Celebrated Name: | Jimmy Hart |
Real Name/Full Name: | James Ray Hart |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 82 years old |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1943 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.7 m |
Weight: | 88 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Michelle Lamerely (m.1970) |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Jimmy Hart Gay?: | No |
Profession: | Musician, composer, professional wrestling manager and executive |
Salary: | N/A |
Net Worth in 2025: | $6 million |
Last Updated: | February 2025 |
Jimmy Hart is an American professional wrestling manager, composer, and musician. He is known by the names The Strapmaster, The Mouth of the South, The Colonel, and The Memphis Chicken. Currently, he is working with WWE, and he caught the media’s eye when he worked in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.
He has worked with wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Jerry “The King” Lawler, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and The Honky Tonk Man. Apart from managing famous wrestlers, he was also a musician in his days and was a member of the rock band “The Gentrys.”
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Early Life & Biography
James Ray Hart, now known as Jimmy Hart, was born in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A. He never revealed anything about his parents or siblings. He went to Memphis Treadwell High School. He went to high-school with one of his clients, Jerry “The King” Lawler, who brought him to the world of Wrestling. Apart from this, we don’t have any information regarding his early life and educational life.
Personal Life
He married Michelle Lamerely in 1970, and the couple was blessed with four kids. But, the couple has not revealed the names of their children due to privacy reasons. The family is currently living in Tampa, Florida. This is all we know about his private life as he has kept most of his private life personal and has only focused on his career.
Age, Height, and Weigh
Being born on 1 January 1943, Jimmy Hart is 82 years old as of today’s date 9th February 2025. His height is 1.7 m tall, and his weight is 88 kg.
Career
He started his career of being a wrestling manager by managing Jerry “The King” Lawler, who was his high-school friend. But they soon part ways and Hart even formed a group which included King Kong Bundy, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Ox Baker, Kamala, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert, The Iron Sheik, and Kevin Sullivan to attack Lawler. He had a feud with Lawler and Kaufman for over a year. Austin Idol, Masao Ito, and Gilbert reached NWA/AWA International titles around 1984 with the help of Jimmy.
He appeared in many shows such as PMG Clash of Legends in 2007, Florida Championship Wrestling in 2008, WrestleMania Axxess, and many more. He also promoted an all-female wrestling show Wrestilicious which premiered on MavTv and BiteTv on 1st March 2010. He also appears on the VOC Wrestling Nation radio program on WNJC.
Hart was first seen on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in October 2003, where he was seen hyping Hulk Hogan and Jeff Jarrett. H e was again seen in TNA during a match between The Nasty Boys and Team 3D. He again returned to WWE on 1st March 2011. He also appeared on SmackDown: Blast from the Past on 10th April 2012.
Awards & Achievements
He won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. He also got the manager’s award in 2015 by Cauliflower Alley Club, Manager of the year award in 1987 and 1994. He got the Hall of Fame in World Class Wrestling Association in 2006, WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and also got the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2018.
Net Worth & Salary of Jimmy Hart in 2025
As of February 2025, He has a net worth of $6 million. He has earned this net-worth by managing many top wrestlers and being an active member of the wrestling world. He was also a musician in his days. He has worked very hard for this and has earned everything because of his management skills and hard work.
Jimmy Hart is an active member of the wrestling world. He has managed many top wrestlers and was also a musician. He has won many awards for his management skills and his knowledge about the wrestling world. He has again returned to the WWE world and is now stronger than ever.
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