Acting · Western Samoa Trust Territory · Born November 21, 1942
Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice. Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny. Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020
as Afa (Appearance)
TVWWE 24
2015
as Himself
MovieLegends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Afa
MovieMid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as Wild Samoan Afa
MovieWWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
as Afa
MovieBeyond the Mat
1999
as Self
MovieWWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
as Himself (Manager)
MovieGerman Fan Favorites
1994
as Afa
MovieWWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Himself (Manager)
MovieWWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
as Afa
MovieWWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994
as Himself (Manager)
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
as Himself (Manager)
MovieWWE Global Warfare
1993
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
as Afa
MovieWWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Afa (Manager)
MovieMr. Nanny
1993
as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
TVRaw
1993
as Afa
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
as Afa (Manager)
MovieWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992
as Manager
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
as Wild Samoan Afa
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
as Wild Samoan Afa
MovieBody Slam
1986
as The Samoans
MovieThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
as Afa
TVAWA Championship Wrestling
1986
as Destroyer Samoan
MovieTag Team Champions
1986
as Afa
MovieThe Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as Afa
MovieThe WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as Afa
MovieAndre the Giant
1985
as Afa (Archive footage)
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
as Wild Samoan Afa
TVWWE Pay Per View
1985
MovieWrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Afa
MovieMost Unusual Matches
1985
as Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Henchman #2
MovieWWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
TVTuesday Night Titans
1984
as Afa
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
as Wild Samoan Afa
TVMid-South Wrestling
1981
as Afa
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
as Wild Samoan Afa
TVWWF Championship Wrestling
1980
as Afa
TVWWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Afa
TVWWE Old School
1973
as Afa
