It's a made up character, but Leatherface was based on REAL killers Ted Bundy and Jeff Dahlmer
Actually according to the creator, it was based on Ed Gein
I assume you must be referring to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. No, it is not a real event. It was based roughly on the real life serial killer Ed Gein, but Ed never killed anyone with a chainsaw.
There is no Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't real; it never happened. See the Related Question below.
There is no real Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer; there is only the fictional character Leatherface, played by Gunnar Hansen in the original 1973 film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre never happened in real life. See the Related Question below.
Ed Gein is the real-life serial killer who inspired the fictional killers Leatherface (from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Buffalo Bill (from The Silence of the Lambs) and Norman Bates (from Psycho).
[1974] The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1986] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 [1990] Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 [1994] Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [2003] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Remake of the Original [2006] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning There are also rumors of a 2009 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
I assume you must be referring to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. No, it is not a real event. It was based roughly on the real life serial killer Ed Gein, but Ed never killed anyone with a chainsaw.
There is no Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't real; it never happened. See the Related Question below.
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Saw Texas chainsaw massacre also has a scene where this is true.
leather face is the killer in the chainsaw massacre
There is no real Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer; there is only the fictional character Leatherface, played by Gunnar Hansen in the original 1973 film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre never happened in real life. See the Related Question below.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a work of fiction. However it is inspired roughly by the real life serial killer Ed Gein, but he did not kill anyone with a chainsaw.
Ed Gein is the real-life serial killer who inspired the fictional killers Leatherface (from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Buffalo Bill (from The Silence of the Lambs) and Norman Bates (from Psycho).
The character Leatherface was inspired by the serial killer Ed Gein. See the Related Question below.
[1974] The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1986] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 [1990] Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 [1994] Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [2003] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Remake of the Original [2006] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning There are also rumors of a 2009 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The fictional character Leatherface was played by Gunnar Hansen in the original 1974 film. There is no "real" Texas Chainsaw Massacre killer, since the Texas Chainsaw Massacre never actually happened. See the Related Question below.
No, because he doesn't exist in the real world. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is fiction. It never actually happened. See the Related Question.