Veteran actor, comedian, and professional wrestler Hank Garrett chatted with Digital Journal s Markos Papadatos about his new book, From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight, which he co-wrote with manager Deanna-Marie Smith. This book is something that I dreamed about for years, he admitted. Then, my manager sat down and told me to put all my incredible stories down on paper. That s how the book started. Wow. Reliving my life. I lived in a slum and I slept on cardboard boxes for a while as a kid, he said. All of these stories in the book are absolutely true.
Throughout his life, he has had endearing careers in professional wrestling, acting, and comedy. He was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.