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Tab Thacker Net Worth

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Talmadge Layne Thacker net worth is
$900,000

Talmadge Layne Thacker Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Talmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker (10 March 1962 – 28 December 2007), was a former NCAA wrestler and actor.While at North Carolina State University Thacker won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship in 1984, collecting 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles along with the Wolfpack. He finished his college career 92-11-1, ranking second in N.C. State history with an .889 winning percentage and 54 pins.He began his film career after Clint Eastwood noticed him in Time magazine and noted the 6-foot-4 and 450-pound (1.93 m, 204 kg) Thacker's size. He went on to appear in several films including City Heat, Wildcats, two of the Police Academy films, and Identity Crisis.After leaving Hollywood, Thacker returned to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he opened a remodeling business and operated several nightclubs. He later became a bail bondsman.Thacker had majored in criminal justice at NC State.A North Carolina native, Thacker died in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 28, 2007 at the age of 45 after years of failing health. Some years before his death, he developed diabetes and had a foot amputated; shortly before his death, he lost his legs too. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, and six children.He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 
Full NameTalmadge Layne Thacker
Net Worth$900,000
Date Of BirthMarch 10, 1962
Died2007-12-27
Place Of BirthNorth Carolina, USA
Height6' 5" (1.96 m)
OccupationActor, wrestler
ProfessionActor
NicknamesTab Thacker, Thacker, Tab
Star SignPisces
#Quote
1Sure, my body is big, but my heart is bigger. I have a 400-pound body and a 500-pound heart.
#Fact
1Wrestled at North Carolina State. He was one of the biggest heavyweights of all time at more than 450 pounds ... winner of four Atlantic Coast Conference titles, as well as the 1984 NCAA crown ... tied for fourth overall at NC State in career victories with 92 wins ... Is second in Wolfpack history in most career pins with 54 ... Holds a 92-11-1 Career mark at North Carolina State.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Identity Crisis1989I.Q.
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach1988House
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol1987House
Wildcats1986Phillip Finch
City Heat1984Tuck

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Known for movies

House

Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
as House

Phillip Finch

Wildcats (1986)
as Phillip Finch

House

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
as House

Tuck

City Heat (1984)
as Tuck