Hart wrestling family

The Hart wrestling family is a Canadian family with a long history associated with professional wrestling.cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/h/hart-family.html|title=Hart Family Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15] The patriarch of the family is wrestling legend Stu Hart, amateur and professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer.cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/stu-hart.html|title=Stu Hart Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15] The Hart Family is perhaps the most well known wrestling family in history. The patriarch, Stu Hart, not only owned and operated his own wrestling company, he also has trained some of the most well known and highly respected stars in the wrestling industry including Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Edge among others. His sons Bret and Owen Hart also achieved world wide fame, both are regarded as some of the best performers of their generation.

Children of Stu and Helen Hart

#Smith (born 1949), wrestler.
#Bruce (born 1951), a wrestler and promoter.cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bruce-hart.html|title=Bruce Hart Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15]
#Keith (born 1952), wrestler and firefightercite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/keith-hart.html|title=Keith Hart Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15]
#Wayne (born 1953), wrestling referee
#Dean (1954-1990), wrestler, died of kidney failure
#Ellie (born 1955), married the wrestler Jim Neidhart
#Georgia (born 1956), married the wrestler, firefighter and gym owner B.J. Annis. She is currently employed in Calgary at "The Cookbook Company"
#Bret (born 1957), WWF and WCW wrestling legend. Bret has four children with his first wife Julie, whose sister, Michelle was married to the Dynamite Kidcite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bret-hart.html|title=Bret Hart Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15]
#Alison (born 1959), married to wrestler Ben Bassarab
#Ross (born 1961), wrestling producer and part-time wrestler
#Diana (born 1963), married to wrestler Davey Boy Smith (The British Bulldog) until 2000. Her book "Under the Mat" about life in the Hart family was removed from bookstores only weeks after its release in November 2001, following a lawsuit by Owen Hart's widow Martha over the contents
#Owen (1965-1999), WWF wrestler. Died in a failed stuntcite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/o/owen-hart.html|title=Owen Hart Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-15]

Family history

Hart family is one of the most well-known professional wrestling family in history. The patriarch of the family, Stu Hart was a professional wrestler and a trainer as well as the owner of Stampede Wrestling. Many of his children became professional wrestlers. The most popular was Bret Hart, who gained popularity in World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He spent the end of his career in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) before his retirement in 2000.

Members

Third and fourth generation

#Smith Stewart Hart (born 1949)
##Toby Hart
##Satania Hart (Tanya)
##Matthew Dean Hart
##Chad Hart
#Bruce Ambrose Edwardious Hart (born 1951) oo Andrea Redding
##Brittany Hart
##Bruce Hart Jr.
##Rhett Hart
##Tory Hart
##Lara Hart
##Davis Hart

#Keith William Hart (born 1952)
##Stuart Hart
##Conor Hart, amateur wrestler at the University of Calgary.
##Brock Hart
#Wayne Hart (born 1953)
#Dean Harry Anthony Hart (1954-1990)
##Farrah Hart (born 1990) [Hart, Bret (2007). "Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling", p. 254]
#Ellie Hart (born 1955) oo Jim Neidhart (born 1956) (divorced)
##Jennifer Neidhart, a master gourmet chef
##Kristen Neidhart (Muffy)
##Natalie Katherine Neidhart (Nattie) (born 1982), female wrestler
#Georgia Hart (born 1956) oo B.J. Annis
##Teddy Annis (a.k.a. "Teddy Hart") (born 1980)
###Bradley Annis
##Mathew David Annis (Matt) (1983-1996), died from flesh-eating disease
##Annie Annis
##Angela Annis (Angie)
#Bret Sergeant Hart (born 1957) oo Julie Smadu-Hart (b. 1960) (divorced)
##Jade Michelle Hart (born 1983)
##Dallas Jeffery Hart (born 1984)
##Alexandra Sabina Hart (Beans) (born 1988)
##Blade Colton Hart (born 1990)
#Alison Hart (born 1959) oo Ben Bassarab (divorced)
##Lindsay Bassarab
##Brooke Bassarab
#Ross Hart (born 1961)
#Diana Hart (born 1963) oo Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002) (divorced)
##Harry Smith (a.k.a. D.H. Smith) (born 1985), wrestler
##Georgia Smith (born 1987)
#Owen James Hart (1965-1999) oo Martha Joan Patterson
##Oje Edward Hart (born 1992)
##Athena Christie (born 1995)

Sometimes included are the children of
#Thomas Billington (born 1958) and Michelle Smadu, sister to Bret Hart's first wife Julie:
##Bronwynne Billington
##Merrick Billington
##Amaris Billington

Also widely excepted as a grandchild Professional Wrestler TJ Wilson, who was adopted in to the Hart family at the age of 10, when he attended school with Teddy Hart.

Hart wrestling family tree

^† = deceased

References

ee also

*Hart House (Alberta)

External links

* [http://www.brethart.info/news.php Hart Family News]