However, very few people are known that the image of a green giant by the name of Shrek, in time to be fallen in love not only to children, but also all adult population of the globe, also is not invented, but quite real.

Maurice Till (Maurice Tillet), the French wrestler, was born in far 1903. In the childhood small Maurice was absolutely normal in appearance and even received the nickname Angel for the lovely touching face.

Thiele was very smart and widely-read child. Hearings that Maurice could express in 14 languages walked, and also was strong in chess and literature. It graduated from law school, but his dream was to become the great actor. However, when the guy was 20 years old, doctors found in him an akromegaliya – a disease in case of which the sharp and uncontrolled increase in bone fabrics begins.

Looking at Morris's photo, it is possible, really to find explicit likeness to its animation prototype. It is obvious that to Till and Shrek - twin brothers with that only a stipulation that Maurice existed in reality, and the green giant lives to this day in the fairy tale.

Because of an illness spoiling appearance Maurice had to say goodbye to career of the lawyer as when the lawyer with such appearance appeared in the meeting hall, present reacted not absolutely adequately. Repeatedly to the lawyer with so strange appearance the set of sneers and jokes was poured.

Maurice Till cardinally changed a kind of activity. Soon in the territory of the United States he became the known wrestler with an alias the French angel. It is simple to guess why Maurice received such nickname. He became one of the best representatives of wrestling in those days.

In the early forties Maurice Till starts proving to be successfully in free-style wrestling. He receives a set of awards and titles and becomes to the best USA among the strongest athletes.

The name to Till with enviable persistence flickers in titles of newspapers and logs. That Maurice becomes the real star in America and the favourite of the press, difficult to argue. However, despite successes in area of sports, the lucky the dream to become the actor doesn't leave. At last, his mad desire to act in a number of the Hollywood movies was embodied in reality. It successfully starts at cinema. However, unfortunately, career in Hollywood ended also quickly, as well as began.

In 1953 Maurice suddenly died, but not from an illness of a bone which tormented him all life, and from warm insufficiency.