Ed Leslie
Edward Harrison Leslie is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend Hulk Hogan. He is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion. Edward Leslie began his career at the side of Hulk Hogan in the 1976-1977 time frame. At the time, the two were billed as brothers; Ed was known as either Ed Boulder or Dizzy Hogan, to match Terry's Terry Boulder and Hulk Hogan. Leslie entered the WWF as a heel under the ring name Brutus Beefcake in late 1984 with manager "Luscious" Johnny Valiant. Beefcake debuted as a vain individual who dressed in outlandish outfits. As a singles competitor, he feuded with David Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, the latter who sought revenge on Beefcake after he and Valiant injured Hogan's protege Hillbilly Jim. Brutus got some "cheap heat" when he would come uninvited to ringside during Tony Atlas's matches. During the summer of 1985, Beefcake began teaming with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and became known as "The Dream Team". The Dream Team began challenging The US Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the Tag Team Championship. Initially, the US Express fought off their challengers, but the Dream Team soon gained momentum, and at an August 24, 1985, show at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Dream Team won the tag team titles from the U.S. Express when Beefcake rubbed Valiant’s lit cigar in Windham’s eye. The Dream Team held the titles for eight months, with their primary challengers being a reformed US Express (with Dan Spivey replacing the departed Windham) and British Bulldogs. At WrestleMania 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, the British Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team to win the tag team titles. The Dream Team failed to regain the titles and soon reverted to mid-card status. Leslie made news headlines on February 8, 2004 for causing an anthrax scare at one of Boston's MBTA stations, Downtown Crossing, where he was working at the time. He had been found to be in possession of a white powder, which turned out to be cocaine. He promptly checked into a drug rehabilitation facility after admitting that the cocaine found at the station was his. As a result, no charges were filed against him. Leslie married Kirsten Georgi on July 1, 1987; the couple divorced in 1991. His second marriage was to Barbara McGondel on October 1, 1994. Together, they have one daughter named Alana. Leslie also worked as a manager at Planet Fitness in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He became a born again Christian.
121 acting credits
Acting · 121
Raw
1993
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
Thunder in Paradise
1994
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
2016
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WrestleMania II
1986
Mr. Nanny
1993
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Santa with Muscles
1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
Thunder in Paradise
1993
WrestleMania
1985
The Ultimate Weapon
1998
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
Thunder in Paradise 2
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
McCinsey's Island
1998
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
1998
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
Hulkamania 6
1991
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
The British Bulldogs
1986
WCW World War 3 1998
1998
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
Wrestling with Trump
2026
WWE WrestleFest
1988
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
WWF Hulkamania 2
1987
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
1999
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
More Saturday Night's Main Event
1989
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
WCW Road Wild 1998
1998
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
1987
AWA Super Sunday
1983
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
WCW World War 3 1995
1995
WWE The Big Event
1986
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
Rodman Downunder
2006
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake
2013
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
Ultimate Death Match 2
2010
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
Tag Team Champions
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990