Edward Harrison Leslie is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend Hulk Hogan. He is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion. Edward Leslie began his career at the side of Hulk Hogan in the 1976-1977 time frame. At the time, the two were billed as brothers; Ed was known as either Ed Boulder or Dizzy Hogan, to match Terry's Terry Boulder and Hulk Hogan. Leslie entered the WWF as a heel under the ring name Brutus Beefcake in late 1984 with manager "Luscious" Johnny Valiant. Beefcake debuted as a vain individual who dressed in outlandish outfits. As a singles competitor, he feuded with David Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, the latter who sought revenge on Beefcake after he and Valiant injured Hogan's protege Hillbilly Jim. Brutus got some "cheap heat" when he would come uninvited to ringside during Tony Atlas's matches. During the summer of 1985, Beefcake began teaming with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and became known as "The Dream Team". The Dream Team began challenging The US Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the Tag Team Championship. Initially, the US Express fought off their challengers, but the Dream Team soon gained momentum, and at an August 24, 1985, show at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Dream Team won the tag team titles from the U.S. Express when Beefcake rubbed Valiant’s lit cigar in Windham’s eye. The Dream Team held the titles for eight months, with their primary challengers being a reformed US Express (with Dan Spivey replacing the departed Windham) and British Bulldogs. At WrestleMania 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, the British Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team to win the tag team titles. The Dream Team failed to regain the titles and soon reverted to mid-card status. Leslie made news headlines on February 8, 2004 for causing an anthrax scare at one of Boston's MBTA stations, Downtown Crossing, where he was working at the time. He had been found to be in possession of a white powder, which turned out to be cocaine. He promptly checked into a drug rehabilitation facility after admitting that the cocaine found at the station was his. As a result, no charges were filed against him. Leslie married Kirsten Georgi on July 1, 1987; the couple divorced in 1991. His second marriage was to Barbara McGondel on October 1, 1994. Together, they have one daughter named Alana. Leslie also worked as a manager at Planet Fitness in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He became a born again Christian.
106 movies · 14 shows
Wrestling with Trump
2026·4.0
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025·5.2
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019·8.7
Timeline The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake
2013·0.0
JCW Legends and Icons
2011·0.0
Ultimate Death Match 2
2010·0.8
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009·7.5
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006·7.9
Rodman Downunder
2006·0.0
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
1999·0.0
WCW World War 3 1998
1998·8.0
WCW Road Wild 1998
1998·7.7
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
1998·8.5
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998·8.0
The Ultimate Weapon
1998·3.5
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998·10.0
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998·10.0
McCinsey's Island
1998·4.7
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997·10.0
Santa with Muscles
1996·3.6
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996·7.0
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996·0.0
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996·4.5
WCW World War 3 1995
1995·0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995·7.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995·7.0
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995·6.9
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995·0.0
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995·0.0
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995·0.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995·0.0
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994·7.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994·0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994·7.0
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994·0.0
Thunder in Paradise 2
1994·7.2
The History Of WrestleMania
1994·0.0
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993·0.0
Thunder in Paradise
1993·5.8
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993·0.0
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993·6.1
Mr. Nanny
1993·5.1
WWE Crunch Classic
1992·0.0
Hulkamania 6
1991·10.0
WWE Hottest Matches
1990·0.0
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990·0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990·0.0
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990·0.0
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990·8.4
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990·0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990·6.1
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989·7.8
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989·6.7
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989·0.0
More Saturday Night's Main Event
1989·0.0
WWE WrestleMania V
1989·7.3
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989·0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989·5.8
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988·8.2
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988·0.0
WWE WrestleFest
1988·5.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988·0.0
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988·7.2
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987·0.0
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987·10.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987·0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987·8.4
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
1987·0.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
1987·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987·0.0
WWF Hulkamania 2
1987·0.0
WWE WrestleMania III
1987·7.3
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987·0.0
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987·0.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987·0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987·0.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986·0.0
The British Bulldogs
1986·4.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986·0.0
WWE The Big Event
1986·8.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986·0.0
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986·10.0
WrestleMania II
1986·6.4
Tag Team Champions
1986·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986·0.0
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
1985·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
1985·0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985·0.0
WrestleMania
1985·6.6
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985·0.0
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985·0.0
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985·0.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984·0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984·0.0
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984·0.0
AWA Super Sunday
1983·7.5