Norbert Nottny Növényi (born 15 May 1957) is a Hungarian light heavyweight
wrestling
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Olympic champion of the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, two times
kickboxing
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world champion and currently an actor in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
world champion.
Acting career
He appeared in a minor role in the Hollywood film ''
Red Heat
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'', which starred
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
. He played a Moscow thug who was smuggling cocaine in his artificial leg. He played a longer role in
Péter Tímár
Péter Tímár (born 19 December 1950) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 14 films since 1985. His 1989 film ''Before the Bat's Flight Is Done'' was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1999 ...
'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
Zoltán Kamondi (6 April 1960 – 17 March 2016) was a Hungarian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1960 in Budapest, Hungary.Taxidermia'' by
György Pálfi
György Pálfi (born 11 April 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian filmmaker. His film ''Taxidermia'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Pálfi's films have received numerous awards and nominatio ...
MMA
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
Full-Contact
Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players. Some sports, such as mixed martial arts, are scored on impacting an opponent, while others, including rugby football, gridiron football and Australian rules foot ...
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...