Kalani was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Charles J. Kalani and Christina Leong Kalani. His father was Native Hawaiian, and his mother was of Chinese descent. Kalani began … 詳細

Kalani got into professional wrestling in 1958, making his debut in his home state of Hawaii during his service with the military. In 1966 after retiring from the military, Kalani began wrestling full time. San Francisco promoter Roy Shire approached Kalani in … 詳細

Kalani died of heart failure on August 22, 2000. His ashes were spread in the ocean near Haleʻiwa, Hawaii. He is survived by his wife Doris Kalani and his three children: Cheryle Kalani, Carl Kalani and Karen Kalani Beck. 詳細

• 50th State Big Time Wrestling
• All-California Championship Wrestling
• California Pro Wrestling
• Championship Wrestling from Florida 詳細

Professor Tanaka was also featured in a television commercial for a brand of rice in Puerto Rico. His other appearance in a commercial was for Colgate toothpaste with Pat Morita. Tanaka was seen as an extra in a few of David Lee Roth's music videos in the mid-1980s. … 詳細

• 1981 An Eye for an Eye as "The Professor"
• 1981-1982 Fantasy Island (season 5/episode 20) as Magog
• 1982 Little House on the Prairie (A new beginning; "Alden's Dilemma" Season 9 aired first on December 6, … 詳細

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• Professor Toru Tanaka on WWE.com
• Professor Tanaka at IMDb
• Professor Tanaka's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database 詳細