Robert Marella
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-06-04
Day of Death
1999-10-06 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Robert Marella
Biography
Robert James "Gino" Marella, better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. He is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of the World Wrestling Federation, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He became on-screen WWF President in the latter decade. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWF shows late in his career, is named the Gorilla Position in his honor. He was a record six-time winner of the "Worst Television Announcer" award in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's annual poll.
Acting
(2018)
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
Crew
(1986)
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Producer