Editing Tony Halme (section)

==Early life==
Tony Halme spent his childhood in [[Lauttasaari]], Helsinki. His father left the family when Tony was six months old. His older brother – who was five years older than Tony – assumed the role of father figure. Halme only heard from his father a couple of times during his life. His mother was an [[alcoholic]] with a constant [[revolving door]] of male partners. As an adult, Halme considered his brother to be his only true friend.<ref name="ReferenceA">Tony Halme, "Jumala armahtaa, minä en" {{ISBN|9789525170023}}</ref><ref name="Suvi Kerttula 2020, p. 2">Suvi Kerttula: Haavoitettu Viikinki. Ilta-Sanomat 4. January 2020, Plus-liite p. 2–6. Helsinki: Sanoma Media.</ref> In the mid-1970s, Tony, his mother and brother moved to [[Soukka]], [[Espoo]]. Halme attended ''{{ill|kansakoulu|fi}}'' and a [[Lyceum#Finland|''oppikoulu'']].<ref>[https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/763.aspx ''Tony Halme'']</ref> He later attended a Swedish-language school and studied at the electrician line at the [[Strömberg School of Engineering]]. However, he dropped out of the latter after two years. At the age of 16, Halme left his mother's home and moved in with his uncle.<ref name="Suvi Kerttula 2020, p. 2"/>

Athletic from a young age, he actively participated in sports such as [[handball]], [[Football (soccer)|football]] and [[ice hockey]]. He also began power training and weightlifting in his late teens after watching his brothers, who were on the Finnish national team.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} Aged 17, he had won a silver medal at the Finnish Bodybuilding Championship. He also worked a wide variety of jobs, including [[fishmonger]], gatekeeper, glass cutter, singer, [[Page (servant)|page]], stuntman, TV and radio presenter, and coach.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} He later enlisted in the Finnish army and continued his training with the Finnish military sports team. After leaving the army, he became involved in boxing and worked as a bouncer in bars.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Halme developed a fascination with the United States after seeing [[Martin Scorsese]]’s film ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' at the age of 12, Halme also had a dream to get to the [[Gold's Gym]] and see it.<ref name="Suvi Kerttula 2020, p. 2"/> He left Finland to live in [[Los Angeles]] in the 1980s and lived there for 15 years. He resumed bodybuilding in the US also and began to take [[anabolic steroids]] regularly. He worked as a [[bodyguard]] for the music group [[Cheap Trick]] and musician [[Gene Simmons]], and also as an actor, professional wrestler and a boxer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/ludvig-borga-surreal-shocking-life/|title = Ludvig Borga - the Surreal, Shocking Life of Tony Halme|date = May 29, 2020}}</ref>