Show all 6 episodes. Show all 7 episodes. Self voice. Divisible TV Movie documentary Self. Self - Host. George Foreman Self - Boxer. TV Series Self - Episode 1. Self - Special Guest. Hide Show Archive footage 33 credits. Self uncredited. Self - Boxer segment "Andy Rooney". Related Videos. See more ». Official Sites: Cameo Facebook See more ». Alternate Names: George Foreman Sr. George Forman. Spouse: Mary Foreman 6 children See more ». Children: George Foreman V See more ».
Parents: Moorehead, Leroy. Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: I dread handshakes. I've got some problems with my hands, and everywhere I go, people want to impress me with their grip. To make it worse, now women are coming up with that firm shake. So I'll say, "Gimme five! Trivia: Works as a priest. He was called "World's coolest priest" by the Norwegian magazine "Vi Menn". Nickname: Big George See more ».
Star Sign: Capricorn. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Though he was stripped of his title belts by the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation for refusing to fight their mandated opponents, he remained one of boxing's top draws. On November 22, , Foreman lost a controversial decision to Shannon Briggs in what turned out to be his final fight.
He finished with a professional record of 76 wins 68 by knockout and five losses. By that time, however, the sport that had made him a champion was practically a footnote to his famously successful career.
Already a familiar commercial pitchman, most famously for the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine which made its debut in , Foreman remained busy after leaving the ring for the second time. In October , Foreman finally opened up about the origins of his multimillion-dollar grill idea, claiming that right after getting knocked out by Ali, he had an hallucination that a talking piece of meat demanded to be grilled.
In addition to the famous grill, other Foreman ventures include a clothing line, several books and a short-lived reality show called Family Foreman , featuring Foreman's wife, Joan, and 10 children, including five boys named George. Prior to his marriage to Joan, whom he has been with since , Foreman had been married four times.
Turning to reality TV once more in , Foreman starred in Better Late Than Never , a reality-travel series that takes him — along with his fellow castmates William Shatner , Henry Winkler and Terry Bradshaw — around the world, as they check off their bucket list and explore foreign cultures. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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He retired with a lifetime record of Outside of the boxing ring, Foreman, who has five sons, all named George, and five daughters, has become enormously wealthy as an entrepreneur and genial TV pitchman for a variety of products, including the hugely popular George Foreman Grill. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On November 5, , 13 people are killed and more than 30 others are wounded, nearly all of them unarmed soldiers, when a U.
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