Florian Munteanu

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Florian Munteanu
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Munteanu in 2020
Born (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 30)[1][2]
Würzburg, Germany[2]
NationalityGerman/Romanian
Other namesBig Nasty
Alma materHochschule Mittweida
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3][4]

Florian Munteanu (born 13 October 1990), also known by his ring name Big Nasty, is a German-Romanian actor, model, and former heavyweight boxer.[5] He is widely known for his role of the boxer Viktor Drago in Creed 2, the son of former Soviet boxer Ivan Drago, from 1985's Rocky IV. He also played Razor Fist in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Biography[]

Munteanu was born in Germany to Romanian emigrants, who fled the Communist regime in 1985. His mother is a lawyer, while his father is a dermatologist and a former boxer.[6] Munteanu grew up in Bogen, and later moved to Munich to study at the university of applied science Hochschule Mittweida. In 2014 he defended his Bachelor of Arts thesis on the "Structure and organization of the sport of boxing in Germany: associations, boxing promotion companies, federations, management and marketing in general, with a comparison to the structures implemented in the USA".[7] He has competed in boxing in Germany under the ring name "Big Nasty".[3][5]

Munteanu had his first film role in Bogat, a 2016 German-Romanian film shot in Munich.[2] His breakthrough in acting came in 2018, when Sylvester Stallone was looking for a European heavyweight boxer to play Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, in the sports drama sequel Creed II. Stallone found Munteanu through training videos on the Internet and personally promoted him for the role.[5] At that time Munteanu was 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall and weighed ca. 245 lb (111 kg), but had to shed ca. 20 lb (9.1 kg) for the role.[4]

Munteanu lives in Munich and Los Angeles, California. He is a brand ambassador of Domino's Pizza[4] and SuperKombat, a combat organization based in Romania. He was featured on the covers of Muscle & Fitness (October 2018) and Men's Health (December 2018).[2] Despite the fact that he was born and raised in Germany, Munteanu has always identified himself as a Romanian and he is fluent in Romanian.[8]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Note
2016 Bogat Razvan Short film
2018 Creed II Viktor Drago
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Razor Fist
Violence of Action Kaufman Completed
TBA Borderlands Krieg Post-production

References[]

  1. ^ Amos Barshad (14 November 2018) How Dolph Lundgren and Florian Munteanu Brought the Pain to Creed II. Men's Health
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d V.M. Simandan (15 November 2018) Top 10 Facts About Florian "Big Nasty" Munteanu (aka Viktor Drago in Creed II). simandan.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nat Berman (February 2018) Who is Romanian Boxer Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu? TVOvermind
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Martin Mulkeen (22 November 2018) The Real-Life Diet of Creed II Star Florian Munteanu, Who Trains His Abs Four Times a Day. GQ
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Manuel Habermeier and Florian Mesner (19 February 2019) Deutscher Boxer erobert Hollywood. sport1.de.
  6. ^ Florian Munteanu's Instagram post (13 October 2020) [1]. Instagram
  7. ^ Struktur und Organisation des deutschen Boxsports : Vereine, Ställe, Verbände, Management und Vermarktung ; mit einem Vergleich in den USA. hs-mittweida.de
  8. ^ https://www.filmnow.ro/stiri/un-gest-de-luat-exemplu-fata-de-romania-cum-a-aparut-florian-munteanu-in-fata-fotografilor-la-premiera-creed-2-36314

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