<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> "Let's Get Ready To Rumble!" catchphrase </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.letsrumble.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches . He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" and for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to a fighter's name . His half - brother is UFC announcer Bruce Buffer . </P> <P> Buffer was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to an enlisted man in the United States Navy and his wife during World War II . His parents divorced when he was 11 months of age, and Buffer was then raised by foster parents, a school bus driver and housewife, in the Philadelphia suburb of Roslyn . He enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War at age 20 and served until age 23 . He held various jobs including a car salesman, then began a modeling career at age 32 before becoming a ring announcer at age 38 . </P>

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