1980's
ANDRE THE GIANT
LEGENDS
One of the wildest drinking stories about André the Giant revolves around a night where he allegedly consumed 119 beers in a single sitting. This occurred during the filming of The Princess Bride, where André’s colossal size and legendary drinking habits were well-known to the cast. According to some accounts, he started drinking in the afternoon and kept going well into the night, finishing 119 12-ounce beers. André’s drinking was so extreme that despite this massive consumption, he barely showed any signs of being intoxicated, as his body weight of around 500 pounds and massive tolerance could absorb a staggering amount of alcohol.
According to some accounts, he started drinking in the afternoon and kept going well into the night, finishing 119 12-ounce beers
Another famous story involves André drinking so much in one evening that, unable to make it back to his hotel room, he passed out in the lobby of the hotel. Given his enormous size, no one could move him, so the hotel staff covered him with a piano cover and left him there until morning. His drinking prowess was legendary, with wrestlers and Hollywood stars alike sharing jaw-dropping stories of André’s ability to down massive quantities of beer, wine, or even entire bottles of liquor in one sitting