Overview
Ross Lindsay Hart (born January 3, 1960) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, promoter, trainer, booker, TV producer, coach and actor. Hart is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the second youngest son of Stu and Helen Hart. He is best known for his work in Stampede Wrestling and several appearances in WWE, often with his siblings Bruce, Keith, Bret, Diana and Owen Hart.
Early life
Ross Hart was born in Calgary, Canada on January 3 1960 (his older brother Dean Hart 6th Birthday). Hart is of Irish descent through his maternal grandfather and Greek descent through his maternal grandmother. His father was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry. Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States due to his mother Helen Hart being from New York. Hart grew up in a household with 11 siblings, Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Diana and Owen.
Hart's middle name was given to him in honor of his father's longtime friend Luther Lindsay and he was the godson of wrestler and promoter Jack Pfefer. Hart has stated that his earliest memory is hearing his father Stu training wrestlers in their family basement, known as The Dungeon. Hart's first experience working for his father's promotion Stampede Wrestling was selling programs for the shows when he was six years old. Hart is a childhood friend of fellow wrestler Milad Elzein who is the same age, he would sometimes help Hart sell the programs before the Stampede shows when they were young.
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