Chris Kanyon
Wrestler
Known best for his WCW and WWF performances; won the WWF Tag Team Championship on August 9, 2001; signature finishing moves were the flatliner and the Kanyon Kutter.
He trained at the Lower East Side Wrestling Gym in the early '90s, before debuting in 1992.
He is considered to be professional wrestling's first openly gay performer.
He was born and raised in New York, where he lived until his death.
On July 26, 2001, Booker T gave his WCW United States Championship to him.