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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Died
- October 6, 1999
Bob Marella
Robert James Marella better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of WWE, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWE President from 1995 to 1997. 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 WWE shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor. Although remembered fondly by many viewers, Monsoon was voted Worst Television Announcer a record six times by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the publication's annual awards poll. Marella was married to his wife, Maureen, for more than 40 years and had …
Filmography
tvMr. McMahon
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieBiography: Wrestlemania I
2022 · Self (archival footage)
movieAndre the Giant
2018 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieWWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012 · Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
movieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieHitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998 · Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
movieWWE SummerSlam 1997
1997 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997 · Gorilla Monsoon (WWE President)
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1996
1996 · Self
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995 · Self
movieWWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieGerman Fan Favorites
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieRazor Ramon
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
tvWWE Sunday Night Slam
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieBret "Hit Man" Hart
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Undertaker
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon (Host)
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE March to WrestleMania X
1994 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE Bashed in the USA
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon (Commentator)
movieWWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE WrestleFest '93
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
tvRaw
1993 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Ultimate Warrior
1992 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE World Tour 1992
1992 · Gorilla Monsoon
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
movieWWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
1992 · Writer
movieWWE Crunch Classic
1992 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE UK Rampage
1992 · Writer
movieWWE UK Rampage '92
1992 · Gorilla Monsoon, Writer
movieWWE WrestleMania VIII
1992 · Writer
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
movieWWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992 · Gorilla Monsoon, Writer
movieHulkamania 6
1991 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
movieWWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991 · Gorila Monsoon (Commentator)
movieWWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE Funniest Moments
1991 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE Survivor Series 1990
1990 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWrestling Tough Guys
1990 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWrestling Superheroes
1990 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieDemolition: Witness the Power
1989 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Ultimate Warrior
1989 · Gorilla Monsoon (Commentator)
movieThe Brains Behind the Brawn
1989 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWomen of the WWF
1988 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieGeorge "The Animal" Steele
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
movieJake "The Snake" Roberts
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWF Hulkamania 2
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE WrestleMania III
1987 · Executive Co-Producer
movieThe WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
movieWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987 · Writers' Assistant
movieInside the Steel Cage
1986 · Gorila Monsoon
movieThe British Bulldogs
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
tvWWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE The Big Event
1986 · Executive Producer
movieVillains of the Squared Circle
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
movieWrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieRicky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWWE Grudge Match
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieTag Team Champions
1986 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
movieRowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieAndre the Giant
1985 · Thanks
tvWWE Pay Per View
1985
movieWrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieWrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon
movieThe Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon
tvWWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985 · Gorilla Monsoon (Color Commentator)
tvTuesday Night Titans
1984 · Gorilla Monsoon
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
movieWWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983 · Gorilla Monsoon (Commentary)
movieThe Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978 · Gorilla Monsoon
WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
movieWWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
1973 · Gorilla Monsoon
tvWWE Old School
1973 · Gorilla Monsoon, Gorilla Monsoon (Commentary)