Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (born Raymond Louis Heenan on November 1, 1944) is a retired American professional wrestler, manager and TV color commentator. He is best remembered for his time as the dominant manager, and later as a heel commentator, in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) from 1984 to 1993, then as a commentator in World Championship Wrestling from 1994 to 2000, followed by sporadic wrestling appearances in other promotions (most notably TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor, along with a few WWE appearances) since then.