How many kids did Hulk Hogan have? Family explored as the legendary wrestler passes away

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Hulk Hogan attends the "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" premiere with his family in Los Angeles. (Image via Getty/SGranitz)

Legendary WWE champion Hulk Hogan has died. He was 71.

TMZ Sports was the first to break the news that the wrestling juggernaut had died. Per the outlet, medics responded to reports of a "cardiac arrest" at his Clearwater, Florida, home. A horde of police cars and EMTs were stationed outside as first responders transported Hogan's body into an ambulance via a stretcher.

As of this writing, further details like his cause of death remain unclear, though Hulk, born Terry Bollea, had reportedly been dealing with neck and back issues for months. His family has yet to issue a statement.

The reality television star shared two kids, son Nick, born in 1990, and daughter Brooke, who was born in 1988, with his first wife, Linda Hogan. The pair was married from 1983 to 2009. All four of them starred in the reality television show Hogan Knows Best, which ran from 2005 to 2007.


Everything we know about Hulk Hogan's children, Nick and Brooke Hogan

According to Entertainment Now, Brooke Hogan is known for having pursued a career in music. She dropped her debut single “Everything to Me” in 2004, and even toured with heavyweights like Hilary Duff and the Backstreet Boys. By 2006, she released her debut album Undiscovered, which reportedly sold over 127,000 copies in the US alone.

She also starred with Hulk Hogan in a VH1 special titled “Inside Out: Hulk Hogan, Stage Dad,” which gave fans a glimpse into their father-daughter dynamics. Her single, About Us feat. Paul Wall peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, and she followed it up with her second studio album, The Redemption, in 2009. She also released EPs in 2015 and 2018.

Moreover, she carved her own path in reality television as she launched her own spin-off, Brooke Knows Best, which reportedly ran for two seasons. It followed the musician as she shifted to Miami to establish an identity independent of her father's legacy.

As for her brother, Nick Hogan, he earned a Formula D competition license in 2006, Entertainment Now has reported. By the following year, he participated in his first race. However, he's had a string of legal troubles in his life, such as several speeding tickets and a horrific car accident in 2007 that left his friend, John Graziano, who was with him that day, with intense brain trauma.


Following the end of his marriage to Linda Hogan, Hulk Hogan married Jennifer McDaniel. They were together for 11 years before they parted ways in 2021. By 2023, he married Sky Daily, with whom he remained until his shocking demise. As of this writing, none of his wives has issued a statement.

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Edited by Anshika Jain