Rowdy Roddy Piper dies aged 61

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the kilt wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, died on Friday. He was 61.

The WWE confirmed the death. The wrestling organization provided no additional details.

Piper battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, but later said he had beaten the cancer.

In recent months, Piper was active in the charity Stand For The Silent, an organization aimed at honoring the victims of bullying and bringing awareness to the issue.

Piper is survived by wife Kitty and their four children.

[link to www.theguardian.com]



R.I.P