Gene Okerlund: Gene Okerlund. Actor: WrestleMania III. Gene Okerlund was born on 19 December 1942 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for WrestleMania III (1987), WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) and WCW Monday Nitro (1995). He was married to Jeanne Ellen Zulawnik. He died on 2 January 2019 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.