Of Filipino and Greek origins, Dave Bautista became famous in the 2000s by practicing wrestling and freestyle fighting professionally. He notably participated in the famous “World Wrestling Entertainment” where he won several world championship titles.
Biography of Dave Bautista
Professions: Actor , Producer , Executive producer
Birth name: David Michael Bautista, Jr.
Nicknames: David Michael Bautista, Jr. Dave Bautista plus
Nationality: American
Birth: January 18, 1969 (Washington DC - United States)
Age: 55
Net worth: $20 million USD
After a few minimal roles in an episode of the series Smallville in 2006, Head Case in 2009 and Chuck in 2010, he headlined Forbidden Suburbs (2010), a feature film released directly on video featuring another star of the wrestling, Rob Van Dam .
Dave Bautista In 2011, he again played the main character in a Direct-to-video, The Redemption , before participating in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) for his first appearance in the cinema. After that, he played roles in muscular sagas like The Scorpion King 3 - The Eye of the Gods (2012) and Riddick (2013) alongside Vin Diesel , who played Richard B. Riddick for the third time after Pitch Black ( 2000) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). He then landed the role of Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), a feature film from phase 2 of the Marvel Studios Cinematic Universe .
The success of the blockbuster (more than $770 million in revenue worldwide) gave rise to a sequel in which the actor was once again involved. Increasingly in demand,
Dave Bautista not only takes part in direct-to-dvds highlighting his menacing build like Marauders or Bus 657, but is also chosen by prestigious directors to star in highly anticipated films at like 007 Specter or Blade Runner 2049 . In the latter, he fights respectively against Daniel Craig and Ryan Gosling for a very brutal scene.
Alongside his obligations to Marvel (he returns for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 , Avengers 3 and 4 , Thor 4 and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 ), Dave plays in the prison franchise Escape 2 and 3, opposite Pierce Brosnan in Final Score , reunites with Denis Villeneuve for Dune (and its sequel) and rubs shoulders with zombies in Army of the Dead.
His performances gaining in importance, the actor is no longer chosen only to take part in stupid films. This is evidenced by his roles in the original thrillers Glass Onion by Rian Johnson and Knock at the Cabin by M. Night Shyamalan.
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