Norbert Növényi
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | May 15, 1957
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Country | Hungary |
Sport | Wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts |
Weight class | Light heavyweight |
Norbert Nottny Növényi (born 15 May 1957) is a Hungarian light heavyweight wrestling Olympic champion of the 1980 Summer Olympics, two times kickboxing world champion and currently an actor in Hungary. In January 2009, he became the oldest mixed martial arts world champion.
Acting career[]
He appeared in a minor role in the Hollywood film Red Heat, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. He played a Moscow thug who was smuggling cocaine in his artificial leg. He played a longer role in Péter Tímár's satire Zimmer Feri in 1997. He also attended a drama course of Mária Gór-Nagy. His longest role was in Az Alkimista és a Szűz (The Alchemist and the Virgin, 1999) by Zoltán Kamondi. He played the role of the title virgin's boyfriend. He also appeared in the award-winning Taxidermia by György Pálfi.
Sport titles[]
- 2009 world champion (MMA)
- 1987 W.A.K.O. World Championships Munich +91 kg (Full-Contact)
- 1980 Olympic Games Moscow -90 kg (Wrestling)
External links[]
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sport wrestlers from Budapest
- Olympic wrestlers of Hungary
- Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian male film actors
- Male actors from Budapest