Monday, June 29, 2009
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, model, and karateka.
Well known for his tall stature and level of fitness, at peak, Lundgren stood around 6' 5" (195 cm) and weighed around 245 lb. (120 kg). He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, some of whom he has worked with in his career.
Lundgren's breakthrough came when he starred in Rocky IV in 1985 as the imposing Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, he has starred in more than 40 pictures, all of them in the action film genre. He portrayed He-Man in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe, and in the early 1990s, appeared in films such as Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), opposite Brandon Lee, Universal Soldier (1992), opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joshua Tree opposite Kristian Alfonso and George Segal, and Johnny Mnemonic alongside Keanu Reeves.
The Defender in 2004 marked Lundgren's directorial debut, following up with films such as The Mechanik (2005), Missionary Man (2007), and Command Performance in which he also starred.
Film
The Expendables (2010)
Icarus (2009)
Universal Soldiers: The Next Generation (2009)
Command Performance (2009)
Direct Contact (2009)
Missionary Man (2007)
Diamond Dogs (2007)
L'inchiesta (2006)
The Mechanik (2005)
The Defender (2004)
Retrograde (2004)
Fat Slags (2004)
Direct Action (2004)
Detention (2003)
Hidden Agenda (2001)
Agent Red (2000)
The Last Patrol (2000)
Jill Rips (2000)
Storm Catcher (1999)
Bridge of Dragons (1999)
Sweepers (1998)
The Minion (1998)
Blackjack (1998) (TV)
The Peacekeeper (1997)
Silent Trigger (1996)
The Shooter (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Men of War (1994)
Pentathlon (1994)
Joshua Tree (1993)
Universal Soldier (1992)
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
Cover Up (1991)
Dark Angel (1990)
The Punisher (1989)
Red Scorpion (1989)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Rocky IV (1985)
and a more...
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Donnie Yen
http://www.donnieyen.com/
Donnie Yen Chi-Tan (born 27 July 1963) is a Chinese martial artist actor, film director, fight choreographer, and producer. He is a well known film and television actor in Hong Kong and, more recently, in the West, having been featured in many movies with prominent, internationally known actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.
Early life
Yen was born in Canton(Guangzhou),China. His mother was Wushu and Tai chi master Bow Sim Mark and his father, Klyster Yen, was a newspaper editor. The family moved to Hong Kong when Yen was 2 years old, and relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, United States when he was 11. His younger sister Chris Yen (Chi-Ching) is also an accomplished martial artist and rising actor, recently appearing in the independent film Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon.
From a young age and with the influence of his mother, Yen was interested in martial arts of all kinds, experimenting with various styles, from Taekwondo to Wushu. After dropping out of school, Yen decided to stick with Wushu. Concerned that he was spending too much time in Boston's Combat Zone, his parents sent him to Beijing on a two-year training program with the Beijing Wushu Team. In his initial training in Guangzhou, China, his instructor Mr. Lee Yu-Man demanded Donnie cut his hippie-style mullet as it was inappropriate. When he wanted to return to the United States, he made a side trip to Hong Kong and it was there that he met Yuen Woo-ping, a famous Hong Kong fight choreographer.
Film
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)
Taoism Drunkard (1984)
Drunken Tai Chi (1983)
Tiger Cage (1988)
Time in China II (1992)
Tai-Chi Master
Hero
Legend of the Wolf (1997)
Ballistic Kiss (1998)
Highlander: Endgame (2000)
Blade II (2002)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Tiger Cage 2 (1990)
and a lot more...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.jscnt.gov.cn/
http://www.oneinchpunch.net/
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