Hollywood (wrestler)

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Hollywood
"Hollywood" Jeanne Basone, 1988.png
Basone c. 1988
Birth nameJeanne Marie Basone
Born (1963-05-19) May 19, 1963 (age 60) [1]
Glendale, California, U.S. [1]
Website jeannebasone.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Hollywood
Jeanne Basone
Wonder Womyn
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Billed weight122 lb (55 kg)
Trained by Mando Guerrero
Cynthia Peretti
DebutDecember 1985

Jeanne Marie Basone (born May 19, 1963), [2] better known by her ring name Hollywood, is an American professional wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman. She was selected for women's wrestling promotion, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) in 1986 by its founder, David McLane. Basone won the United States Championship in a match against Tulsa on the 1993 pay-per-view. She is the only contestant to star in both the pilot and all four seasons of the promotion. [1]

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Career

After the cancellation of GLOW in 1989, Basone continued to compete on the independent circuit as Hollywood. She appeared in several all-female wrestling promotions, including CRUSH, Beauty Slammers, Hottest Ladies of Wrestling, and NWA. [3]

Acting

Basone appeared in numerous television series and films as an actress and stuntwoman, including JAG , Days of Our Lives , Chuck , Married... with Children , Saved by the Bell , The Larry Sanders Show , In Living Color , and Me, Myself & Irene . [1] She also played Jane in the game Plumbers Don't Wear Ties for the 3DO home console and Windows PC. She has teamed up with international award-winning filmmaker Christopher Annino, ECW legend Angel Orsini and producer Evan Ginzburg. She is in the first silent feature film in 80 years, Silent Times, [4] [ better source needed ] and Confessions of Nick Sargenti and the Lollipop Gang. [5] [ better source needed ] Hollywood appeared on 15 episodes of Family Feud and appeared on The Phil Donahue Show and The Sally Jessy Raphael Show . She appeared in the pictorial Dec. 1989 issue of Playboy magazine.

Basone's first GLOW autobiography written with Dan Murphy is set for 2023 release.

Basone currently owns an artisan soap company, Hollywood Botanika. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hollywood's Bio & Contact Page". wrestlingbabe.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. "Jeanne Marie Basone on MobyGames".
  3. "Hollywood of GLORY Wrestling". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  4. "Silent Times". IMDb. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. "Confessions of Nick Sargenti and the Lolipop Gang". IMDb. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  6. "GLOW's Hollywood soaks in her passion for soaps". July 13, 2020.
  7. "About".