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Adrian Street (born 5 December 1940) is a retired Welsh professional wrestler and author known for his flamboyant, androgynous wrestling persona, brought to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Street was often accompanied to the ring by his long-time manager and wife Miss Linda, and the two worked primarily as heels.

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Street starred alongside Ron Perlman in the 1981 film Quest for Fire. He also appeared in Grunt: The Wrestling Movie (1985), as well as appearing in the opening scenes of Pasolini's 1972 film The Canterbury Tales as a wrestler.

Street and his band, The Pile Drivers, released the LP Shake, Wrestle and Roll in 1986. It compiled two earlier singles (from 1977 and 1980) with a selection of new songs.

A photo of Street in full regalia posing at the mine his father worked at features as the front cover of Black Box Recorder's debut album England Made Me.

A documentary titled Changing Perceptions: Profile of an Openly Gay Pro Wrestler produced in 2006 features an interview with Adrian Street in addition to the film's main subject, pro wrestler Simon Sermon. The film was produced by award-winning filmmaker Victor Rook.

Street is the subject of a documentary by visual artist Jeremy Deller, entitled The Life and Times of Adrian Street.

A biographical feature film drama on Street's inspirational life story is currently being made by film producer and director Joann Randles with the working title Adrian.

Jon Langford's Men of Gwent have written a tribute song called "Adrian Street".

Street's life story became an episode of the podcast Love and Radio in August 2018.



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