Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. | AP

From Hulk Hogan to Cary Elwes: Celebrities dazzle at premiere of documentary film 'Andre the Giant'

In 1973, Andre Rene Roussimoff joined World Wrestling Federation (now renamed as World Wrestling Entertainment), where McMahon Sr. famously billed him as Andre the Giant.

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30 Mar 2018, 8:04 am

Bill Simmons, executive producer of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant,' poses at the premiere of the film at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. | AP

World Wrestling Entertainment chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon, left, and her husband, professional wrestler and WWE executive vice president Paul 'Triple H' Levesque, pose together at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. | AP

Comedian Larry Wilmore shows off the back of his jacket at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood. | AP

Professional wrestler Big Show, right, arrives at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood. | AP

Cary Elwes, who acted alongside the late professional wrestler Andre the Giant in the 1987 film The Princess Bride, poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood. | AP

Professional wrestler Rey Mysterio poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. | AP

Robin Christensen, daughter of the late professional wrestler Andre the Giant, poses at the premiere of the HBO documentary film 'Andre the Giant' at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. | AP