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Brooke Shields remembered Hogan by sharing a photo of the duo arm wrestling as Kathy Griffin stood behind them. “Rest easy, Hulk. This moment and his entire guest episode on ‘Suddenly Susan’ was a true highlight,” she wrote via Instagram. “Sending love to all of his loved ones today.”
The wrestler and Real American Freestyle co-founder was remembered by peers, celebrities and politicians. He died Thursday morning at 71.
Scroll down for photos from Hogan’s on-screen career. LOVE BOAT, “Who’s The Champ” (Season 9), Patricia Klous, Ted McGinley, Hulk Hogan, Gavin McLeod, Jill Whelan, (kneeling:) Bruce Jenner, Tim Rossovich, 1977-86
“Through the good times and the bad, I always loved my brother Terry!,” wrote Brutus Beefcake (referring to Hogan by his given name). “I am devastated by the loss of my friend, I only wish we had time to mend our broken friendship before his passing. Until I see you Brother, in the big squared circle in the sky! I love you.”
Although Hogan was famous as a wrestler, the mustachioed blond behemoth also had a colorful movie and TV career.
Celebrities took to social media Thursday to mourn the death of Terry Bollea, the pro wrestler and actor known as Hulk Hogan. He was 71 when he died in Florida.
The bleach-blond, mahogany-tanned behemoth became the face of professional wrestling in the 1980s, helping transform the mock combat from a seedy