Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
140
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 30, 1955 ( 69 years old )
Place of Birth
Gainesville, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Jake Roberts
The Snake
Fred Platt
El Diablo
The Texan
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr., better known by the ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is an American actor and professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).s a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith. He is best known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and often brought snakes into the ring, including a boa constrictor named Damien and even a de-venomed cobra, named Lucifer. Roberts is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation—the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1996 and 1997—though he also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983, World Championship Wrestling in 1992, and the Mexico-based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the summer of 1997, and has made sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2006 through 2008. Throughout his career he was known for his intense and cerebral promos, his dark charisma, his extensive use of psychology in his matches, and has been credited as inventor of the DDT maneuver. Roberts was also one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Heroes of World Class
2006-12-26Biography: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
2023-02-26AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985-12-29Beyond the Mat
1999-10-22The Realtor
2024-07-26Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
2021-04-18WrestleMania II
1986-04-07WWE WrestleMania III
1987-03-29WWE WrestleMania V
1989-04-02Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990-08-23