American actor, producer, television host, podcast host and retired professional wrestler
Steve Austin was born Steven James Anderson in Victoria, Texas, on December 18, 1964.
He later changed his name to Steven James Williams but is better known by his ring name
Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Currently signed to a legend’s contract under WWE, Austin is widely regarded as one
of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.
He was integral to the success of the Attitude Era in the WWF, an industry boom period in
the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Steve's parents, James Anderson and Beverly Harrison, divorced when he was about one year old.
His mother later married Ken Williams.
Austin adopted his stepfather's surname and legally changed his name to Steven James Williams.
He has three brothers Scott, Kevin, and Jeff, and a sister named Jennifer.
After graduating from Edna High School, he attended Wharton County Junior College on
a football scholarship, before receiving a full scholarship to the University of North Texas.
Steve Austin has been married four times.
His first marriage to high school girlfriend Kathy Burrhus lasted from 1990 to 1992.
Austin went on to marry English wrestling manager Jeannie Clark in 1992.
They have two daughters together, Stephanie and Cassidy before divorcing in 1999.
Austin also adopted Jade, Clarke's daughter.
In September 2000, Austin married wrestling manager Debra Marshall.
He was arrested and charged with domestic abuse to her in 2002 and was given a year's
probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service.
She also stated that WWE knew of the abuse, but kept her from revealing the truth as it
would cost the company millions of dollars.
Austin and Marshall divorced in 2003.
He married his fourth wife, Kristin Feres in late 2009.
Austin joined the Dallas Sportatorium after deciding to become a wrestler, where Austin
was trained by Chris Adams.
Initially, he worked under his real name but was later changed to Steve Austin during the
merger of World Class and the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) into the United
States Wrestling Association (USWA).
In 1990, Austin left the USWA and signed with World Champion Wrestling (WCW) the following year.
He became "Stunning" Steve Austin in WCW from 1991 to 1995, using the character of a good-looking
man with flowing blonde hair.
After a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in late 1995, Austin signed
with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name of The Ringmaster.
The following year, he was repackaged as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, having grown a goatee
beard and shaved his head.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin gained significant mainstream popularity as a brash, vulgar,
beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss, WWE chairman
Vince McMahon.
He thus became the "poster boy" of the Attitude Era.
As "Stone Cold Steve Austin", his signature move was called the "Stone Cold Stunner".
Austin was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to multiple serious knee and neck
injuries, although he has continued to appear in wrestling programming in non-wrestling
roles, including as referee.
From 2003 to 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and Sheriff of "Raw".
Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career, and also, the fifth-ever
WWE Triple Crown Champion, the winner of the 1996 WWF King of the Ring tournament and a
record three-time Royal Rumble winner.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.
Prominent WWE figures have declared Austin to be the biggest star in the company's history,
the most profitable and the most influential, even surpassing the popularity of Hulk Hogan.
Numerous people, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Dwayne Johnson, John Cena and The Undertaker, have
placed Austin on their "Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling".
Austin has made acting appearances in films like "The Longest Yard: (2005), "The Condemned"
(2007), and "The Expendables" (2010).
He also started a podcast named The Stone Cold Podcast and released his own IPA beer
called the "Broken Skull IPA".
In addition, Austin hosted reality competition series, "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge",
from 2014 to 2017 and has been the star of "Straight Up Steve Austin" since 2019.
As of 2021, Steve Austin’s net worth is estimated to be $30 million.
Austin and his fourth wife Kristin own two side-by-side homes in the coastal community
of Marina Del Rey.
He bought the first 2,700 square feet, the single-story for nearly $2 million in 2007
and picked up the house next door, a cozy three-bedroom with just over 1,000 square
feet, for $1.49 million a decade later.
Walled and gated, the property features a landscaped yard in front and a swimming pool
and spa in back.
Stone Cold Steve Austin prefers to drive something a little less subtle than other WWE stars:
a customized monster truck with his theme and logo.
Austin once even drove this $150,000 vehicle into the arena, and has been known to use
even more unusual vehicles in his ring entrances.
Indeed, Steve is definitely a fan of powerful trucks but he also owns a really incredible
luxury sports car.
Seen here in his McLaren 720S, which priced around $301,000.
Austin is also a fan of classic vehicles, and his collection includes a 1995 Ford Bronco,
an SUV which has its production ended in 1996.
The Bronco may be a classic car, but used models change hands for just $20,000.