1. Robert Maillet was born on October 26,1969 and is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler.
21 Facts About Robert Maillet
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Robert Maillet is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of The Truth Commission and The Oddities.
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Robert Maillet is known for his roles in films such as 300, Sherlock Holmes, Immortals, Pacific Rim, Brick Mansions, Hercules, and Deadpool 2.
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Robert Maillet began wrestling as the Acadian Giant in the early 90s.
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Robert Maillet worked for Super World of Sports as Giant Goliath in 1991.
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Robert Maillet spent some time working for the Japanese W*ING promotion as Goliath El Gigante.
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Robert Maillet was signed to the WWF in 1997, alongside The Jackyl, as a member of The Truth Commission.
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Robert Maillet later went on to be part of The Oddities, The Jackyl's new stable; however, once The Jackyl was removed as the advisor of The Oddities and replaced by the Insane Clown Posse, The Oddities turned face and became fan favourites.
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Robert Maillet worked in the Independents in Canada working in Nova Scotia, Calgary and British Columbia.
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Robert Maillet returned to wrestling working for Jacques Rougeau's wrestling events in Quebec as Kurgan.
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Robert Maillet continued working in Quebec and other parts of Canada until he retired from wrestling in 2011.
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Robert Maillet appeared in the 2006 film 300, an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name.
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Robert Maillet played the Uber-Immortal, a savage berserker who was part of the enemy's imperial guard.
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Downey later stated on an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman that Robert Maillet was "10 times more upset about it" than he was.
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Robert Maillet played a Russian professional boxer who takes a dive in the 2011 film The Big Bang.
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Robert Maillet played Polyphemus in the 2013 film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Blackwell in the 2013 film adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and the executioner in the 2014 film Hercules.
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Robert Maillet had a recurring role on the Syfy original series Haven billed as a "Heavy", a thug for the series antagonist.
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In 2018, Robert Maillet had a small part in the superhero film Deadpool 2 as Sluggo, a mutant mercenary who is in prison alongside the titular character.
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Robert Maillet appeared in the 2020 thriller film Becky alongside Kevin James, in a rare non-comedic role.
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Robert Maillet has been married to Laura Eaton since June 14,1997.
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Robert Maillet has two stepdaughters, as well as a daughter adopted from Ethiopia.