Joe Laurinaitis

Known for: Acting

Born: 1960-01-26 – 2020-09-22 (aged 60)

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph Michael Laurinaitis is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk. He is the brother to John Laurinaitis, who was formerly WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and former general manager of both Raw and Smackdown brands of the WWE. Along with the late Road Warrior Hawk, Laurinaitis was one-half of the tag team known as The Road Warriors or also dubbed as The Legion of Doom.

Filmography (146)

TV★ 7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Road Warrior Animal (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
as Animal (archive footage)
TV★ 8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
MOVIE★ 6.0
Headstrong
2019
as Self
MOVIE
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
2018
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.3
All In
2018
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Nature Boy
2017
as Self
MOVIE
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
MOVIE★ 9.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Animal
MOVIE
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Animal
MOVIE★ 9.3
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2013
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 9.0
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
MOVIE
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
2011
MOVIE
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
as Himself
MOVIE★ 10.0
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
as Animal
MOVIE★ 6.0
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.8
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.7
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.4
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.2
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
as Animal
MOVIE★ 6.0
WCW Sin
2001
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 7.5
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.6
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 5.5
WWE Capital Carnage
1998
as Animal
MOVIE
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998
as Animal Warrior
MOVIE★ 8.7
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 5.3
WWE Heat
1998
as Animal
MOVIE★ 4.7
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 9.3
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.8
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.8
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.3
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
MOVIE★ 6.6
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 7.7
WCW Thunder
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.2
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 8.6
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.7
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 8.5
WWE One Night Only
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 9.5
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
1997
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.5
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Animal
MOVIE
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NJPW Battle Formation '96
1996
as Animal Warrior
MOVIE★ 8.0
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
as Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)
MOVIE
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 6.8
Raw
1993
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE Rampage '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.1
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animals
MOVIE★ 8.2
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Road Warrior Animal (Interview)
MOVIE
WWE Invasion '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE Rampage '91
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.0
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.7
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
as Animal
MOVIE
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
SWS WrestleFest
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
WWE The Main Event V
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Animal
MOVIE★ 7.7
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 4.0
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
1990
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
MOVIE★ 6.9
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal (Ringside)
MOVIE★ 6.3
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.5
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.3
WCW Starrcade 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.8
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.5
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.1
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.0
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989
MOVIE
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 4.0
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.0
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.3
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.3
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 6.0
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 5.9
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 7.0
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.2
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Battle of the Belts III
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 10.0
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
Power Pro Wrestling
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Battle of The Belts II
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.5
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Road Warrior
MOVIE★ 7.9
AWA Super Clash
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
PNW Owen Family Super Extravaganza
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
TV★ 8.4
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
MOVIE★ 8.5
AWA StarCage
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE★ 8.0
NWA Battle of the Belts
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA Night of Champions
1984
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
MOVIE
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
WCW Arena Shows
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Road Warrior Animal
TV
WWE Old School
1973
as Animal