▁ ▁competed ▁under ▁the ▁sh ik ona ▁of ▁Da ish ō chi . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Sh ib at ay ama ▁stable ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁reaching ▁a ▁highest ▁rank ▁of ▁mak ush ita ▁ 1 5 . ▁However , ▁t iring ▁of ▁the ▁l ifest yle , ▁he ▁quit ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁sum o ▁career ▁he ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁roles ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁and ▁many ▁commer ci als . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Sum o ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁US ▁Sum o ▁Open ▁Championship ▁held ▁in ▁California ▁for ▁eight ▁consecutive ▁years , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁overall ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁US ▁Sum o ▁Open ▁was ▁ 1 1 0 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 7 ▁losses . ▁ ▁US ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁appearances ▁Upon ▁qu itting ▁professional ▁sum o , ▁By amb aj av ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Having ▁limited ▁English , ▁he ▁initially ▁worked ▁in ▁men ial ▁jobs ▁and ▁manual ▁labour . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁sum o ▁wrest ler ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Ocean ' s ▁Th ir teen ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁through ▁the ▁Californ ian ▁Sum o ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁spent ▁ 1 ▁week ▁in ▁the ▁house