
Afa Anoa'i
Born
November 21, 1942
Died
August 16, 2024 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Western Samoa Trust Territory
Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice.
Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny.
Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
Afa (Appearance)
2020

WWE 24
Himself · (1 episode)
2015

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Afa
2013

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Wild Samoan Afa
2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Afa
2007

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
Afa (Manager)
1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994
Himself (Manager)
1994

German Fan Favorites 2
Afa
1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994
Himself (Manager)
1994

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Afa
1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994
Afa (Manager)
1994

WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Himself (Manager)
1994

WWE Survivor Series 1993
Afa (Manager)
1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993
Himself (Manager)
1993

WWE Global Warfare
Afa (Manager)
1993

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Samoa
1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993
Afa (Manager)
1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Afa (Manager)
1993

WWE WrestleMania IX
Afa (Manager)
1993

Mr. Nanny
Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
1993

Raw
Afa · (17 episodes)
1993

Raw
Afa Anoai · (1 episode)
1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992
Afa (Manager)
1992
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Manager
1992
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Wild Samoan Afa
1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Wild Samoan Afa
1988

Body Slam
The Samoans
1986

Tag Team Champions
Afa
1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Afa
1986

Andre the Giant
Afa (archive footage)
1985
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Wild Samoan Afa
1985

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Afa
1985

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
Afa
1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Wild Samoan Afa
1984

WWE The Brawl to End it All
Wild Samoan Afa
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Wild Samoan Afa
1984
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Wild Samoan Afa
1983
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Wild Samoan Afa
1980