
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
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Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout
1999 · Movie
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
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Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995 · Movie
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998 · Movie
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The Parkers
1999 · Series
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
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ER
1994 · Series
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The Fairly OddParents
2001 · Series
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The Parent 'Hood
1995 · Series
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Martial Law
1998 · Series
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The Last Kumite
2024 · Movie
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019 · Movie
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Invincible
1992 · Movie
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The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Movie
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The King of the Kickboxers
1990 · Movie
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The Real Miyagi
2015 · Movie
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Kiss the Girls
1997 · Movie
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Lionheart
1990 · Movie
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The Master
1992 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
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The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
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Tango & Cash
1989 · Movie
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Balance of Power
1996 · Movie
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Almost Amazing
2017 · Movie
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Showdown
1993 · Movie
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Melrose Place
1992 · Series
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Tough and Deadly
1995 · Movie
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
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Back in Action
1994 · Movie
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V.I.P.
1998 · Series
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American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
2024 · Movie
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TC 2000
1993 · Movie
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Timebomb
1991 · Movie
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Driving Force
1990 · Movie
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The Clapper
2018 · Movie
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Talons of the Eagle
1992 · Movie
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China O'Brien II
1990 · Movie
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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex
2003 · Movie
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Bloodfist
1989 · Movie
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Low Blow
1986 · Movie
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Expect No Mercy
1995 · Movie
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Jack and Jill
2011 · Movie
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Assault on Devil's Island
1997 · Movie
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The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter
2024 · Movie
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Kazaam
1996 · Movie
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Dark Moon Rising
2015 · Movie
The Ultimate Goal
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The Ultimate Goal
2017 · Movie

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Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection
2014 · Movie

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Billy Blanks Tae Bo Express
2012 · Movie

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Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo
2010 · Movie