Billy Blanks
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.
The Last Kumite
as Master LorenWhen Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman...
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Lionheart
as African LegionnaireLyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds...
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Kiss the Girls
as InstructorForensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped...
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Jack and Jill
as Billy BlanksJack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and...
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When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the...
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Tango & Cash
as Prison Thug (uncredited)Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other....
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The King of the Kickboxers
as KhanJake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies...
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as SelfThe fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through...
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The Master
as Hawks Gang MemberWhen Master Tak, an old martial arts master, disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find...
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The Clapper
as Billy BlanksEddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of...
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Bloodfist
as Black RoseTo avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his...
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The Real Miyagi
as SelfThe life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as SelfSpecial honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and...
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Dark Moon Rising
as Sheriff TomA group of shape-shifting werewolves descend upon a small town in search of a girl who is...
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Back in Action
as BillyTwo men have different motivations but the same goal when they team up and mount an assault on a...
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TC 2000
as Jason StormSomewhere in the future the environmental overkill had come. Many people had died. The rich were...
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Timebomb
as Mr. BrownWhen someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares...
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Assault on Devil's Island
as CraeganWhen one of Mike McBride's men goes rogue and takes a group of gymnasts hostage to Devil's...
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China O'Brien II
as Baskin's Fighter #1 (uncredited)This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had...
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Balance of Power
as NikoA martial arts expert who runs a dojo for under-privileged kids from a dilapidated warehouse is...
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Talons of the Eagle
as Tyler WilsonAfter 3 DEA agents are killed by crime boss Mr. Li (Hong), the DEA reluctantly calls in New York...
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Expect No Mercy
as Justin VanierFederal Service Agent Justin Vanier has been assigned to infiltrate the mysterious Virtual Arts...
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Showdown
as Billy GrantKen has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that...
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Driving Force
as PoolIn the near future Steve takes a job as a tow truck driver that has to battle a gang of baddies...
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Low Blow
as GuardJoe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious...
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Tough and Deadly
as John PortlandA private eye helps an amnesiac CIA agent elude mobsters who don't want him to regain his memory...
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Invincible
as BillyTimid and wimpy triad gangster, Kit, is the right-hand man to gangster Brother Fire, who, in a...
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American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
as Self (archive footage)The documentary celebrates some of the unsung action stars of the late eighties/nineties in the...
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Billy Blanks TaeBo Express
as InstructorNow there's always time for Tae Bo! These 10-minute workouts use all of the best Tae Bo...
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex
as uncreditedConsidered the pilates of Tae Bo, Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex focuses on core stability and toning...
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Basic Workout
as HimselfBilly Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches...
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Billy's BootCamp Elite: 8 Minute Supercharge Cardio
as uncreditedThis innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes...
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection
as SelfBilly Blanks is bringing you the ultimate in cardiovascular and strength training with Tae Bo...
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The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter
as SamsonAn aging retired fighter has to get back to the ring in order to save a young student
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Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission One - Get Started
as uncreditedThis innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes...
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Total Body Fat Blaster
as HimselfBanish flab from every part of your body by taking-and keeping-it off once and for all with...
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Almost Amazing
as Mr. WilsonWhen three best friends are forced to fall in love in order to save their jobs, they learn that...
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Billy's BootCamp: Basic Training Bootcamp
as Billy BlanksIn BASIC TRAINING BootCamp™, Billy teaches you exactly how to get started on the path to a...
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio
as uncreditedAs a seven-time Martial Arts Champion, Billy knows how to create a routine that is honest and...
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Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Three - Rock Solid Abs
as uncreditedThis innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes...
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Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo
as HimselfThis is the definitive Tae Bo workout. It brings you the best overall body workout combining...
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Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp Live!
as uncreditedBilly Blanks brings you another ultra-effective cardio workout, but this time it's Live! Using...
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Billy's BootCamp: Ultimate BootCamp
as HimselfUltimate BootCamp is designed by Billy to be the fastest hour in fitness. This is the workout...
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Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Amped Fat Burn Accelerator
as Billy BlanksBilly Blanks s Tae Bo system has been helping people lose weight and look great for years and...
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Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo
as Billy BlanksBilly Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo 10th Anniversary Edition
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout
as HimselfBilly Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches...
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The Best of TaeBo: Ultimate Upper Body
as HimselfForearms, biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest - all these muscle groups are included in TaeBo’s...
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Billy Blanks' TaeBo Believer's Workout: The Strength Within
as HimselfThe Strength Within is an exciting new program from the Tae Bo Believers Workout series to help...
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Billy's Bootcamp Elite: Mission Spot Training - Lower Body
as uncreditedHere's the key to long, lean perfectly sculpted legs - Billy Blanks' Mission Spot Training:...
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Gold
as HimselfBilly Blanks, seven-time World Martial Arts Champion and the creator of the original Tae Bo,...
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Billy's Bootcamp 1: Tae Bo
as uncreditedBootcamp 1 will transform your body like nothing you've ever tried before! To get you started on...
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Advanced Workout
as HimselfBilly Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches...
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Devotion
as Billy BlanksA pastor bumps into an old trainer and begins boxing after his wife retires from MMA fighting.
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Kicks
as HimselfIn this workout, Billy takes the basics of his world-famous TAE BO(r) moves and adapts them just...
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Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Two - Maximum Power
as uncreditedThis innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes...
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Billy's Bootcamp 2: Tae Bo
as uncreditedIn Bootcamp 2, you will firm, tone and sculpt your muscles for a perfect body, while getting ...
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TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 1 Workout
as HimselfGet Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to...
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TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 2 Workout
as HimselfGet Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to...
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TaeBo II: Get Ripped - 8-Minute Workout
as HimselfGet Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to...
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Instructional
as HimselfBilly Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches...
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TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Basic 1 Workout
as uncreditedGet Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to...
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ER
as Tae-Bo InstructorER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
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Melrose Place
as uncreditedFollow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose...
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Billy BlanksOn her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her...
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V.I.P.
as SelfWhile attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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The Parkers
as uncreditedThe Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A...
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The Parent 'Hood
as uncreditedThe Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July...
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