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Mon, 08/03/2015 - 2:14am

Wrestler-turned-actor dies, aged 61Roderick Toombs, better known by his stage-name 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper has died at his home in Hollywood. The 61-year-old reportedly suffered a heart attack in his sleep.Born in Saskatchewan and raised in Manitoba, Piper was expelled from junior high school for carrying a switchblade: an event that didn't sit well with his father, who was a Mountie.

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