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Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows. Most notably, he took the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da' Maniac on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
But it was this role that Gary Granstaff (Producer of The Masked Saint) stated was the total package as Piper as combined his passions of acting with faith,family, and wrestling. Brett Granstaff who played the role of Christopher Samuels, the true life Masked Saint told us that Piper was a pleasure to work with on set.
Death. Piper died of cardiopulmonary arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism on July 31, 2015 in Hollywood, California. A ten-bell salute for Piper was held at the beginning of the August 3, 2015 episode of WWE Raw.
In the wrestling business for 25 years, we couldn't stand each other. We were at each other's throats… He did not like me and I did not like him. That's just how it was.
Piper is a 2016 American animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Written and directed by Alan Barillaro, it was theatrically released alongside Pixar's Finding Dory on June 17, 2016.