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Meet The Real Life Shrek

The genuine motivation for the vivified character Shrek may very well take care of business for the man nicknamed “The French Angel.”


The man, born Maurice Tillet, a Russian-conceived Frenchman, rose to notable quality as a wrestling star during the 1930s and ’40s. Brought into the world in 1903, Tillet is said to have been designated “holy messenger” by his childhood companions due to his light hair and other-worldly face.

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In any case, specialists determined Tillet to have acromegaly, as per Canadian news site Canoe. The hormonal problem causes expanded bone development, especially for the hands, feet, and face.


Photographs of Tillet following his acromegaly-incited development spray show a man who looks similar to Shrek, the generous monstrosity from the 2001 film of a similar name.

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While Tillet had longed for turning into a legal counselor, he wound up in the French naval force, before eventually entering the universe of expert wrestling in 1937.Regardless of the uncanny actual Similitude’s among Tillet and Shrek, DreamWorks which delivered the film has never authoritatively tended to the well established gossip that Tillet’s appearance filled in as the reason for the vivified character.

Gently pressing lip to a small rose bud, Maurice “The Angel” Tillet, French wrestler, struck this love in bloom pose at Atlanta on Oct. 23, 1941 as he told a girl reporter he’s in the market for a wife. (AP Photo)
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