Oleg Taktarov

Oleg Taktarov is a Russian and American athlete and actor, champion of sports tournaments in sambo and competitions within the framework of “fighting without rules”. As an actor, he is known for the films Predators, Temporarily Unavailable and The Maltese Cross.

Oleg was born in the Nizhny Novgorod region, in the city of Arzamas-16, which was later renamed Sarov. The boy's father, a Mari by nationality, was a soldier, in his youth he reached a high level in boxing. Seeing that his son reads adventure books all day and stays in his own dreams, but cannot stand up for himself in confrontations with classmates, he took Oleg to the sports section. There Taktarov studied sambo wrestling under the guidance of an experienced coach Vitaly Mikhailov.

Soon, the instructor saw potential in the boy and made a prophetic remark that he was capable of becoming a world champion. Such faith in the ability of the ward did not allow Oleg to quit sports, although the boy wanted to be an actor. And in 1990, the young man passed the standards for master of sports.

Three years later, Taktarov at the next tournament "White Dragon" in Riga received the title of world champion in fights without rules among amateurs, after which the young man was noticed by American scouts and invited to take part in professional fights.

Having moved to the United States, Oleg Taktarov began performing in mixed martial arts and became widely known as one of the most calm and balanced athletes. Oleg went to fights under the pseudonym "Russian Bear", especially since in terms of external parameters (height - 183, weight - 95) he corresponded to this nickname.

The MMA organization was just taking the first steps in “fighting without rules”, and the competition was held between athletes of the same style. Oleg chose the sambo category. The first fights of Taktarov did not bring glory to the young man, but the UFC-6 tournament ended for the fighter with a victory over American David Tank Abbott and the champion title. In 1997, Taktarov entered the ring in the first PRIDE sparring, where Canadian Gary Goodridge became the Russian's rival. From 2001 to 2007, Taktarov did not participate in competitions, but then returned for several tournaments.

In total, Oleg played 24 fights in the ring, of which he lost only five. Oleg also won an exhibition boxing match against Dolph Lundgren, which was held as part of the King of the Ring show. The demonstration victory became a landmark achievement in Taktarov's sports biography.

In 2003, a survey was conducted among UFC fans to determine the most popular athletes in martial arts history. Oleg, according to the results of the vote, got into the top ten, where he was the only participant from the post-Soviet space.

In addition to his sports career as a fighter, Taktarov tried himself as a commentator for “M-1 - Russia vs. Europe ”, but the athlete did not succeed in this experience. Also in 2009, Oleg organized the show "Men's Games", which, according to the plan, were former fighters who claimed a second chance in a career. After the filming was completed, the athletes went to California to participate in the professional tournament. The program never appeared on Russian channels, but two years later, fans could watch a world-famous fighter in the First Channel program “Special Assignment” as a TV presenter.

In 2012, while already in Russia, Oleg Taktarov was appointed head of the Federation for mixed martial arts, where he has been working for five years.

The main desire of Oleg Taktarov has always been to act in films, and only in Hollywood. And, after the young man became a famous fighter in the ring, the dream came true.

First, Oleg was invited to the fantastic action movie "Total Power" and the thriller "Airplane of the President". This was followed by the crime drama "15 Minutes of Glory", the action movie "Red Serpent", the fantasy "Rollerball", the action "Spy". In all these films, the actor played a native of Russia - either an agent or a criminal.

The adventure film "National Treasure", the thriller "Bad Boys 2" and the crime drama "Miami Police: Department of Morals" became popular. Later, Taktarov, together with Adrian Brody, appeared in the fantastic action movie Predators, and with Sylvester Stallone he worked in the comedy thriller Get Me If You Can.

Having achieved success in the coveted Hollywood, Oleg began to agree to invitations from Russia. Films of Russian production began to appear in the actor's filmography - the saga about the oligarchs "Hunt for Red Manch", the film adaptation of Gogol's "Viy", the comedy "Ticket to Vegas", the phantasmagoria "Generation P", the crime drama "Let's do it fast." The most significant works for Taktarov in Russian cinema were in the action films The Maltese Cross and The Guardian.

The actor works both in Russia and in America. In the United States, the actor starred in the action films Hunted and Brotherhood Renewal, and at home he was involved in the comedy Oil Painting. With the participation of the fighter, the series "Duels" and "The Ex-Wife" were also shown on television.

Oleg Taktarov managed to go down the aisle three times. Moreover, the athlete was never in a hurry, and the first time he got married when he was already famous and financially secure. The first wife's name was Milena, and the athlete and actor lived with her for five years. A son, Sergei, was born in the family, but the marriage soon fell apart.

The second wife is an American named Kathleen, who helped the man to get out of a psychological crisis after one defeat in the ring. The girl provided Taktarov with support, they began an affair that ended with a wedding and the birth of Keaton's son. But the characters of Oleg and Kathleen did not fit for each other - both are calm, but sometimes impulsive and quick-tempered. The athlete did not like the profession of his wife - Kathleen worked as the head of a maximum security prison and was not going to leave there.

A few years later, the actor married again. This time, the Russian girl Maria, who gave birth to Oleg's third son Nikita, became the chosen one. There were reports in the press that personal life did not work out here either: the marriage lasted only five years, and Taktarov began dating a businesswoman named Evgenia. But it turned out that this was the speculation of journalists, since Evgenia Troshchy is the athlete's mother-in-law, with whom Taktarova was often seen together.

Oleg Taktarov is an active Internet user. The athlete often uploads photos and video reports from local and international competitions to his personal Instagram and Twitter pages. The fighter conducts seminars in the cities of the country, including St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, which he also reports from the pages of his accounts.

Oleg Taktarov is at the peak of his professional acting form and every year he is removed in a number of diverse films. In 2016, Oleg was entrusted to play the main character - Roman's bodyguard in the thriller "Young", where the hero of Taktarov had to protect the son of the former boss Andrey (Andrey Bagirov). Also this year, the filming of the films "99% Dead" and "Shelest", where Taktarov appeared, was completed.

In 2017, with the participation of the athlete, the show of the American action movie "Misfire" about the struggle of mankind against the merciless virus and the monsters that he had spawned began. In the film, Taktarov got a cameo role. Now the fighter is filming in a number of new projects, including "Hunt for Thieves", "See you soon", "Island of the Doomed".

In October, a scandal broke out in the sports environment. The head of the Russian Union of MMA Fedor Emelianenko accused Taktarov of illegally holding the "Championship and championship of the MMA Federation of Russia", which took place in Lyubertsy. One of the points of accusation was the performance at the tournament of primary school children. Emelianenko's statement reached the prosecutor's office.

Oleg Taktarov, in turn, explained that MMA fights were conducted for adult fighters, and children competed without blows. Taktarov believes that the fault is that not the MMA Union, which has official accreditation from the Ministry of Sports, but the MMA Federation under its control, acting independently, was chosen by the IMMAF international federation to conduct the qualifying round in Russia in preparation for the world championship in Bahrain.

1997 - "Total Power" 2004 - "National Treasure" 2005 - "Red Manchurian Hunt" 2008 - "Maltese Cross" 2009 - "Guardian" 2010 - "Duels. Trial by death "2010 -" Predators "2013 -" Ex-wife "2015 -" Temporarily unavailable "2016 -" Oil painting "2016 -" Young "2017 -" Misfire "

1990 - Master of Sports of the USSR in Sambo 1995 - World Champion in Mixed Martial Arts

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