2024年7月21日 · The film’s producers have neither confirmed nor denied the inspiration, but there’s plenty of photographic evidence to suggest that Tillet was likely “the real-life Shrek,” and the theory has only grown in popularity ever since the film’s release.

2014年12月29日 · The real-life inspiration for the animated character Shrek might just be a man nicknamed "The French Angel." Known formally as Maurice Tillet, a Russian-born Frenchman, the man rose to prominence as a wrestling star in the 1930s and '40s.

Shrek is one of the most iconic animated characters of the last century. For years many have believed that a real-life man, Maurice Tillet, inspired the green ogre. Dreamworks has neither confirmed nor denied this, but the similarities are uncanny.

Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice World Heavyweight Champion in the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston. It has been rumored that Tillet was the inspiration for the storybook and animated movie character Shrek based on their resemblance. [3]

Discover the real-life story of Maurice Tillet, the man who inspired the character of Shrek. Known as 'The French Angel,' Tillet was a celebrated wrestler in...

However, something very tragic happened to him, which inspired the creation of this beloved character we know today — the one and only, kind-hearted Shrek. Let’s see how he came to be. Meet the person rumored to have inspired Shrek.

2023年3月3日 · Wrestler Maurice Tillet suffered from a rare form of cancer, which led to him looking a lot like the beloved children's character. While the plot of Shrek may have been based on fairy-tale, the...

Discover the incredible true story behind one of animation's most beloved characters, Shrek. Meet Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler from the first half of the 20th century, whose remarkable...

2017年5月19日 · When Tillet was 20, he noticed swelling in his feet, hands, and head, and after a doctor visit, he was diagnosed with acromegaly — a condition usually caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland, resulting in bone overgrowth and thickening.