2022年8月6日 · Maurice was a typical looking, intelligent kid, but was diagnosed with Acromegaly, where the body produces too much growth hormone, at age 20. He spoke several languages, has a law degree, and was a Chief Petty Officer in the French navy.

2023年2月17日 · Maurice died on September 4, 1954. He suffered a heart attack after hearing of the death of his best friend and former trainer, Karl Pojello. Tillet and Pojello are buried together at the Lithuanian National Cemetery in Justice, Illinois.

" Maurice Tillet was born in 1903 in the Ural Mountains in Russia to French parents. and he was born a completely average and healthy child. He aspired to become an actor and was highly intelligent, allegedly speaking 14 languages and being quite gifted in prose. However, in his twenties, Maurice developed acromegaly.

2023年12月13日 · Maurice Tillet, the rumored inspiration behind Shrek, was a Russian-born French professional wrestler known as The French Angel. He achieved success in the 1940s, becoming a World Heavyweight Champion. Diagnosed with Acromegaly at 19, he faced physical challenges but pursued a career in law, acting, and wrestling.

2019年4月23日 · It is rumoured that Shrek was inspired by a French wrestler from the 1930s named Maurice Tillet. You have to admit, it is kind of uncanny. He suffered from acromegaly, a hormone disorder that causes the bones to lengthen and thicken.

2019年4月23日 · In 1917, Tillet and his mother left Russia due to the Revolution and moved to France, where they settled in Reims. When Tillet was 20, he noticed swelling in his feet, hands, and head, and after visiting a doctor was diagnosed with acromegaly—a condition usually caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland, resulting in bone overgrowth and ...

2015年12月27日 · "Maurice Tillet (October 23, 1903 – September 4, 1954) was a Russian-born French professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The French Angel. Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice recognized world heavyweight champion by the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston."

2020年12月19日 · Maurice Tillet (a wrestler, The French Ängel, 1904-54), the original inspiration for the Shrek movies. Diagnosed w/ Acromegaly, a pituitary disease that caused bones to thicken to abnormal proportions. Head + hands 2X a normal person, he could shuffle 3 …

2012年4月24日 · Tillet was born in 1903, and as a teenager he manifested a rare disease called acromegaly, which caused his bones to grow uncontrollably. As result his body was disfigured, and he turned into what people back then referred to …

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