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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

After making a name for himself as a professional wrestlerùpartly through a rivalry with Hulk Hogan that helped bring wrestling to an ever-wider audience in the '80sù"Rowdy" Roddy Piper branched out onto the big screen, most notably through his starring role in the 1988 cult classic They Live. Leading that cult John Carpenter classic, Piper waged a one-man war against a covert alien invasion and coined the unforgettable catchphrase "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum."

Piper's bone-crunching work in that film helped set the tone for a busy Hollywood career full of B-movie roles and small-but-unforgettable appearances on television shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. On the screen as well as in the ring, Piper gave every performance his all, frequently elevating otherwise forgettable material and consistently serving as the most memorable component of whatever project he was appearing in. He died in his sleep in 2015 after suffering a pulmonary embolism that triggered a heart attack.