“Rowdy” Roddy Piper Responds to Video of Him Smoking Marijuana

November 20, 2008

We reported several days ago that TMZ had released a video of Roddy Piper smoking out of a bong and later smoking a marijuana cigarette. Piper had responded to the released video by issuing the following statement to TMZ.com: âI am not an advocate of using drugs, however due to the lack of appropriate medicine, this alternative treatment was recommended to alleviate the symptoms associated with cancer.â TMZ later goes on to bash Piper’s excuse, citing it as improper to smoke out of a bong handed to him by a civilian he didn’t know rather than a doctor. Piper was diagnosed with cancer in November of 2006.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.