Vladimir Kozlov
| Vladimir Kozlov | |
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Kozlov at Tribute to the Troops event in December 2010
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| Birth name | Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius |
| Born |
April 27, 1979 Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Residence |
Bal Harbour, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alexander Kozlov Oleg Prudius Vladimir Kozlov |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Moscow, Russia |
| Trained by |
Deep South Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | April 7, 2006 |
| Retired | October 16, 2012 |
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (Russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; Ukrainian: Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov, is a Ukrainian-American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he won the WWE Tag Team Championship once with Santino Marella. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, rugby, football, sambo, kickboxing, judo, jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu 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 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 (OVW) Heavyweight Champion.
Prudius has won numerous achievements, becoming the 2005 USA Open Heavyweight Sambo Champion and a United States Kick-Boxing Association (USKBA) International Heavyweight Grappling Champion. He has also played American football for the Ukrainian National Team as well as Santa Barbara City College.
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