Who are Bret Hart's Parents?
So who are Bret Hart's Parents? According to our research, Bret Hart's Parents are Stu Hart and Helen Hart . Bret Hart is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, born on 2 July 1957.
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Real Name
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Bret Sergeant Hart
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Date of birth
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2 July 1957
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Age
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66 years old
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Height
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183 cm, 6 feet
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Weight
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107 kg (235 lbs)
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Birth Place
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Calgary, Canada
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Gender
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Male
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Profession
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Canadian-American retired professional wrestler
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Nationality
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American, Canadian
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Parents
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Stu Hart
Helen Hart
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Who is Bret Hart?
Bret Sergeant Hart, born on July 2, 1957, is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a second-generation wrestler from the esteemed Hart wrestling family, Bret Hart possesses an amateur wrestling background cultivated at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College.
His impact on professional wrestling, particularly in the early 1990s, was transformative, as he elevated the importance of technical in-ring performance, reshaping the perception of mainstream North-American professional wrestling.
Joining his father Stu Hart's promotion, Stampede Wrestling, in 1976, Bret initially served as a referee before making his in-ring debut in 1978. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he achieved championship success in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and led The Hart Foundation stable. Notably, his career took a significant turn with a move to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1997 after the controversial "Montreal Screwjob."
Bret Hart Career
Amateur Wrestling:
- City Championships, Calgary (1974)
- Collegiate Wrestling: Mount Royal Collegiate Champion (1977)
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame: Class of 2006
Professional Wrestling:
- Cauliflower Alley Club: Iron Mike Award (2008)
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Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame:
- Class of 2021 (individually)
- Class of 2022 (as a member of the Hart Foundation)
Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame:
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- Individually
- With the Hart family
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Class of 2006
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Class of 2023
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance: Prairie Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum: Class of 2008
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards:
- Comeback of the Year (1997)
- Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
- Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Owen Hart
- Match of the Year (1992) vs. British Bulldog at SummerSlam
- Match of the Year (1996) vs. Shawn Michaels in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
- Match of the Year (1997) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a submission match at WrestleMania 13
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1997)
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1994)
- Stanley Weston Award (2003)
- Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993 and 1994
- Ranked No. 4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
- Ranked No. 37 of the top 100 tag teams of the PWI Years with Jim Neidhart in 2003
- Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame: Class of 2017
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Stampede Wrestling:
- Stampede International Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Keith Hart (4) and Leo Burke (1)
- Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
World Championship Wrestling (WCW):
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- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Goldberg
- Fifth Triple Crown Champion
- Universal Wrestling Promotions: UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Smith Hart
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE:
- WWF Championship (5 times)
- WWE United States Championship (1 time)
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jim Neidhart
- King of the Ring (1991, 1993)
- Royal Rumble (1994) – with Lex Luger
- Middle East Cup (1996)
- WWE Hall of Fame (2 times): Class of 2006 (individually), Class of 2019 (as a member of The Hart Foundation)
- WWF Superstar of the Year (1993)
- Second Triple Crown Champion
- Slammy Awards (5 times) in various categories
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards:
- Best Pro Wrestling Book (2007) for "Hitman"
- Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2006) for "Bret 'Hit Man' Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be"
- Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2011) for "Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart"
- Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
- Match of the Year (1997) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
- Feud of the Year (1997) with Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
Bret Hart Early Life
- Bret Hart, the eighth child of wrestling patriarch Stu Hart and Helen, was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, into the renowned Hart wrestling family.
- He is of Greek descent through his maternal grandmother and of Irish descent through his maternal grandfather. His father, Stu Hart, had Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry.
- Bret holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States, as his mother, Helen, was born in New York. Despite this, he considers himself a proud North American, valuing both his U.S. and Canadian nationality.
- His maternal grandfather was the accomplished long-distance runner Harry Smith.
- Growing up, Bret had eleven siblings: seven brothers - Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ross, and Owen - and four sisters - Ellie, Georgia, Alison, and Diana.
- Bret was particularly close to his older brother Dean, who was three years his senior. The siblings often engaged in playful fights with Bret's two older sisters, Ellie and Georgia.
- The Hart family adhered to non-denominational Christian beliefs, with all the siblings, including Bret, being baptized by a local Catholic priest.
- Bret spent most of his childhood in the Hart family mansion, which was owned by his father. During a period, his father housed a bear named Terrible Ted under the building, and young Bret would occasionally let the bear lick ice cream off his toes.
- His early exposure to professional wrestling occurred as he witnessed his father training future wrestlers like Superstar Billy Graham in the Dungeon, the family's basement converted into a training room.
- Before attending school, Bret helped his father by distributing fliers for local wrestling shows. In the documentary "Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows," Bret recalled his father's disciplined training sessions, emphasizing Stu's otherwise pleasant demeanor.
- Bret's involvement in wrestling began at a young age, pulling out lucky numbers during intermissions at Stampede Wrestling shows when he was just four years old.
- As he got older, Bret sold programs at the wrestling shows, often competing with his younger brother Ross for customers, given the fans' inclination to buy from the youngest Hart child.
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