Personal Life
LeDuc's first wife died in a car accident in 1981. He remarried and was married at the time of his death in 1999. He had three children: two daughters, Nadine and Michele, and a son, Robert.
LeDuc appeared in the 1989 movie No Holds Barred, which starred fellow professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
LeDuc had many problems with diabetes toward the end of his life. While visiting his son in Atlanta, Georgia, LeDuc slipped in the shower. As a result of the injuries, he developed an infection that ultimately led to his death. He died of a lung infection on May 1, 1999 in Atlanta. After his death, the revelation that he and Paul LeDuc were not related caused a minor scandal on talk shows in Quebec.
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