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Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks

Known for ActingBorn 1955-09-01 (age 70)Erie - Pennsylvania - USA
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.Read more

Movies & web series

Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout10.0
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout

1999 · Movie

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
10.0
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Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995 · Movie

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes9.0
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998 · Movie

The Parkers8.0
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The Parkers

1999 · Series

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch7.8
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · Series

ER7.8
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ER

1994 · Series

The Fairly OddParents7.6
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The Fairly OddParents

2001 · Series

The Parent 'Hood7.3
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The Parent 'Hood

1995 · Series

Martial Law7.1
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Martial Law

1998 · Series

The Last Kumite6.8
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The Last Kumite

2024 · Movie

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks6.8
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 · Movie

Invincible7.0
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Invincible

1992 · Movie

The Last Boy Scout6.8
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The Last Boy Scout

1991 · Movie

The King of the Kickboxers6.8
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The King of the Kickboxers

1990 · Movie

The Real Miyagi6.5
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The Real Miyagi

2015 · Movie

Kiss the Girls6.5
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Kiss the Girls

1997 · Movie

Lionheart6.6
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Lionheart

1990 · Movie

The Master6.5
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The Master

1992 · Movie

The Tony Danza Show
6.4
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The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Series

Tango & Cash6.5
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Tango & Cash

1989 · Movie

Balance of Power6.1
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Balance of Power

1996 · Movie

Almost Amazing5.8
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Almost Amazing

2017 · Movie

Showdown5.9
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Showdown

1993 · Movie

Melrose Place5.9
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Melrose Place

1992 · Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show5.6
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Series

Tough and Deadly5.7
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Tough and Deadly

1995 · Movie

Back in Action5.4
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Back in Action

1994 · Movie

V.I.P.5.3
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V.I.P.

1998 · Series

American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures5.0
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American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures

2024 · Movie

Timebomb5.3
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Timebomb

1991 · Movie

TC 20005.2
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TC 2000

1993 · Movie

Driving Force5.3
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Driving Force

1990 · Movie

Talons of the Eagle5.1
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Talons of the Eagle

1992 · Movie

The Clapper4.9
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The Clapper

2018 · Movie

China O'Brien II5.0
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China O'Brien II

1990 · Movie

Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex4.8
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex

2003 · Movie

Bloodfist4.9
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Bloodfist

1989 · Movie

Low Blow4.9
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Low Blow

1986 · Movie

Expect No Mercy4.6
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Expect No Mercy

1995 · Movie

Jack and Jill4.4
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Jack and Jill

2011 · Movie

Assault on Devil's Island4.3
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Assault on Devil's Island

1997 · Movie

The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter4.0
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The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter

2024 · Movie

Kazaam4.2
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Kazaam

1996 · Movie

Dark Moon Rising3.1
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Dark Moon Rising

2015 · Movie

The Ultimate Goal
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The Ultimate Goal

2017 · Movie

Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection

2014 · Movie

Billy Blanks Tae Bo Express
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Billy Blanks Tae Bo Express

2012 · Movie

Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo
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Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo

2010 · Movie