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John Laurinaitis

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  • Writer
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John Laurinaitis in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
John Laurinaitis was born on 31 July 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and SummerSlam (2011). He was previously married to Kathy Colace.
BornJuly 31, 1962
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    Known for

    Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
    WWE Smackdown!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • John Laurinaitis
    WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
    WCW Monday Nitro
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Rey Mysterio, Ron Killings, John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, and Kofi Kingston in SummerSlam (2011)
    SummerSlam
    7.1
    TV Special
    • John Laurinaitis
    • 2011
    CM Punk, Pentagon Jr., Joe Anoa'i, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
    WWE Monday Night RAW
    7.7
    TV Series
    • John Laurinaitis

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Bryan Danielson, Pamela Martinez, MVP, Drew McIntyre, Shayna Andrea Baszler, Matthew Adams, Trinity McCray Fatu, Leah Van Dale, Sesugh Uhaa, Adam Scherr, Mercedes Varnado, Bishop Dyer, Ashley Mae Sebera, Amanda Saccomanno, Kanako Urai, Savelina Fanene, Nikola Bogojevic, Tom Budgen, and Macey Estrella in Money in the Bank (2020) (2020)
      Money in the Bank (2020)
      6.1
      TV Special
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2020
    • Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
      WWE Smackdown!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2011–2020
    • CM Punk, Pentagon Jr., Joe Anoa'i, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
      WWE Monday Night RAW
      7.7
      TV Series
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2002–2018
    • CM Punk in WWE '13 (2012)
      WWE '13
      7.9
      Video Game
      • John Laurinaitis (voice)
      • 2012
    • Dwayne Johnson and John Cena in WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)
      WrestleMania XXVIII
      7.8
      TV Special
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2012
    • Rey Mysterio, Ron Killings, John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, and Kofi Kingston in SummerSlam (2011)
      SummerSlam
      7.1
      TV Special
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2011
    • Paul Wight in WWE Money in the Bank (2011)
      WWE Money in the Bank
      8.5
      TV Special
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2011
    • WWE Byte This! (1997)
      WWE Byte This!
      4.8
      TV Series
      • John Laurinaitis
      • 2004
    • WXO
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Johnny Ace (as Johnny Ace)
      • 2000
    • WCW Saturday Night (1985)
      WCW Saturday Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Johnny Ace - The Dynamic Dudes
      • Johnny Ace
      • 1987–1989

    Writer

    • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
      WCW Monday Nitro
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2000–2001

    Additional Crew

    • Anthony Carelli in Royal Rumble (2012)
      Royal Rumble
      6.7
      TV Special
      • executive vice president of talent relations
      • 2012
    • Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
      WWE Smackdown!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • wrestling operations
      • 1999
    • WCW Thunder (1998)
      WCW Thunder
      6.5
      TV Series
      • match booking (2000-2001)
      • 1998–2001
    • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
      WCW Monday Nitro
      7.9
      TV Series
      • match booking (2000-2001)
      • 1995–2001
    • CM Punk, Pentagon Jr., Joe Anoa'i, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
      WWE Monday Night RAW
      7.7
      TV Series
      • wrestling operations
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Johnny Ace
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • July 31, 1962
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Kathy ColaceMarch 25, 2016 - May 3, 2024 (divorced)
    • Relatives
      • Joe Laurinaitis(Sibling)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      As a good-natured rib by fellow wrestlers, he was nicknamed "Johnny Laryngitis" (a play on his last name) for his distinctively raspy voice, in which they claim he sounds like he has a permanent case of laryngitis.
    • Nicknames
      • Johnny Ace
      • Funk Man

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