2026Nominee
Best Performance
Taming the Beast
Bill Kazmaier
Actor
Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
December 30, 1953
Biography
William Kazmaier is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his claim to be "the strongest man who ever lived" by equaling and surpassing spectacular and versatile feats of strength of famous strongmen of the 20th century. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Born Strong
1991Winner
Best Performance
WCW Starrcade 1991
Career Highlights
1991Highlight
Best Performance
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991Highlight
Best Performance
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
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Taming the Beast
Born Strong
WCW Starrcade 1991