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{{Infobox Wrestler
|name=Shad Gaspard
|names=The Beast<br/>'''Shad Gaspard'''<br/>'''Shad'''
|image= Shad Cryme Tyme.jpg
|image_size = 150
|caption= Shad Gaspard
|height={{height|ft=6|in=7}}
|weight={{convert|303|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|birth_date={{birth date|1981|1|13}}
|birth_place=[[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|5|17|1981|1|13}}
|death_place=[[Venice Beach]], [[California]], U.S.
|billed=Brooklyn, New York
|spouse={{marriage|Siliana Gaspard|2009}}
|children=1
|trainer=[[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW Staff]]
|debut=	2003
}}
'''Shad Gaspard''' (January 13, 1981 &ndash; May 17, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[actor]]. He was best known for wrestling for [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). He teamed with [[Jayson Paul|JTG]] and they formed the tag team, [[Cryme Tyme]]. Gaspard later began an acting career which he stated in an interview for Right After Wrestling.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/shad-gaspard-raw-jan-3-2011 |title=Podcasts &#124; the Score |access-date=2011-02-02 |archive-date=2012-07-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719231557/http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/shad-gaspard-raw-jan-3-2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He starred in ''[[Get Hard]]''.

Gaspard was born in [[New York City]].

Gaspard married his longtime girlfriend Siliana Gaspard in 2009, together the couple had a son, in April 2010.

On March 5, 2011, Gaspard was arrested by police in [[Columbus, Ohio]] for having allegedly refused the commands of a police officer and then resisting arrest for [[jaywalking]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/03/07/shad-gaspard-arrest-footage-video-columbus-ohio-arnold-expo/ | title=Ex-WWE Wrestler -- the SHOCKING Arrest Footage }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/03/06/shad-gaspard-wwe-wrestler-arrested-resisting-arrest-columbus-ohio/ | title=Wrestler Claims Racial Profiling After Jaywalking Arrest }}</ref> He was later cleared of all charges in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/07/29/shad-gaspard-wwe-columbus-pd-racial-profiling-charges-dropped-cryme-tyme/ | title=Ex-WWE Wrestler off the Hook After Controversial Arrest }}</ref>

On May 17, 2020, Gaspard was caught in a strong [[rip current]] at [[Marina del Rey]] beach in [[Venice Beach]], California.<ref name="CNN disappearance">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/18/entertainment/shad-gaspard-wwe-missing-venice-beach-trnd/index.html|title=Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard is missing after visiting newly reopened Venice Beach|first=Alicia|last=Lee|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|location=[[Atlanta]]|date=May 18, 2020|accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1153183/wwe-star-shad-gaspard-goes-missing-while-swimming-at-l-a-beach|title=WWE Star Shad Gaspard Goes Missing While Swimming at L.A. Beach|first=Cydney|last=Contreas|magazine=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal Television Group|NBCUniversal Television and Streaming]]|location=United States|date=May 18, 2020|accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref> On May 20, 2020, his body was found washed up in Venice Beach, California, three days after he had gone missing and identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.<ref name="FoxLA">{{cite web |title=L.A. County coroner's office identifies body that washed ashore in Venice Beach as Shad Gaspard |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/l-a-county-coroners-office-identifies-body-that-washed-ashore-in-venice-beach-as-shad-gaspard |website=FOX 11 |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=20 May 2020}}</ref> He was 39 years old.<ref name="FoxLA"/>

On April 1, 2022, Gaspard was [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] awarded with the Warrior Award at the [[WWE Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/shad-gaspard-to-receive-2022-warrior-award-at-wwe-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=Shad Gaspard to receive 2022 Warrior Award at WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref>

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