 Paul "Mr. Cool" Grima | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Maltese |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Strongman |
Paul "Mr. Cool" Grima is a performing strongman from Malta.
| Paul "Mr. Cool" Grima | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Strongman |
Paul "Mr. Cool" Grima is a performing strongman from Malta.
Grima began training when he was 16 years old, and began his strongman act at age 44. [1]
In 2020, Grima was 68, and performed on "Malta's Got Talent episode 5". [2] For "a number of years" he had been performing in strongman shows, where he would lift heavy fridges, and pull trucks with his hair. [2] Also known as "Mr Cool", he was "one of the Maltese legends in his field. [2] In 2019, Grima performed at a charity event. [3] In 2020 Grima at the age of 70 performed on episode 5 of the first season of Malta's Got Talent where he received four yeses from the judges [4]
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