Kai Green is called one of America's most charismatic bodybuilders. Unlike his companions, he acts in films, sculptures and paints. His very appearance can also be called sculptural - it is as if carved from a single piece of stone.
Each appearance of Green in public amazes and delights the audience - it is so unusual that he arranges his shows. His image is a strong and tough person, and for this the fans gave him the nickname "Predator".
Biography
Kai was born in Brooklyn in 1975. The family did not give the son the proper upbringing and education, because the parents simply did not do this. In those years, New York was called the "city of fear" - it was so high crime associated with robbery, all kinds of violence, drug trafficking and theft. The police were afraid to appear on the streets of Brooklyn, because any police officer could easily get a bullet - the criminals had a lot of weapons.
When Kai was six years old, his parents sent him to an orphanage. Of course, he was very offended, he felt bad among strangers. Even with drunk parents, the house was much better. Then the child was angry at the whole world, and his aggression often manifested itself in fights with boys. He was strong by nature, and often offenders "get what they deserve."
Green was taken to foster families several times, but because of the inanimate nature, he could not resist in any of them.
Fortunately, it was possible to do strength training at the shelter, and Kai began his first experiments on “swinging iron.” By adolescence, he was already quite strong. And when I found out about bodybuilding, I began to engage in this sport and very quickly achieved good results.
When he was fourteen years old, he began to participate in junior competitions. This circumstance gave him more strength and determination, he trained even more than necessary. And he achieved a high result: at eighteen he weighed one hundred and eighteen kilograms and he had a high bench press - two hundred twenty-seven kilograms.
Green had nothing to lose at that time - he had none of his relatives. But he knew that he could achieve quite great heights in sports and thereby compensate for everything that he had not received in childhood. Therefore, as for motivation, he was all right, and for any athlete this is the most important thing.
Sports career
When Kai had the opportunity to become independent, he began to speak at serious tournaments and became a professional bodybuilder from the World Federation of Bodybuilding. However, his ambitions extended even further - he wanted to get the highest title in this sport. And for this, he needed to become a professional of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) and become a participant in the NPC competitions.
Green trained on Fifth Avenue, and he was inspired by the fact that it was in this gym that the most famous bodybuilders once trained, who later made a successful career. He represented himself at the pinnacle of fame and really wanted to achieve the title of Mr. Olympia. This is the most significant international bodybuilding competition held under the auspices of the International Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB).
It seemed that his dream would soon come true: in 1999, Green went to the international bodybuilding championship in Bratislava. However, he was not lucky - he took only fourth place. And then the explosive nature of Kai appeared. He was so disappointed in everything that he left the sport, as he thought, forever.
However, then he changed his mind - he decided to just take a break after tiring training and excitement before the competition. Green returned to serious work on his body in 2004. Several seasons passed before he was able to adequately perform at the competitions and became the winner at the Colorado Pro tournament. Four years later, he took third place in the Arnold Classic competition, and this was also a good result, because he was beaten by real celebrities - Phil Heath and Dexter Jackson.
After that, Kai showed ingenuity and creativity: he began to perform in a mask, which completely captivated the audience. He also added choreographic movements to the elements of sports, and this was a real show.
Unfortunately, the athlete did not manage to delight the audience with these spectacles for a long time: he ended up in the hospital, where he underwent surgery. However, immediately after the recovery, Green started training again, showing a real sporting character.
He resumed his spectacular performances, began to participate in competitions and in 2016 became the absolute winner in the Arnold Classic competitions. However, the athlete does not rest on his laurels - he is still training to achieve his cherished dream - to earn the title "Mr. Olympia".
Creation
The spectacular "Predator" is often asked by journalists about his hobbies, and then he says that he was attracted to art from childhood. In particular, he painted a lot with enthusiasm as a child. When he grew up a bit, he even wanted to become something like a sculptor or artist, but bodybuilding won.
When the opportunity arose, Green began to study painting, and then went into painting. And he did it pretty well, his paintings received the approval of critics. And in 2011, an exhibition was held where Kai presented his self-portraits to the audience.
However, this is not all - the filmmakers could not miss such a charismatic young man. And in 2013, Green was invited to shoot the film "Iron Generation", where he received his first acting experience. True, he had to play himself, and yet it was a real movie. In the next three years, he played himself three more times in different tapes.
Two years later, he was invited to the role of a stripper in the comedy “College is Ready, ” and Kai looked very impressive. In 2016, he was again invited to shoot in the TV series “Very Strange Things”, and here he had a rather significant role, and on the set he met Winona Ryder.
