Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American actor, semi-retired professional wrestler, and former rock bassist. He currently stars on the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best and is the new co-host of American Gladiators on NBC.
Bollea had mainstream popularity in the mid 1980s - early 1990s as the all-American, working-class hero character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) and was notable in the late mid - late 1990s as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, a villainous gang leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Bollea entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and is officially a twelve-time world champion: a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a six-time WWE Champion.
