Revisiting Randy Savage's Guest Appearance On King Of The Hill

Highlights

• "Macho Man" Randy Savage, a wrestling legend, had a successful acting career in addition to his in-ring achievements, showcasing his charisma and distinctive voice.
• Savage starred as the character Bonesaw McGraw in the 2002 film Spiderman, and his name value allowed him to secure many voice-over roles due to his distinctive voice.
• One of his last acting gigs was a voice-over appearance in a 2007 episode of the popular FOX sitcom King of the Hill, where he played the character Gorilla, a stereotypical bodybuilder. His performance received praise for capturing the essence of a meathead.

WWE Hall of Famer "Macho Man" Randy Savage is among the most recognized professional wrestlers in history, even many years since wrestling his last match in 2004. Much like Hulk Hogan, Savage was an attraction during the Rock 'n' Wrestling Generation of the 1980s, as his success in the professional wrestling industry transitioned him into becoming a pop culture figure in American entertainment. Because of this, Randy Savage has starred in numerous TV and films since the 1990s, including a 2007 episode of one of the most popular FOX sitcoms, King of the Hill.

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The Acting Career Of "Macho Man" Randy Savage

It's no secret that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is a popular name in professional wrestling. With names like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, Randy Savage is a pop culture phenomenon in American entertainment, especially during the prime of his in-ring career for WWE's Rock 'n' Wrestling Generation, a period where WWE superstars were larger-than-life cartoon characters. And no one fits the criteria of a larger-than-life cartoon character better than Randy Savage, as it helped him become a two-time WWE Champion.

With that said, starting in the mid-1990s, Randy Savage had many acting gigs until not long before passing away in 2011. Perhaps one of the biggest gigs that Savage got in the acting scene was playing Bonesaw McGraw in the 2002 film Spiderman, one of the biggest box-office films of that year. Much like his appearance in Spiderman, because of Randy Savage's charisma and overall name value, he was able to secure many voice-over appearances as well, due to his distinctive voice.

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Randy Savage Stars In FOX's 'King Of The Hill'

One of those voice-over appearances Randy Savage made was one of his last acting gigs, which took place in 2007. Some fans may not be aware of this, but Savage did a voice-over appearance for one of the most popular cartoons on FOX, King of the Hill.

For those who may not be familiar with King of the Hill, it was a sitcom that aired on FOX from 1997 to 2010, also getting set to revive on HULU in 2024. A show that takes place in the fictional Texas city of Arlen, King of the Hill revolves around a proud propane salesman, Hank Hill, and the antics he gets into with the rest of the wacky characters of Arlen. Over the course of its run on FOX,King of the Hill has received universal praise from critics as it was considered by many to be one of the best cartoons in TV history.

In a 2007 episode of King of the Hill episode titled "Bill, Bulk, and the Body Buddies," Randy Savaged does a voice-over for a character named Gorilla, one of the three stereotypical meathead bodybuilders who was training Hank Hill's neighbor and friend, Bill Dauterive, only for Dauterive to become a meathead and turn on Hank and the rest of his neighbors. However, because of how intense Gorilla and the other bodybuilders were, Bill is pushed to his limit with the intense training, so much so that he was held hostage at his house as the trainers wouldn't let him go to the emergency room. In the end, like many of the other King of the Hill episodes, Hank Hill does what he always does, getting his idiot friends out of trouble much as he did when getting Bill Dauterive away from the meatheaded bodybuilders.

Throughout the episode, Randy Savage's performance as Gorilla should get the praise it deserves, as his distinctive voice played the part of a stereotypical bodybuilder. To watch the episode back, you could see the resemblance between Savage's Gorilla character and the real-life Randy when he was still an in-ring performer.

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