ingu ists ▁from ▁Canada ▁Category : W omen ▁lingu ists ▁Category : M orph olog ists ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Philip ▁La fon ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁professional ▁wrest ler . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁as ▁Phil ▁La fon ▁and ▁with ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁and ▁Ext reme ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁under ▁the ▁ring ▁name ▁Dan ▁K ro ff at . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁La f ond ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mant ou age , ▁Ontario ▁Canada ▁to ▁his ▁French - Can ad ian ▁parents ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁La f ond ▁was ▁discovered ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁g ym ▁in ▁Canada ▁by ▁Dave y ▁Boy ▁Smith ▁and ▁The ▁Dynam ite ▁Kid , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁Hart ▁Dun geon . ▁In ▁the ▁Dun geon , ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁Mr . ▁H ito . ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Stu ▁Hart ' s ▁St amp ede ▁Wrestling ▁before ▁leaving ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁" R ene ▁Rou ge au " ▁in ▁the ▁Mar it imes . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁met ▁The ▁Cub an ▁Ass ass in , ▁who ▁helped ▁him ▁get ▁book ed ▁in ▁Japan .