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Oleg Prudius

Apr 27, 1979 (46 years old) in Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (Russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; Ukrainian: Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius; is a Ukrainian American professional wrestler currently signed to Inoki Genome Federation, a Wrestling Promotion in Japan. He was also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov (Russian: Владимир Козлов). When competing for WWE, he won the Tag Team Championship once with Santino Marella. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, rugby, football, sambo, kickboxing,judo, and mixed martial arts. Prudius has also worked as a stage and screen actor, notably having a small role in Spike Lee's 25th Hour.,and a walk-on role in the second season of the HBO hit series The Wire. Prudius also had a role in Grindhouse, appearing in the "Werewolf Women of the SS" trailer; he was credited under his real name and his WWE persona for the appearance. He is a former Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.

Known For

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Burn Notice
Guard
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WWE NXT
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WWE ECW
Vladimir Kozlov
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John Wick: Chapter 2
Russian Assassin (uncredited)
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The Fate of the Furious
Russian Assassin (uncredited)
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Grindhouse
Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
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MR-9: Do or Die
Yakub
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WWE WrestleMania XXV
Vladimir Kozlov (Lumberjack)
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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Vladimir Kozlov
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WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Vladimir Kozlov

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