Dave Bautista Wife, Daughter, Parents, Height, Relationship With Sarah Jade

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Dave Bautista is a retired actor and wrestler. He is also a former bodybuilder and mixed martial artist.

Dave was born as David Michael Bautista Jr. on January 18, 1969, in Washington, DC. His parents are David Michael Bautista (father) and Donna Raye Mullins (mother). His father is a hairdresser and still practices his profession. He had a difficult childhood as his parents divorced while he was still growing up. This affected him and caused him to adopt a criminal lifestyle. He stayed with his mother after his parents divorced and the neighborhood they lived in was violent, so before Dave he had witnessed three murders just outside their house.

The environment hardened him and soon – at the young age of thirteen – he started stealing cars. He broke away from home and started to live on his own. He worked as a bouncer in different nightclubs and argued with club regulars. The fight caught the attention of the police. He found himself behind bars and then, in court, to be tried for the fight which left at least one person unconscious. He was granted probation and soon found love in bodybuilding, a profession he would later credit for saving his life from the path of violence. Dave is of mixed ancestry, as his mother is of Greek descent and his father is Filipino.

Career Synopsis

Dave Bautista signed into wrestling in the year 2000. His magnificent wrestling career, which took place in two periods, lasted eleven years (from 2000 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2014). He used the ring name “Batista” throughout his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) career. He was a great fighter and a fan favorite in his prime. He won field after field and currently holds a WWE record as champion with the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days. During his WWE career, he won the WWE Title twice, the World Tag Team Championship three times (one of them with John Cena), and the Weight Championship. heavy of the federation four times.

He won the Royal Rumble in 2005 and 2014. His victory in 2005 entitles him to participate in WrestleMania 21 where he can fight any world champion of his choice. His victory in the 2014 Royal Rumble match also earned him the right to headline WrestleMania XXX. During his brief hiatus from WWE between 2010 and 2012, Dave fought in mixed martial arts (MMA). He then signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports and was due to make his debut in October 2012. His scheduled opponent, Rashid Evans, was forced out for violating his probation rule. He was replaced by 40-fight veteran Vince Lucero, whom Dave defeated. by TKO in the first round.

Dave Bautista has also acted in numerous films and made his film debut in 2006. His most popular role, however, came in 2014, when he played the role of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. He was also featured in the sequel Guardians of the Galaxy 2 which was released in 2017. Other films he has starred in include House of the Rising Sun (2011), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) , Riddick (2013 ) , Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016) , Avengers: Infinity War (2018), among others.

Dave Bautista’s wife and daughter

Dave has been married three times. His first marriage was to a woman simply known as Glenda in 1990 and together they had two daughters named Keilani Bautista (b. 1990) and Athena Bautista (b. 1992). The marriage ended in 1998. His second marriage was to Angie on October 13, 1998, but it crashed in 2006 without giving birth to a child. His third marriage is to a professional pole dancer, Sarah Jade, in October 2015. He became a grandfather before he turned forty. Her first daughter, Keilani, gave birth to twins, Jacob and Aiden.

Relationship with Sarah Jade

Sarah Jade is Dave Bautista’s third wife, having been married twice before. She is a pole dancer and was a first runner-up at the US PDF Dance Federation (USPDF) Amateur National Championships in 2012. Sarah won the title of “Most Athletic Athlete Back to Back in 2012 and 2013 at the Florida Pole Fitness Championship”. She was Miss Pole Dance America in 2016. She currently conducts pole dancing workshops at her pole dancing and fitness center – Buttercup Pole Dance America – located in Tampa, Florida. The lovebirds are years apart from each other, which doesn’t seem to bother the couple.

Quick Facts About Dave Bautista – Height, Parents

first name : David Michael Bautista Jr.

Nickname : Batista, the animal

Occupation : Actor, retired wrestler

Date of birth : January 18, 1969

Horoscope : Capricorn

Place of birth : Washington DC, United States

Parents : David Michael Bautista and Donna Raye

Nationality : American, Filipino

Marital status: Married

Husband : Sarah Jade (d. 2015)

Children : 2 (Keilani Bautista and Athena Bautista)

height : 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm)

Weight : 121 kg (265 lbs)

Eye color : Brown

Hair color : Black

Annual Salary : N/A

Net worth : $13 million

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