Kai Greene

About

Leslie Kai Greene (born July 12, 1975) is an American professional bodybuilder, actor, and artist. Nicknamed “The Predator” and “The People’s Champ”, he is known for his leg development and artistic posing routines. He came second in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 editions of the IFBB’s Mr. Olympia competition and won the Arnold Classic competition in 2009, 2010, and 2016. He was known for his rivalry with Phil Heath. He is often regarded as one of the best bodybuilders to have never won a Mr. Olympia. He has not competed since 2016, though he never formally announced his retirement.

Leslie Kai Greene was born in New York City’s Brooklyn borough on July 12, 1975. From the age of six, he was raised in foster care and residential treatment centers in Brooklyn. His online biography states that his rapid physical growth and development drew the attention of his seventh grade English teacher, and since his behavior in school was troublesome, he was inspired to enter teenage bodybuilding competitions as an outlet. He contradicted this claim in the documentary Kai (2022), in which he said that he started bodybuilding during his teenage years to appear less like a potential victim…