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Mark Dacascos Profile |
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Birth Date: February 26, 1964
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Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Birth Name: Mark Dacascos
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is
an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate
and kung fu championships between the age of 9 and 18. He
has been featured in many action films such as Only The
Strong, Double Dragon, Crying Freeman and Cradle 2 the
Grave.
He has also appeared in the short-lived television series
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven which was a follow-up to the
1994 film The Crow.
His father, Al Dacascos, is a Filipino martial arts
instructor of Malay, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. His
mother, Moriko McVey, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry.
Dacascos refers to McVey as his "natural mother" and his
stepmother, martial artist Malia Bernal, as his "second
mother."
Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the
Chairman" on Food Network's Iron Chef America. This role was
previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese
Iron Chef. IMDb previously incorrectly stated that Takeshi
Kaga is his uncle on his mother's side. This likely stems
from confusion over Dacascos playing the character of the
nephew of "Chairman Kaga" in Iron Chef America. The
misunderstanding most likely arose due to the fact that
"Chairman Kaga" himself is a fictional character, and hence
the stated relationship is actually between the two
fictional characters. IMDb has since amended their
information to correct this inaccuracy.
Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down
the street in San Francisco's Chinatown by two men working
for director Wayne Wang. Though Dacascos' first scenes ended
up on the cutting room floor, he has gone on to establish a
film and television career mostly playing martial artists.
He is married to actress Julie Condra. |
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Other Information |
World renowned Martial Artist, among his achievements:
1982 -- European Kung Fu and Karate Championships -- First
Place -- Lightweight -- Brown Belt Division
1982 -- Italian Kung Fu and Karate Championships -- First
Place -- Lightweight -- Brown Belt Division
1982 -- Hamburg Karate Championships -- First Place --
Junior Division
1980 -- Hamburg Karate Championships -- First Place --
Junior
1980 -- Long Beach Internationals -- First Place -- Brown
Belt Division -- Forms
1973 -- Long Beach Internationals -- First Place -- Pee Wee
His father, Al Dacascos, is a martial arts instructor.
Birth mother is Moriko McVey. Raised by step-mother Malia
Bernal.
Son, with Condra, born on 31 December 2000 in Oahu, Hawaii.
He was named Makoalani Charles Dacascos.
Al Dacascos (father) is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese
ancestry; Moriko McVey (mother) is of Irish and Japanese
ancestry.
Was considered for the role of Bruce Lee in 'Dragon: The
Bruce Lee Story'.
He only drinks water and tea
He speaks English, German and basic Mandarin.
Special skills : Chinese Kung Fu, basic Capoeira, tumbling,
surfing, snow boarding, drums.
Plays "The Chairman" in Iron Chef America on Food Network. |
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If you have a chance, check out some of his movies. Brotherhood of the Wolf, he does and incredible job it. Crying Freeman is another favorite.
Nomad was out recently, and goes to dvd in July. Hope anyone that reads this takes the time to see what an incredible actor he is.
Thanks for including Mark Dacascos to your list .. He is my personal favorite
Martial Artist and Actor.. he is gorgeous. He has a my space page now and you can also see more about Mark
at www.dacascos.com
www.markdacascos.de
www.dacascosfan.com
THE CROW:Stairway to Heaven will be out in July on Dvd the complete tv series.. Check it out at amazon.com