Andre roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in the princess bride and a heroic pro wrestling figure he was a normal guy whod been dealt an extraordinary hand in life at his peak he weighed 500 pounds and stood nearly seven and a half feet tall but the huge stature that made his fame also signed his death warrant. This item andre the giant life and legend by brian box brown paperback 1574 only 1 left in stock order soon sold by roosters marketplace and ships from amazon fulfillment. The tragic life and death of andre the giant by renata carmen june 22 2020 1053 am est updated june 29 2020 512 pm est fewer people are more instantly recognizable than the legendary . It was living on the road and traveling between towns that the legend of andre the giant was born it is hard to express on a podcast just how big andre was andre was 74 or 75 at his tallest if andre played in the nba he would have been one of the 10 tallest nba players in history but he wasnt just tall he was big