Hollywood (wrestler)
Hollywood | |
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Birth name | Jeanne Basone |
Born | [1] Glendale, California, United States[1] | May 19, 1969
Website | JeanneBasone.com |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Hollywood Jeanne Basone Wonder Womyn |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Billed weight | 122 lb (55 kg) |
Trained by | Mando Guerrero Princess Jasmine |
Debut | December 1985 |
Jeanne Basone (born May 19, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman best known by her ring name Hollywood in the women's wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, founded by David McLane.[1]
Professional wrestling career[]
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1985–1989)[]
She appeared as an on-screen character during the promotion's four seasons, and pilot where she competed under the ring name Hollywood. Hollywood was the first GLOW girl hired, according to McLane. She frequently worked as the tag team partner of Vine (portrayed by Janet Bowers) from 1986 to 1988, then Vine quit GLOW and Broadway Rose (eventually played by Andrea Janell) replaced Vine as Hollywood's tag team partner.
Late career[]
After the cancellation of GLOW in 1989, Basone continued to compete on the independent circuit as Hollywood. She appeared in several all-female wrestling promotions, including CRUSH, Beauty Slammers and Hottest Ladies of Wrestling.[2]
Acting career[]
Basone appeared in numerous television series and films as an actress and stuntwoman, including JAG, Days of Our Lives, Chuck, Married... with Children, Saved by the Bell, The Larry Sanders Show, In Living Color, and Me, Myself & Irene.[1] She also played Jane in the game Plumbers Don't Wear Ties for the 3DO home console and Windows PC. She has teamed up with International Award Winning Film Maker Christopher Annino, ECW Legend Angel Orsini. and Producer Evan Ginzburg. She is in the first silent feature film in 80 years Silent Times [3][better source needed] and Confessions of Nick Sargenti and the Lollipop Gang.[4][better source needed] She also appeared in one video #130 of Jay Edwards (BDSM).
Basone currently owns an artisan soap company, Hollywood Botanika.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Hollywood's Bio & Contact Page". www.wrestlingbabe.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Hollywood of GLORY Wrestling". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Silent Times". IMDb. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Confessions of Nick Sargenti and the Lolipop Gang". IMDb. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "GLOW's Hollywood soaks in her passion for soaps". 13 July 2020.
- ^ "About".
External links[]
- Hollywood's profile at Cagematch.net
- 1969 births
- American female professional wrestlers
- American professional wrestlers of Italian descent
- Living people
- People from Glendale, California
- Professional wrestlers from California
- 21st-century American women