Vladimir Cuk

{{short description|Croatian actor and basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Vladimir Cuk

| image = Vladimir_Cuk.jpg

| height_ft = 7

| position = Center

| image_size = 250px

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|09|01}}

| birth_place = Zagreb, Yugoslavia (Now Zagreb, Croatia)

| nationality = Croatian

| college = James Madison (1991–1994)

| draft_year = 1994

| weight_lb = 250{{cite web |title=Vladimir Cuk |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/iactor/VladimirCuk.pdf |website=sagaftra.com |access-date = 26 October 2020}}

}}

Vladimir Cuk (born September 1, 1975) is a Croatian actor and former basketball player.{{Cite web|last=McMullen|first=Paul|title=FOREIGN MOVE: POSTING UP HERE Import players find rewards off court in Maryland if not on it|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-02-13-1995044078-story.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=baltimoresun.com|language=en-US}}

Cuk, notable for his tall stature at {{convert|7|ft|0|in|m}} nicknamed "The tallest actor in Hollywood" has appeared in several movies, television shows, commercials and video games in the 1990s and 2000s. Cuk was born on September 1, 1975, in Zagreb, Croatia.{{Cite web|last=McMullen|first=Paul|title=FOREIGN MOVE: POSTING UP HERE Import players find rewards off court in Maryland if not on it|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/bs-xpm-1995-02-13-1995044078-story.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=nydailynews.com}}{{Cite web|last=Scholten|first=B.L|date=September 3, 1992|title=The Breeze Vladimir Cuk James Madison|url=https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1390&context=i19901999|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=commons.lib.jmu.edu}} He made his way to acting after a 22-game college basketball career at James Madison University between 1991 and 1994 averaging 0.3 points per game.{{Cite web|title=Vladimir Cuk College Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/vladimir-cuk-1.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Vladimir Cuk - Men's Basketball|url=https://jmusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/vladimir-cuk/798|access-date=2020-10-26|website=James Madison University Athletics|language=en}}

Cuk got his first acting role as Lurch in the 1996 basketball film Celtic Pride starring Damon Wayans and Daniel Stern.{{Cite web|last=critic|first=Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie|title=LITTLE TO BE PROUD OF IN SILLY, UNSPORTSMANLIKE 'CELTIC PRIDE'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-04-19-9604190133-story.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Celtic Pride {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/celtic-pride/cast/131181|access-date=2020-10-26|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}} Cuk then received more acting roles after that appearing in the 1997 movie The 6th Man starring Damon's brother Marlon Wayans. Cuk has also appeared on an episode of The Parkers in 2002.{{Citation|last=Inc|first=Attention Interactive|title=The Parkers - with Shaq O Neal - Demo Reel - tallest actor in Hollywood|date=2012-01-23|url=https://vimeo.com/35552743|access-date=2020-10-26}}

Cuk has been featured in several commercials for companies such as Nissan, Coinstar and General Electric.{{Cite web|title=Nissan Aprio Commercial - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meh9BDv11Kc&feature=emb_title|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|title=Coinstar Commercial Featuring Tallest Actor in Hollywood - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUdfHV0hOc&feature=emb_title|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.youtube.com}}