Biography
The flourishing of the glory of Steve Rivza, formerly a professional bodybuilder, fell at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s. Then he took part in the prestigious contest "Mr. Universe", and then, having completed his career in sports, tied life with cinema.Childhood and youth
The beginning of the biography of Stephen Rivza was January 21, 1926, and the first steps on the way to fame he did in an ordinary American family. Father and mother, Leicester and Golden, owned Rancho in Montana, and starting from 5 years of age, their son worked in the farm.
Heavy labor and physical exertion did not scare a little Steve, as he won the "Healthy Baby Valley of County" with his parents. As a child, it helped to direct the irrepressible energy in the right direction and came in handy while studying at school, as well as service in the army.
The character formed during this period made it possible to cope with the family difficulties that arose after the Rivz Sr. fell into a car accident. A boy with his mother, who remained without support, decided to change the place of residence and moved to California in 1936.
There, Steve, not burdened with work, entered the educational institution of Auckland and, having acquainted with the local coach, began to attend the gym. After the release, he was called up to the army and fought in the Philippines, distinguished during a number of battles.
In September 1946, Steve demobilized and returned to his homeland, becoming 185 cm with growth of 98 kg. In order not to lose the dialed form, he began to actively engage in sports and soon got on the eyes of love athletes and bodybuilders.
Personal life
In the interruptions between training and shooting, Steve found time for a personal life in which, according to American publications, there was at least two wives. In the first marriage, children were born from the Polish Countess, and the spouse named Alina was the embodiment of the real family.It was with her that Rivz spent time in old age on his own ranch in sunny California, feeling support for writing a book and a business breeding business. But in 1989, Alina died after severe illness, and a man refused relationships, spending the rest of days alone.
Body-building
Thanks to the special training program developed by the Mentor Edd Yarik, in the youth of Rivz in a couple of months, became a professional bodybuilder. Its biceps size in a short time reached 47 cm in girth, and had a number of exercises to give to develop other muscles.
Thanks to such a balanced approach from the first professional competitions, Steve became the "coast of muscles" and owner of the title "Mr. West America". His hands, legs, chest and waist deserved individual prizes and diplomas and surpassed the ideal parameters of the famous Athlete George Eitherferman.
Photographers who worked at the competitions in their own way appreciated the advantages of the Rivza and offered to learn stage skills to learn the new winner. As a result, graduating the theater courses, he came to the film "Samson and Dalila", but then refused the role, since he was not ready for cinema yet.
Instead of the glory of the Hollywood actor, Steve wished to become "Mr. Universe", but it was possible to achieve this title only in 1950. At this competition held in London, he defeated the legendary roig of the park, which served as a model for imitating the famous American Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In the following years, supporting the form through its own training technique, Rivz decided to repeat the film operator and finally open the filmography. He successfully debuted in the picture "Gentlemen prefer blondes," and then left America and went to conquer Europe.
The most famous work of an athlete who contributed to the popularization of bodybuilding was the role in the tapes of the "Feats of Hercules" and "Hercules and Queen Lydia". There, Steve in the image of the demigod - the son of Zeus and Alcmena - appeared on the screen in the company of Beauty-Italian, known as Silva Koshina.
Inwilling popularity among the audience, RIVZ has ceased to participate in contests, but thanks to the independent implementation of the tricks supported an excellent physical form. Its figure exactly corresponded to the glorified characters of the past time: English Pirate Henry Morgan and Roman heroes Romulu and the master.
Death
Steve, who, contrary to rumors, was not related to Keanu Rivz, thanks to training without the use of steroids lived to advanced years. In early 2000, doctors diagnosed Lymphoma from him, and the cause of death was caused after the Trombus operation.Achievements
- 1946 - "Mr. Pacific coast"
- 1946 - Mr. Western America
- 1947 - "Mr. America"
- 1949 - "Mr. World"
- 1950 - "Mr. Universe"
Filmography
- 1953 - "Gentlemen prefer blondes"
- 1958 - "Feats of Hercules"
- 1959 - "Hercules's feats: Hercules and Queen Lydia"
- 1959 - "The last days of Pompeii"
- 1960 - "Pirate Morgan"
- 1961 - "Trojan War"
- 1961 - "Romul and Ram"
- 1962 - "Legend of Ether"