Billy Blanks
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1955-09-01
- Lieu de naissance:
- Erie - Pennsylvania - USA
Biographie
Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Eerie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling dyslexia and tendon problems. However that didn't stop him from starting his martial arts training at age 14 and eventually achieving black belts in tae kwon do & several other arts, and winning numerous US martial arts tournaments. Blanks first popped up on movie screens in the mid 1980s in tough guy parts utilizing his athletic background and grim faced looks. Films roles included Tango & Cash (1989), Driving Force (1989) and A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave (1990). Things looked up in 1991, when Blanks scored the minor role of drug addicted running back "Billy Cole" in the explosive The Last Boy Scout (1991)....and further work followed often sharing lead billing in low budget - high action fare such as Talons of the Eagle (1992), TC 2000 (1993) and Expect No Mercy (1995). In the late 1990s, Billy's innovative and exciting "Tae Bo" workout routine swept around the world like wildfire, and propelled him into the position of one of the world's most recognizable and biggest selling fitness trainers. The remarkable Blanks continues to refine and promote his unique "Tae Bo" fitness system, and he operates the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, California. 7th Degree Black Belt Billy Blanks had one of the greatest karate fight records in the sport's long history. Blanks was a 7-time world karate champion, the first Amateur Athletic Union Champ in 1975, the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions. He was the captain of the United States Karate Team and won over 30 gold medals in international competition. He was the number 1 or number 2 rated full-contact karate fighter in the United States for almost seven straight years. His epic battles with "Nasty" Anderson are legends among martial arts fans. He posted over 300 career victories. In 1982, Billy Blanks was honored by being inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame.
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Filmographie
American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
The Last Kumite
The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
The Clapper
Almost Amazing
The Ultimate Goal
Dark Moon Rising
The Real Miyagi
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Body Shape
Billy Blanks Tae Bo Express
Jack et Julie
Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Insane Abs
Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo
Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Amped Fat Burn Accelerator
Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission One - Get Started
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Two - Maximum Power
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Three - Rock Solid Abs
Billy's Bootcamp Elite: Mission Spot Training - Lower Body
Billy's BootCamp Elite: 8 Minute Supercharge Cardio
Billy's BootCamp: Basic Training Bootcamp
Billy's BootCamp: Ultimate BootCamp
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Kicks
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Total Body Fat Blaster
The Tony Danza Show
Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp Live!
Billy Blanks - Tae Bo: Strength Power
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo Extreme: Push Your Limits
Billy Blanks Tae Bo 2004 Capture the Power POWER
Billy Blanks Tae Bo 2004 Capture the Power STRENGTH
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex
Billy Blanks' TaeBo Believer's Workout: The Strength Within
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Billy's Bootcamp 2: Tae Bo
Billy's Bootcamp 1: Tae Bo
The Best of TaeBo: Ultimate Upper Body
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 1 Workout
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 2 Workout
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - 8-Minute Workout
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Basic 1 Workout
Mes parrains sont magiques
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Gold
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Advanced Workout
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Basic Workout
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Instructional
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout
The Parkers
V.I.P.
Le Flic de Shanghaï
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Les Guerriers de l'ombre
Le Collectionneur
Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière
Balance of Power
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Sans pitié, ni pardon
Epreuve mortelle
The Parent 'Hood
Urgences
Back in Action
Showdown
TC 2000
戰龍在野
Dans les Griffes de l'aigle
Melrose Place
The Master
Le Dernier Samaritain
TimeBomb
Le Roi du Kickboxing
Full Contact
China O'Brien II
Driving Force
Tango et Cash
Bloodfist
Low Blow
Devotion
Billy Blanks: Bootcamp Cardio Inferno
Billy Blanks - Tae Bo - Amped Full Throttle
Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp
Billy Blanks Tae Bo 2004 Capture the Power ENERGY