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Jake Roberts was born on May 30, 1955 in Gainesville, Texas, United States. Public records list Jake Roberts as a professional wrestler, film editor and actor. That works out to 71 years old in 2026. Awards on record include WWE Hall of Fame. The listed height is 198 cm.
My Take
Jake "The Snake" Roberts is one of those wrestlers who was almost too cerebral for his own era — while everyone else was flexing and screaming, Jake was down there whispering into the microphone and making your skin crawl in the best possible way. His DDT looked like death, his snake Damien was genuinely terrifying, and his psychological ring work was decades ahead of its time. The guy lived a rough life off camera — substance abuse, personal demons — and somehow came out the other side, getting sober and earning his WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2014, with CM Punk inducting him. Seeing him thrive as a special advisor in AEW in his later years felt like a real redemption arc, and he deserved every bit of it. Legitimately one of the greatest talkers and minds the business ever produced.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jake Roberts
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイク・ロバーツ
- Reading
- じぇいく・ろばーつ
- Born
- May 30, 1955 (age 71)
- Origin
- Gainesville, Texas, United States
- Height
- 198 cm
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / film editor / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://jakethesnakeroberts.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/JakeSnakeDDT
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake%20Roberts
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919492
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jake Roberts born?
Jake Roberts was born on May 30, 1955 and is 71 years old.
Where is Jake Roberts from?
Jake Roberts is from Gainesville, Texas, United States.
What does Jake Roberts do?
Jake Roberts works as professional wrestler, film editor, actor.
How tall is Jake Roberts?
Jake Roberts is 198 cm tall.
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