He was based on a serial killer named Ed Gein.
Fom Snopes:
"Hooper has also said that he based the character of Leatherface on Ed Gein, a Wisconsin farmer who robbed graves (his own mother's supposedly among them), allegedly engaged in necrophilia and cannibalism, and murdered at least two women in the 1950s (one of whose corpses was found hanging naked — decapitated and disembowelled — in Gein's residence).
"Police eventually discovered the remains of 15 different mutilated female bodies in Gein's filthy farmhouse, parts of which (mostly skin and bones) had been fashioned into a variety of bizarre objects (including drums, bowls, masks, bracelets, purses, knife sheaths, leggings, chairs, lampshades, and shirts), as well as a refrigerator full of human organs."
There is a lot more about the origins of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Ed Gein at the Snopes website.
2006-10-01 12:23:57
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answered by Bad Kitty! 7
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2006-10-01 19:29:32
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answered by cariocecus76 1
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Leatherface was a fictional character from the texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. If you are looking for the person he was based on, his name was Ed Gein
2006-10-01 19:24:08
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answered by Anonymous
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He was inbred and isolated most of his life.
2006-10-01 19:24:21
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answered by j.tech_77 3
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The brother of suede-head
The cousin of cotton-butt
The uncle of satin-boobs
2006-10-01 19:32:22
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answered by Anonymous
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My sister. Her face looks like an old catcher's mitt.
2006-10-01 19:23:36
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answered by Anonymous
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It is a truly sad day when someone has to ask this question. *Disappointed*
2006-10-01 19:27:51
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answered by Karen 4
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lol well, then you need to check this out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherface
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2006-10-01 19:23:31
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answered by Chris™ 5
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oh boy
2006-10-01 19:23:59
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answered by Anonymous
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my EX !
2006-10-01 19:23:44
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answered by Anonymous
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