Steve Austin - American actor, former professional wrestler: biography, films, wrestler's career

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Steve Austin is a legendary wrestler. Also known as a film actor, TV show host, producer. At birth, he received the name Stephen James Andersen, then became Stephen James Williams. In the ring, he achieved worldwide recognition as Steve Austin "Ice Block". Known to the general public and as an actor. Steve Austin and films with his participation are known to many, have fairly high ratings.

Career start

Steve was born on December 18, 1968 in Texas, USA. After graduating from school, he was seriously fond of football, but soon lost interest in him. In order to obtain any income, he became a security guard at a local bar. After some time, I learned that recruitment had begun in one of the Texas wrestling schools, which was led by Chris Adams. Having entered this institution, he began to train hard. His debut as a wrestler took place in December 1989. At first he performed under the name Williams,however, he changed it to Austin so that he would not be confused with "Dr. Death" - the famous fighter Steve Williams.

Professional career

In 1991, Steve Austin signed the first contract with the Wrestling Federation. For fights, he chose the pseudonym Stunning. The first success came to Steve quickly enough. A few months later he became the TV World Champion by defeating Bobby Itton. Made an attempt to get the belt of the champion of the United States. But in the final he was defeated by the wrestler Sting. He did not leave his plans and in 1993 he won the championship belt, which he parted with in the next 1994. Stephen's active performances in the ring led to numerous injuries, which he healed for a long time. Attempts to catch up ended in failure. This led to him being fired from the Federation in 1995.

After losing his job, Steve Austin began to compete in extreme wrestling tournaments. However, he did not achieve success there.

Another success came when I competed in the World Wrestling Federation in the winter of 1995. At the same time, Steve took the pseudonym "Ice Block". In 1997, having received a serious neck injury during the fight, he was able to finish it and defeat Owen Hart, becoming the Intercontinental Champion. However, the state of he alth did not allow him to participate in battles for almost three months. This resulted in Austin losing all of his championship belts.

Championship Race

The title of Federation Champion Steve Austin returned in 1998, when he spoke in the ring against SeanMichaels. During the fight, Austin unintentionally inflicted a serious injury on the opponent, which caused the latter to leave wrestling. Some time after this fight, Austin had a fight with the wrestler Kane to the first blood. In a duel, Steve was smashed in the head with a chair, he stopped the fight, lost his champion title. In the same year, he challenged Kane to a rematch, defeated him and won the title for the second time.

At the end of 1998, wrestler Vince McMahon became the new head of the Federation. With him, Steve Austin developed a difficult relationship. Vince constantly interfered with the "Ice Block" to perform in title fights. Suspended from refereeing duels.

However, Steve Austin was persistent. In 1999, in one evening, he defeated three applicants, and also laid the president of the Federation on the shoulder blades. By this he achieved the right to claim the title of Champion of the Federation. In the end, he became one. But intrigues and conspiracies within the Federation led to the fact that he was deliberately hit by a car. Steve was seriously injured, again injuring his neck and back. He ended up in a hospital bed, so he could not perform for a long period.

After recovering, Steve Austin took steps to investigate the circumstances of the car hit him. He established that this was done by a wrestler nicknamed Rikishi. He publicly challenged him to a duel, and in the fight that took place he de alt cruelly with him. He even made an attempt to run over Rikishi with a truck. In 2001, Steve became the champion for the third time by winning the "Royal Battle". In the same year, he moved to the New Organization of Wrestlers, which was called the Alliance. Thisthe structure did not last long, it was disbanded.

Retirement

Steve Austin's career as a wrestler was nearing its end. He began to act as a referee of fights. Experts said that he had to stop fighting back in 1997, when he injured his neck. In 2003, Steve was appointed general manager of the Federation, but did not work in this position for long. The president of the structure, Eric Bischoff, announced a battle of teams in which the losers left the Federation. Austin's team was among the losers, and he left the Federation. At the end of the year, he returned and became a sheriff, kept order.

Since 2004, he began to act more actively in films. He signed several significant film contracts for himself. In 2009, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. During his introduction to the legends, Steve Austin ended his career as a wrestler.

But in March 2011, Austin returned, signing a contract with the President of the Federation. He performed occasionally in the ring, hosted the show since the spring of the same year as the general manager of the organization.

Working in movies

In fact, stepping back from his active wrestling career in the mid-2000s, Steve begins to dedicate himself to filming. The most notable role at that time was the image in the 2005 film All or Nothing, where he starred with Adam Sandler. In the period from 2007 to 2012, Steve Austin starred in the TV series Chuck. In 2010, a successfulThe Expendables is an action film directed by Sylvester Stallone. In 2012, Austin starred in the action movie The Parcel, his partner on the set was Dolph Lundgren. In 2013, the former champion, along with Adam Sandler, successfully starred in the comedy Odnoklassniki 2. Steve Austin and films with his participation are quite popular to date.

Film critics and viewers say that the best film in which he starred as an actor is "All or Nothing". The best series with his participation are Chuck, WWE RAW, Detective Nash Bridges, WWE SmackDown. As an American actor, Steve Austin appeared in 290 films between 1985 and 2015.

Private life

Steve married for the first time on November 24, 1990 to his high school girlfriend Katherine. However, the marriage was thwarted by Steve's ongoing relationship with Jenny Clark, who is a member of the Wrestling Federation under the pseudonym "Lady Blossom".

Steve divorced Katherine on August 7, 1992, married Clarke in December of the same year. In marriage, they had two daughters. Steve also adopted daughter Clarke from his first marriage. They lived together for 7 years, divorced in May 1999.

The following year, Steve married Debra Marshall. However, this marriage was unsuccessful. So, in June 2007, Marshal told reporters that Austin beat her several times. The Wrestling Federation knew about the beatings, forcing them to make up the beatings on their faces, since negative information about the Champion's family life could adversely affect the Federation. Their marriage was annulled.

For the fourth time Austinmarried in 2009. The wife's name is Christina. They live in California or Texas, where Steve owns a ranch called Cracked Skull.