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Leon White

Actor · Born 1955-05-14 · Lynwood, California, USA

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Biography

Leon Allen White better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. White is best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1990s. A super-heavyweight wrestler capable of aerial maneuvers such as the moonsault and the dropkick, White was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. During his career, he became an eight time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship three times, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship three times and the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship twice. Vader returned to Japan, wrestling at a NJPW Wrestle Land show. He also worked in the independent circuit as Big Van Vader, including a tag match against Samoa Joe and Dan Maff in Jersey All Pro Wrestling with Mike Awesome as his tag team partner. On May 12, 2007, Vader faced Brutus Beefcake at Spartan Slamfest, a World Wrestling Coalition charity show. The match was held at the Kingston Armory in Kingston, Pennsylvania. After wrestling his last match in 2007, White began working as a high school football coach. O April 29, 2010…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Boy Meets World (1993) — Frankie Stecchino Sr.
  2. Raw (1993) — Big Van Vader
  3. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) — Vader
  4. Dark Side of the Ring (2019) — Big Van Vader (archive footage)
  5. WWE WrestleMania XII (1996) — Vader
  6. WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997) — Vader
  7. WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998) — Vader
  8. The Rise & Fall of WCW (2009) — Big Van Vader
  9. Biography: WWE Legends (2021) — Big Van Vader (archive footage)
  10. WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997) — Vader
  11. WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998) — Vader
  12. WWE Survivor Series 1997 (1997) — Vader
  13. WWE Heat (1998) — Vader
  14. WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996) — Vader
  15. WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 (2005) — Vader
  16. WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive (1996) — Vader
  17. WWE In Your House 13: Final Four (1997) — Vader
  18. WWE King of the Ring 1998 (1998) — Vader (Appearance)
  19. WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996) — The Man They Call Vader
  20. WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996) — Big Van Vader
  21. WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997) — Vader
  22. WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House (1998) — Vader
  23. WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s (2009) — Vader
  24. WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling (2004) — Big Van Vader
  25. WWF Superstars (1986) — Vader
  26. WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996) — Vader
  27. WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) — Vader
  28. WWE: The Best of Sting (2014) — Vader
  29. WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (1996) — Big Van Vader
  30. WWE In Your House 9: International Incident (1996) — Vader
  31. WWE Unforgiven: In Your House (1998) — Vader (Appearance)
  32. The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (2009) — Vader
  33. Sting: Into the Light (2015) — Vader
  34. WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog (1996) — Vader
  35. WWE Hall Of Fame 2022 (2022) — Vader
  36. WCW The Great American Bash 1990 (1990) — Big Van Vader
  37. WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991) — Big Van Vader
  38. WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell (1997) — Big Van Vader
  39. WWE Over the Edge: In Your House (1998) — Vader
  40. WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 (1991) — Big Van Vader