterson informed DiBiase that if owner Vince McMahon were to go out to wrestle, it would be the gimmick that he would give himself.

Part of his stint in Mid-South wrestling was a heel group called "The Rat Pack" which consisted of DiBiase, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Matt Borne.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (1983-1987, 1993)

Dibiase entered All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1983. He won the NWA United National Championship on October 14, 1983 in a tournament defeating Jerry Lawler by forfeit. Two months later on January 28, 1984, Dibiase lost the title to Michael Hayes.

In August 1985, Dibiase formed a tag team with fellow gaijin: Stan Hansen and the two became the PWF Tag Team Champions when Hansen chose Dibiase to replace Bruiser Brody who left for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Later that year, Dibiase and Hansen entered the 1985 World's Strongest Tag League and would emerge victorious finishing in first place with 7 points.

On July 3, 1987, Dibiase and Hansen would lose the PWF Tag Team Championship to Jumbo Tsuruta and Tiger Mask, ending their two year reign as champions. Eight days on July 11, Dibiase and Hansen regain the titles for a second time but would be stripped of the titles shortly after due to Dibiase leaving All Japan for the WWF.

In September 1993, Dibiase returned to All Japan and reformed his team with Hansen. The two immediately saw success as they defeated The Holy Demon Army on September 3, 1993 for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship. Two months later on November 13, 1993, Dibiase and Hansen would be stripped of the titles so they could be put on the line for the 1993 World's Strongest Tag League. Dibiase would enter the tournament but would only wrestle one match on November 14 where he and Hansen defeated Tracey Smothers and Richard Slinger before he suffered neck and back injuries which forced him out of the tournament (Giant Baba ended up replacing him).

Return to the WWF (1987–1996)

The Million Dollar Man

In the WWF, DiBiase was known as "The Million Dollar Man", a millionaire who wore a gold-studded, dollar-sign-covered suit and, in time, a custom-made, diamond-encrusted and self-awarded "Million Dollar Championship Belt". The Million Dollar Man character was based on the type of wrestler that Vince McMahon would want to be. DiBiase had a bodyguard by the name of Virgil, that was also by his side during matches, and all of his vignettes. The idea for the name Virgil was based on then-NWA booker Dusty Rhodes, whose real name is Virgil Runnels. The name of DiBiase's finishing move, the Million Dollar Dream (in which someone is put to sleep), was also meant to be an insult to Dusty Rhodes, who was named the American Dream.

Virgil was often seen performing humiliating tasks, such as rubbing DiBiase's feet. DiBiase claimed "Everybody has a price" demonstrating his "power" through a series of vignettes in which he did things such as bribe the manager of a local swimming pool to close for the day so he could have the pool to himself, or when the honeymoon suite in a hotel was already booked, he bribed the desk clerk to have the couple already in there thrown out. Other skits featured DiBiase traveling in limousines, giving $100 tips to waiters, and using $100 bills in convenience stores for small purchases like chewing gum. In reality, DiBiase's road travel was deliberately booked for first-class airplane flights and five-star hotel accommodations, and he was given a stipend of petty cash from the WWF Offices so that he could throw money around in public (i.e. pick up tabs and overtip, buy drinks for entire bars, actually pay for small items with a $100 bill, etc.) in order to make the character seem more real. Other times, DiBiase invited fans (including a young Rob Van Dam) to perform humiliating acts (such as kissing his feet) for money. During one skit, he invited a young boy onto a stage and told him if he bounced a ball 15 times in succession, DiBiase would pay him $500. After the 14th bounce, DiBiase kicked the ball away, sending the boy home without pay. (Though, according to his autobiography, everybody who wasn't paid on-camera ''was'' paid off-camera.) He frequently stuffed a $100 bill into the mouth of a wrestler on whom he had used the Million Dollar Dream move.

His first big in-ring angle came in late 1987 on an episode of ''Superstars of Wrestling'', where he announced his plan to buy the WWF Championship from Hulk Hogan. Hogan refused and said that DiBiase would have to defeat him in the ring for the belt. Hogan got the upper hand in a series of matches, and a frustrated DiBiase approached André the Giant to win the belt for him. On the February 5, 1988 edition of ''The Main Event'' (which aired live on NBC), André defeated Hogan under questionable circumstances for the WWF Championship. Referee Dave Hebner was detained backstage and replaced with a referee DiBiase paid to have plastic surgery (actually Dave's twin brother Earl). He counted the pin for André despite the fact that Hogan's shoulder was up at the count of one; André then announced he was surrendering the belt and handed it to DiBiase. DiBiase was in fact billed as WWF champion in three house shows, the following days, defending the belt one time against Bam Bam Bigelow. However, successively WWF refused to acknowledge DiBiase as the champion (since titles could not be handed to someone else) and declared the title vacant. André's world title win was always recognized though, and is still considered the shortest world title reign in WWF history (Until Yokozuna's first reign at Wrestlemania 9, when he won the title from Bret Hart only to challenge and lose the title to Hulk Hogan moments later). This angle was an amplification of an angle in the old Georgia Championship Wrestling, when Larry Zbyszko paid Killer Tim Brooks $25,000 for his NWA National Heavyweight Championship in 1983.

A tournament was announced to crown a new WWF Champion. At WrestleMania IV, DiBiase defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the first round and Don Muraco in the quarterfinal before receiving a bye in the semi-finals to advance to the finals of the tournament. DiBiase was defeated by "Macho Man" Randy Savage in the finals. After repeated interference by André the Giant, Hulk Hogan got involved to even the odds. DiBiase continued to feud with Savage throughout the summer of 1988, culminating in a tag team match pitting DiBiase and André the Giant vs. Hogan and Savage at the inaugural SummerSlam (in a match billed as "Where The Mega Powers Meet The Mega Bucks"). Although pro-heel commentator Jesse "The Body" Ventura served as the guest referee, Hogan pinned DiBiase to win the match. DiBiase then defeated Brutus Beefcake, Ken Patera, Ron Bass, and Randy Savage to win the 1988 King of the Ring tournament, receiving his first WWF success.

Bobby Heenan sold Hercules' contract to Ted DiBiase for his services as his personal slave. DiBiase claimed that Hercules was his slave but started feuding with him after Hercules turned face. He eliminated Hercules from the main event at Survivor Series.

At the Royal Rumble in 1989, DiBiase purchased the #30 entrance spot from Akeem to become the final entrant in the match. Big John Studd and DiBiase were the final two participants in the match. DiBiase offered Studd a bribe to eliminate himself, but Studd eliminated him to win the match. DiBiase continued to feud with Hercules; the two had a series of matches including a match that DiBiase won on the February 3 edition of ''The Main Event''. He defeated The Blue Blazer on the March 11 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event''. After that match, he introduced the WWF Million Dollar Championship, his own championship belt which was not recognized by the WWF. He created this belt because he was unable to buy or win the WWF Championship from Hulk Hogan.

DiBiase fought Brutus Beefcake to a double-countout at WrestleMania V. DiBiase's next big feud was with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. A few weeks after WrestleMania, DiBiase attacked Roberts on ''WWF Superstars of Wrestling'' after Roberts defeated Virgil in a match. DiBiase put Roberts out of action for several months with a neck injury. While Roberts recuperated, DiBiase defeated Jimmy "The Superfly" Snuka at SummerSlam by countout. On the October 14 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', DiBiase faced Hulk Hogan in a match for the WWF Championship where DiBiase had the monster Zeus by his side. DiBiase lost the match when he accidentally hit Zeus and was pinned by Hogan with a small package. At Survivor Series, DiBiase captained a team dubbed the "Million Dollar Team" consisting of himself, the Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian), and Zeus against Hogan's "Hulkamaniacs" consisting of Hogan, Jake Roberts, and Demolition (Ax and Smash). DiBiase eliminated Roberts after pinning him with help from Virgil before being pinned himself by Hogan. In 1990, he broke the record at the time by lasting 45 minutes in the Royal Rumble match after entering as the #1 entrant (rather than #30 like the previous year). He eliminated two opponents before he was eliminated by The Ultimate Warrior. He then continued his feud with Jake Roberts, who stole the Million Dollar Belt, leading to a match at WrestleMania VI where Roberts was counted out. Shortly after WrestleMania, he had a brief feud with Big Bossman which dated back to when DiBiase tried to bribe Bossman into retrieving the Million Dollar Belt. Bossman refused DiBiase's bribe and returned the Million Dollar Belt to Roberts. At SummerSlam, DiBiase bought the services of Sapphire, who was the manager of Dusty Rhodes at the time. This led to Rhodes and DiBiase feuding throughout the end of 1990 into the beginning of 1991. On the October 30 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', he attacked Dusty's son Dustin Rhodes during Dusty's match with Randy Savage. DiBiase and Dusty captained rival teams at Survivor Series, with DiBiase's mystery partner turning out to be the debuting Undertaker. DiBiase wound up eliminating both members of The Hart Foundation and was the sole survivor of the match. He, however, was eliminated in the main event by Hogan. At the Royal Rumble, Ted DiBiase and Virgil defeated Dusty and Dustin Rhodes in a tag team match. After the match, DiBiase ordered Virgil to put the Million Dollar Championship belt around his waist. Virgil instead hit DiBiase with the belt, turning face. At WrestleMania VII, DiBiase lost by countout to Virgil, who had help from 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper. Sensational Sherri, who earlier in the night had turned on a losing Randy Savage, came down midway through the match to help DiBiase and became his full-time valet. On the April 27 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', DiBiase fought Bret Hart to a double countout.

DiBiase lost the Million Dollar Championship to Virgil at SummerSlam when Virgil smashed his head into an exposed turnbuckle and pinned him to get the victory. DiBiase participated in the King of the Ring tournament drawing with Ricky Steamboat in the first round. DiBiase regained the Million Dollar Championship from Virgil with help from Repo Man on the November 11 edition of ''Prime Time Wrestling'' which was dubbed "Survivor Series Showdown". At Survivor Series, he was one of the contestants eliminated from his match. At This Tuesday in Texas, DiBiase and Repo Man defeated Virgil and Tito Santana.

Money Inc.

Ted DiBiase officially formed the tag team, Money Incorporated, with Irwin R. Schyster (IRS). The duo, mostly managed by Jimmy Hart, won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times between February 1992 and June 1993. Their first reign came on February 7, 1992 when they defeated The Legion of Doom for the titles. Money Incorporated then feuded with The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon). They defended the title against the Natural Disasters at WrestleMania VIII and lost the match by countout, thus retaining the title. On July 20, they lost the title to the Natural Disasters.

After losing a match to the Legion of Doom at SummerSlam, DiBiase and IRS regained the belts on the October 13 edition of ''Wrestling Challenge'' from the Natural Disasters. This title change led to a feud with The Nasty Boys, who were originally scheduled for the title shot. On the November 8 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', they defended their titles against the Ultimate Maniacs (Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage). DiBiase and IRS lost the match by countout and thus retained the titles once more.

Ted DiBiase participated in the Royal Rumble match, entering at #4 before eventually being eliminated by The Undertaker. Shortly after, DiBiase and IRS became involved in a major angle with the returning Brutus Beefcake. DiBiase faced Beefcake on one of the first episodes of ''Monday Night Raw''. DiBiase and IRS attacked Beefcake after the match and slammed his face (which had been surgically repaired following a windsailing accident) with a briefcase. Money Inc. also attacked their manager Jimmy Hart, who was disgusted by their actions. Beefcake's best friend Hulk Hogan came to Beefcake's defense and challenged Money Inc. to a tag team title match at WrestleMania IX. DiBiase and IRS retained their titles by disqualification after Hogan used Beefcake's protective face mask as a weapon.

Money Inc. dominated the tag team division of the WWF. They feuded with the Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) and had a series of title exchanges. DiBiase and IRS were defeated by the Steiners for the WWF Tag Team Championship on the June 14 edition of ''Monday Night Raw''. They would regain the titles on June 16 at a live event but lost them back to the Steiners three days later on June 19 at another live event. DiBiase last wrestled for the WWF in August, bowing out following an angle which saw Razor Ramon turn face and 1-2-3 Kid debut. The Kid had scored an upset pinfall against a cocky Ramon, causing DiBiase to mock Ramon and tell him he would show him how it was done. He then went on to also lose to the Kid, giving Razor a newfound respect for the Kid thus turning Razor face. This included a match at SummerSlam between DiBiase and Ramon which DiBiase lost. This was DiBiase's last TV appearance in the WWF during this run. He revealed in a shoot interview that his decision to leave the WWF at this point was motivated by a desire to resolve his marital problems.

After a few months in Japan, he quietly announced his retirement due to accumulated injuries and returned to the USA.

Million Dollar Corporation

DiBiase returned to the WWF at the Royal Rumble as a guest commentator. DiBiase then began working as a commentator and manager for the WWF. Later in 1994, DiBiase purchased the contracts of many wrestlers for his Million Dollar Corporation stable in the WWF, which over time included I.R.S., Bam Bam Bigelow, Nikolai Volkoff, Kama, King Kong Bundy, Sycho Sid, 1-2-3 Kid, and in a swerve, Tatanka. DiBiase also renewed his connection with the Undertaker after the latter's six-month hiatus after the January Royal Rumble. Saying that he had originally brought the Undertaker to the WWF, and he was going to bring him back, DiBiase debuted a new Undertaker under his control. This Undertaker however proved to be an impostor played by Brian Lee, and was subsequently defeated by the real Undertaker at SummerSlam.

DiBiase also had a place in the main event of WrestleMania XI as the manager of Bam Bam Bigelow in his match versus Lawrence Taylor. Surrounding the ring were members of DiBiase's corporation to offset Taylor's entourage of NFL All-Pros on the opposite side. After Taylor defeated Bigelow, DiBiase publicly referred to Bigelow as an embarrassment. This culminated in Bigelow quitting The Corporation after DiBiase fired him following a loss to Diesel in a WWF Championship match. Bigelow aligned himself with Diesel in a feud versus members of DiBiase's corporation.

As a manager, DiBiase also later introduced "The Ringmaster", who eventually became Stone Cold Steve Austin, to the WWF in December 1995. Austin became the Million Dollar Champion and began wearing DiBiase's gold belt that was introduced in 1989. DiBiase's last appearance with the company was at In Your House: Beware of Dog in 1996, where he was kayfabe forced to leave the WWF after Steve Austin lost to Savio Vega. In reality, he left for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling.

World Championship Wrestling (1996–1999)

In WCW, DiBiase became the fourth member of the nWo (along with Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and former enemy Hollywood Hogan) on August 26, 1996, one month after their formation in July 1996. He claimed to be financing the group (thus playing on his "Million Dollar Man" gimmick that WCW could not legally use outright). He was referred to, instead, as "Trillionaire Ted", a play on "Billionaire Ted", the WWF-given nickname of Ted Turner.

DiBiase quit the NWO shortly after Spring Stampede. Less than a few months later, on the August 4, 1997, episode of ''Nitro'', he made a face turn, managing The Steiner Brothers. DiBiase managed The Steiners until Scott turned heel and joined the NWO. DiBiase also managed one-time WWF rival Ray Traylor for a while until he stopped managing altogether. DiBiase then became a road agent for the company and left entirely when his contract expired in late 1999.

Retirement from active wrestling

In April 2005, DiBiase was hired as a creative consultant and road agent for the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. On October 3, 2005, at ''WWE Homecoming'', DiBiase appeared with other WWE legends in a ceremony. He eventually led the attack on Rob Conway, who had come down to the ring to insult the legends.

DiBiase inducted his former manager Sensational Sherri into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006 and made an appearance at WrestleMania 22, offering Eugene $1000 to dribble a basketball 100 times backstage and kicked the ball away at the last second. DiBiase also appeared on ''Raw'' on April 17 behind a newspaper doing his famous evil laugh as the camera went off air. DiBiase made an appearance at an IPW show in Newton, Iowa on July 14, 2006, where he watched his sons' tag team match. The following day, he accepted the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction for his father, Mike, at the International Wrestling Institute and Museum. He also appeared at the ''Raw Family Reunion'' on October 9, 2006 aiding Ric Flair in his match with the Spirit Squad. On October 26, 2006, Ted DiBiase was released from his WWE contract.

DiBiase made his first in ring appearance in over five years at the ''Raw 15th Anniversary Special'' on December 10, 2007, by winning a 15-man battle royal, in which he was not even an active participant. Irwin R. Schyster, DiBiase's former tag team partner of Money Incorporated, had won the battle royal. DiBiase came down to ringside and offered Schyster a bribe to eliminate himself. Schyster accepted and hopped over the top rope, making DiBiase the victor. DiBiase then declared that even after fifteen years, everyone still had a price for the "Million Dollar Man."

On the May 19, 2008 edition of ''Raw'', he was seen alongside Mr. McMahon about to "discuss business", in William Regal's office. On the following ''Raw'', DiBiase introduced his son Ted DiBiase, Jr. to WWE as its newest member.

Christian ministry and wrestling

DiBiase is now a Christian minister. In 1999, he founded ''Heart of David Ministry''. Ted is also the author of ''Every Man Has His Price'', a part- autobiography and part-Christian testimony.

Part-time wrestling appearances and Hall of Fame (2009-present)

thumb|left|200px|DiBiase making an appearance at a local indy show on August 20, 2011.On the June 29 episode of ''Raw'', Ted DiBiase, Jr. announced in a segment with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton that DiBiase would appear on ''Raw'' the following week as the special guest host, and DiBiase appeared as scheduled on July 6. On the show, DiBiase booked his son to face Randy Orton. After DiBiase Jr. lost the match, he accused his father of setting him up and trying to steal his time, even slapping his father across the face. DiBiase would later come out at the end of the show and sanctioned a triple threat match for Randy Orton's WWE Championship at Night of Champions including John Cena and Triple H in his final act as the guest host. He is also a playable character in WWE Legends of WrestleMania and an unlockable superstar in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. DiBiase was announced as the first inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on February 8, 2010 during an episode of ''Raw''. DiBiase appeared again on the November 2 edition of ''WWE NXT'', where he was the minister for Aksana and Goldust's wedding. On February 21, 2011, it was announced DiBiase would induct Jim Duggan into the Hall of Fame. He returned on the December 12, 2011 special edition of ''Raw SuperShow'' (the Slammys edition) alongside fellow legend Mick Foley, and presented the "Holy %&@*# Move of the Year" award, which was won by Mark Henry and The Big Show. On April 10, 2012, DiBiase made an appearance on WWE Smackdown: Blast from the Past.

Books

DiBiase, Ted. ''Every Man Has His Price''. Multnomah Publishers. 1997. ISBN 1-57673-175-8

DiBiase, Ted. ''The Million Dollar Man''. Pocket Books. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4165-5890-3

Penholder Ted DiBiase (Fore-wording Author), William J. Bruce III (Author) ISBN 978-0-9813-1831-8

Documentaries

''Wrestling with Faith'' is a documentary film about Ted DiBiase. It went into production in February 2010.

''The Price of Fame'' is a documentary film about Ted DiBiase's redemption and faith. It will be released in 2011. It will also feature Scott Hall and Sean Waltman.

Personal life

All three of his sons Mike (from his first marriage) Ted Jr. and Brett (from his current marriage) are professional wrestlers, with Ted Jr. currently wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment's ''SmackDown'' roster. He went to West Texas State University, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.

DiBiase, appeared in Christian Living Magazine in the July/Aug 2008 edition where he stated: “God had allowed me to climb to the top — my life was made into action figures; I wrestled in front of 80,000 people. Yet, I was still not satisfied. I was trying to fill this void in my life, like so many others have done in the entertainment world. But the thing that’s almost unbelievable about God is His grace and mercy. We fail all the time, but there’s no shame in failing—only in not getting up and keeping on.”

On May 14, 2009 Ted appeared in MuscleSport Magazine where his ministerial booking agent and publicist William J. Bruce III commented saying, "I have had the privilege of getting to know Ted over the last couple of years as his booking agent and publicist though Willowcreek Marketing. I will never forget a comment that I once heard him relate about the difference of knowing God or knowing about God; “a lot of people remember my last match, they can remember what I wore, what moves I made and who won, they know everything about me, but they don’t know me. In many ways that is how we as Christians are, we know everything about God…but we don’t know Him.”

In wrestling

Finishing moves

Diving back elbow drop

Figure four leglock

''Million Dollar Dream'' (Cobra clutch)

Signature moves

Backbreaker

Back elbow smash

Delayed falling fist drop

Elbow drop

Jumping stomp to face

*Multiple suplex variations:

*Belly to back

*Gutwrench

*Vertical

Piledriver

Scoop powerslam

Sleeper hold

Spinning toe hold

Standing clothesline

Managers

Jimmy Hart

*Sensational Sherri

*Virgil / Vincent

*Sapphire

Wrestlers managed

*André the Giant

*Irwin R. Schyster / V.K.Wallstreet

*Tatanka

*King Kong Bundy

*Nikolai Volkoff

*Chris Benoit

*1-2-3 Kid / Syxx

*Ray Traylor

*Ted DiBiase, Jr.

Teams and stables managed

*Million Dollar Corporation (Irwin R. Schyster, Nikolai Volkoff, Ted DiBiase's Undertaker, Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kama, King Kong Bundy, Sycho Sid, 1-2-3 Kid, Xanta Klaus)

*nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, The Giant, nWo Sting, Syxx, Vincent, V.K.Wallstreet)

*The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)

Nicknames

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

*"Trillionaire Ted" (WCW)

Entrance themes

*"Its All About The Money" by Jimmy Hart And John J. McGuire

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stan Hansen

NWA United National Championship (1 time)

PWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Stan Hansen

*World's Strongest Tag Team League (1985) – with Stan Hansen

Central States Wrestling

NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

NWA National Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Stan Frazier (1), and Steve Olsonoski (1)

NWA Tri-State / Mid-South Wrestling Association

Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

Mid-South Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Matt Borne (1), Jerry Stubbs (1), Hercules Hernandez (1), and Steve Williams (2)

NWA North American Heavyweight Championship ''(Tri-State version)'' (1 time)

NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Tri-State version)'' (1 time) – with Dick Murdoch

NWA Western States Sports

NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tito Santana

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

*PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1982)

*PWI ranked him #17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991

PWI ranked him #32 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

PWI ranked him #20 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Steve Williams in 2003

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

*Class of 2007

St. Louis Wrestling Club

NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Texas All-Star Wrestling

TASW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

*Million Dollar Championship (2 times)²

WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Irwin R. Schyster

King of the Ring (1988)

*Slammy Award for Humanitarian of the Year (1987)

*WWE Hall Of Fame (Class of 2010)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

*Best Gimmick (1987)

*Best Heel (1987, 1988)

*Best Technical Wrestler (1981)

*Feud of the Year (1982) vs. Junkyard Dog

*Feud of the Year (1985) vs. Jim Duggan

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

1 Ted DiBiase is not recognized as a WWE Champion because Andre The Giant surrendered the WWE Championship to Ted DiBiase but the title was instantly vacated by Jack Tunney and the championship reign is not counted as an official championship reign.

2 The Million Dollar Championship isn't an official championship recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. It is a championship created entirely for the promotion and storyline of Ted DiBiase's "Million Dollar Man" character.

See also

References

External links

HeartOfDavidMinistry.com (Official Ministry Website)

TedDiBiase.com

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Profile

WWE Hall of Fame Profile

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