Oleg Taktarov: filmography and personal life (photo)

Today we offer a closer look at the outstanding Russian athlete and actor Oleg Taktarov. His career, he began as a fighter mixed martial arts. Today he is a popular actor both in America and abroad. We offer a closer look to our compatriot, who managed to conquer Hollywood, learn about the details of his career and personal life.

Oleg Taktarov: photo, biography

The future star of the Fighting ring and big screens was born on August 26, 1967 in the Russian city of Sarov (formerly Arzamas-16), located in the Nizhny Novgorod region. His parents were military men. Little Oleg learned to read very early and by the age of eight he had studied almost all the books he could find in the house. Especially he liked stories about travel.

When the boy turned 10 years old, his father, who was professionally engaged in boxing, gave his son to a local sports school specializing in sambo and judo. His coach was Vitaly Karlovich Mikhailov, who quickly noticed in Oleg great abilities. Once he told the boy that he saw in him the future world champion, which eventually became a reality. Therefore, despite the fact that since his childhood Oleg wanted to become an actor, he decided to work hard at the sport.

In 1990 he became a master of sports of the USSR in judo. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Oleg, like many compatriots, began to run his own business. About this experience later, he even wrote his own book entitled "Victory at All Costs."

Career fighter

In 1993, Oleg, who persevered in sports, decided to take part in the "Golden Dragon" tournament in Riga. To his surprise, Taktarov won. This inspired him to participate in other similar tournaments, which allowed him to save money and move to the US, where he dreamed of realizing himself as an actor. However, for several years he had to again be in the role of a fighter, speaking at prestigious championships.

Oleg Taktarov: filmography, the beginning of acting career

After numerous trials and castings in 1999, the "Russian Bear" finally gets its first serious role in the cinema. It was the picture "Fifteen Minutes of Glory". So began the acting career of Oleg, which he had dreamed of since childhood.

In 2001, he decided to say goodbye to big sports and devote himself entirely to the cinema. Over the next few years, such films as Oleg Taktarov's "My Friend's Love Adventure" (2001), "Let's do it together" (2001), "Rollerball" (2002), "Red Snake" (2002), " "44 minutes" (2003), "Bad guys 2" (2003) and "Sins of the Fathers" (2004). During this time, he happened to work on one set with such Hollywood stars of the first magnitude, as Robert de Niro, Jean Reno, Al Pacino, Nicolas Cage, Robert Duvall and others.

In 2005, the actor for a long time is in Namibia. There were shooting a film about African shamans called "Treasures of the Nation." While working on the project, Oleg, along with his colleagues and other employees, was in a critical situation, which almost turned into a real tragedy.

So, the film crew was stuck in the desert without food and water for almost two weeks! In the end, when the film was mounted, it turned out that Taktarov appeared on the screen in only a few minutes. This greatly disappointed Oleg, taking into account all the hardships and difficulties that he had experienced during the filming. In the end, he decides to try his luck at home.

Work in Russian cinema

At home, the career of a famous warrior and actor swiftly went uphill. His first work in the film "Hunting for Izyubra", in which he played the role of Vitka Kamaz, brought Oleg success and recognition of the audience from Russia. In 2008, the premiere of a film of domestic production called "Montana", where Taktarov brilliantly played the main role.

In addition, Oleg took part in the work on several other films of Russian production, among which we can mention "Close fight", "Afganets", "Male season" and others.

The picture of the Kazakhstan director Erken Yalgashayev, titled "The Melee", filmed in 2007, brought together on the set of both domestic celebrities and representatives of Hollywood, among which are Eric Roberts, David Carradine, Gary Bezy, Kung Le, Olivier Gruner. Actor Oleg Taktarov also took part in the work on the project. Despite the strong composition, the film was shown only in private viewing and did not go on a mass rental.

However, the "Russian Bear" did not forget about Hollywood, regularly appearing on the big screen in American-made films. So, he played one of the central roles in the sensational film "Predators". Also for the excellent actor's play you can follow in such films as "The hosts of the night", "Life and Death of Bobby Zi", as well as in the series "Miami Police. Department of manners. "

Last works

Among the latest works of the actor can be identified several very successful Russian projects, such as "Ticket to Vegas", "Generation P", "Viy" and "Courier from Paradise". Also, Taktarov continues to successfully combine roles in Russian films with participation in Hollywood films. In addition, in the near future is expected to go on screens as many as six films with Oleg. In one of them he will play the main role.

Personal life

Oleg Taktarov, whose filmography, as well as fighting achievements, is quite impressive, on the love front, however, has not achieved much success. He was married three times, and all his marriages, unfortunately, ended in divorce.

The first wife of the "Russian Bear" was a girl named Milena. Their marriage lasted five years, during which the first son of Oleg appeared, who was named Sergei.

With his future second wife - Kathleen - Taktarov came together after an insulting defeat in the fighting arena. Oleg then fell into a depression, and the girl framed a friendly shoulder. Over time, their relationship grew into something more, and the lovers decided to get married. Kathleen gave birth to Oleg's son, who was given the name Keaton.

The third legal wife of Taktarova became Russian Maria. However, this marriage broke up after several years. It turned out that Oleg did not value his family life all the time, always putting his career first.