Wesley Snipes Claim To Fame

Wesley’s big break came when he was cast as Willie Mays Hayes in the 1988 film Major League. His good looks and athletic build jumped his career to bigger films immediately following, including : Jungle Fever, White Men Can’t Jump and the start of his action career Pasenger 57.

Wesley Snipes Bio Data

Birth Date: 31 July 1962, Orlando, Florida, USA
Birth Name: Wesley Trent Snipes
Trivia: Currently fighting his tax evasion charges.

Steven Seagal Claim To Fame

Steven’s big break was the film Above The Law, where he played Italian badass cop ‘Nico’. His character used a variety of martial arts to terrorize the bad guys in his infamous pony tail and black leather jacket.

Steven Seagal Bio Data

Birth Date: 10 April 1951, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Birth Name: Steven F. Seagal
Trivia: Seagal is currently a Reserve Deputy Chief of the Sheriff’s Office in the community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

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Chuck Norris Claim To Fame

For some, it was his role in Return Of The Dragon, for others it was A Force of One. However, I still think Lone Wolf McQuade was his breakout film.

To the masses, Chuck Norris is known for playing the title character in “Walker, Texas Ranger”

Chuck Norris Bio Data

Birth Date: March 10, 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name: Carlos Ray Norris
Trivia: World Middleweight Karate Champion for seven years

Angela Mao Data

Birth Date: 20 September 1950, Taiwan

Height : 5′6

Angela Mao Claim To Fame

Mao played the legendary character Su Lin in Enter the Dragon . She went on to star in 37 martial arts films in her career.

Most people credit Angel Mao to being the world’s first true female action star, something that will live on forever.

Jet Li Bio Data

Birth Date: 26 April 1963, China

Height : 5′6

Jet Li Claim To Fame

Jet Li gained North America notoriety when he starred as lead villain in the film Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998. Starring alongside Mel Gibson, Jet Li stole the show as Wah Sing Ku.

His lighting fast moves and emotionless destruction appealed to moviegoers from North America, and Jet Li was a hit.

All of Jet Li’s films have the same style, but his characters are vastly different. His fighting style is the same in all films, as he is a dedicated and highly decorated wushu champion.

Unlike many martial arts actors, Jet Li is no joke. His skills are legendary, and deadly.

Ken Watanabe Bio Data

Birth Date: 21 October 1959, Japan

Height : 6′1

Ken Watanabe

Watanabe is incredibly popular in Japanese film and his daughter is a model, Anne Watanabe. Watanabe was introduced to most Western audiences with the 2003 film The Last Samurai

Claim To Fame

Ken Watanabe is known for his strong leading roles and characters in The Last Samurai , and Letters from Iwo Jima. His newest role as Mr.Tall in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is receiving lots of praise.

Van Damme Bio Data

Birth Date: October 18, 1960 in Sint-Agatha Berchem, Belgium

Birth Name: Jean-Claude Van Varenberg

Jean-Claude Van Damme

‘JCVD’ bust onto the acting scene with his film ‘Bloodsport’ which still has a huge following till this day. “The Muscles from Brussels” , as he is sometimes called, was one of the most famous faces in the world from the late 80’s to the mid 90’s.

Claim To Fame

Van Damme is known most for his action films and spinning back kicks. He is a trained kickboxer , but has never competed at a high level. Belgian martial arts actor in “Kickboxer”