Rowdy Roddy Piper, a professional wrestler whose athleticism and antics in the ring helped raise the profile of World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, has died, his agent said on Friday.
Mr. Piper was 61. The cause of death was not immediately available.
“Rod passed peacefully in his sleep last night,” his agent, Jay Schachter, said in a statement. “I am shocked and beyond devastated. He was an icon, a legend, an amazing man and a true friend.”
“He was one of the most generous, sincere and authentic people I have ever known,” Mr. Schachter added.